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Is Saudi Arabia serious about shaving off its reputation as a promoter of ultra-conservatism across the globe? That is what can be deduced from its surprise decision to hand over to local authorities control of Belgium’s largest mosque, often labelled Read more
Saudi Arabia suffered on Thursday another suicide attack that targeted a mosque, in the southern Saudi city of Abha near the border with Yemen, killing more than a dozen people, most of them from the Special Weapons and Tactics (Swat) unit. The Read more
Experts forecast a business boom after completion of the Grand Mosque expansion and infrastructure projects in the city of Makkah with around SR100 billion in investment expected to come from the private sector. King Salman last Sunday inaugurated the expansion Read more