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Ethiopian housemaid commits suicide in bathroom

An Ethiopian housemaid went into the bathroom at her employer’s house in Saudi Arabia, left the shower running, tied a rope to her neck and hanged herself, a newspaper in the Gulf Kingdom reported on Wednesday. The Saudi family, suspecting … read more »

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Ethiopia: Saudi Arabia distances itself from criticism of Ethiopian dam

The Saudi Arabia government has made an official statement rebuffing recent remarks made by the kingdom’s deputy defense minister against the construction Ethiopia’s Grand renaissance dam. Speaking at a session of the Arab Water Council held in Cairo late in … read more »

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Ambassador slams ‘smear campaign against Ethiopians’

The Ethiopian government is planning to take serious steps to crack down on gangs that smuggle Ethiopian citizens into the Saudi borders and will cooperate with Saudi authorities toward achieving this goal, said the Ethiopian Ambassador to the Kingdom, an … read more »

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Of Ethiopians, Bangladeshis and Saudis

Khaled Almaeena Lately, there have been news items about Ethiopians committing crimes and infiltrating the southern borders of the Kingdom. Many writers in the Arabic press have gone ballistic and while commenting on these incidents have said things that have … read more »

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Unfair media campaign against Ethiopians in Saudi: Ethiopian embassy considering lawsuits

Ethiopian Ambassador Mohammed Hassan has said the embassy, after consultations with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is considering filing lawsuits against a number of Saudis and media organizations on charges of defaming his countrymen. The ambassador told Al-Hayat newspaper on … read more »

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Saudi arrested 41 illegal Ethiopians

An illegal Ethiopian being arrested in Riyadh, Sunday. — SG photo Saudi Gazette RIYADH — Within hours of launching its campaign against illegal aliens here Sunday, the capital’s Passports Department officials were able to apprehend 41 Ethiopian infiltrators. Citizens and … read more »

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Ethiopian Maid found walking without clothes in Saudi

Ethiopian arrested after calls from residents Saudi police arrested an Ethiopian housemaid for walking naked in a public place and said they believe she is mentally ill. Internet users in the Gulf Kingdom, the largest base for Asian and African … read more »

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Mali, Wahabis and Saudis; Following the Money Trail

A well armed and supplied Wahabi movement in the African country of Mali, funded by the Saudis, has taken over most of northern Mali and has begun to, amongst other Wahabi practices, destroy tombs of Islamic African kings, the world … read more »

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400 Nigerian female Hajj pilgrims detained in Saudi Arabia

According to media reports, the action was taken after the female pilgrims failed to produce their mehram – the approved male companion accompanying her on her trip, usually a husband, father or brother. The authorities further threatened to deport the … read more »

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Kidnapped Saudi diplomat freed in Yemen: tribal chief

Al Qaeda-linked militants have released a Saudi Arabian diplomat kidnapped in southern Yemen in March, a tribal source said on Sunday, after mediation by local tribal leaders. Abdallah al-Khalidi, the deputy consul in the Saudi consulate in the Yemeni port … read more »

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The Rise of the Saudi Superstate

The 32ndsummit of the Gulf Cooperation Council may be remembered as the dawn of the Caliphate with the Saudi proposal to accelerate the union of the six GCC States likely to dramatically change the region. The union is being described … read more »

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Al-Qaeda ‘underpants’ bomber was working for CIA

The al-Qaeda operative tasked with carrying a high-tech new “underpants” bomb onto a US-bound jet was in fact an agent working for the CIA and Arab intelligence agencies, it emerged last night. The agent penetrated al-Qaeda’s deadly affiliate Yemen and … read more »

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Experiencing the Saudi oil wealth: lessons for Ghana

“Developing countries do want to develop and become modern. This requires the economic wherewithal. Oil becomes a major provider of wealth that is capable of transforming a backward underdeveloped country into a modern country and society. Several developing countries in … read more »

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Egypt: revolution risks being captured by Islamists – By Adel Darwish

On Monday 23 January 2012, the Egyptian parliament elected the first Islamist speaker in its 188 year history. One Islamist member added his own ‘conditions’ to the traditional oath of allegiance to the nation, its constitution and laws, adding “as long as … read more »

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Saudi Arabia: Racist society, terrorism exporter, nuclear weapons capable

Iran, Iraq and North Korea may have been labeled “the axis of evil” by President George W. Bush but it is Saudi Arabia that is the center of the Satanic universe here on Earth. President Obama and the hounds from … read more »

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