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Saudi leadership will modernise but uphold religion

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SAUDI ARABIA

In Saudi Arabia, more than 2 million Muslims performed hajj (the annual pilgrimage required of all Muslims in their lifetimes to Islam's holiest sites, Mecca and Medina), reaching…

Saudi women will struggle to dictate pace of reform

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SAUDI ARABIA

The measures represent a milestone in the ongoing process of easing restrictive rules which make women legally dependent on husbands or male relatives. However, several leading…

A Gulf human rights pushback worsens EU dilemmas

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GULF STATES/EU

Riyadh reacted to Ottawa’s criticism of the arrests by breaking diplomatic ties and immediately withdrawing investments, trade, students and medical patients, demanding support…