Apr 05 Pelosi Presses Women’s Issues in Saudi Arabia as Part of Mideast Tour By PBS News Hour America's first female House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., met with Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah and members of the all male Shura Council on Thursday where she discussed the inclusion of women in the nation's politics. Continue reading
Aug 08 Watch Oil, Gas Prices Rise After Alaskan Oil Pipeline Shutdown The shutdown of pipelines in the Prudhoe Bay oil field in Alaska is expected to heavily impact oil and gasoline prices. An oil markets analyst discusses the economic consequences. Continue watching
Aug 18 Police Kill Al-Qaida Leader in Saudi Arabia By PBS News Hour Security forces killed the leader of al-Qaida in Saudi Arabia on Thursday during a gun battle in the western holy city of Medina, the Interior Ministry said. Continue reading
Aug 01 Saudi Arabia King Fahd Dies, Replaced by Half Brother By PBS News Hour Saudi Arabia's King Fahd, who moved the world's largest oil producing country closer to the United States, died Monday at the age of 84. Continue reading
Jun 03 Pending IAEA-Saudi Agreement May Undermine NPT Goals By PBS News Hour A request by Saudi Arabia to limit potential International Atomic Energy Agency monitoring of its nuclear facilities is raising concern among U.S. and European officials. Continue reading
Dec 06 Militants Storm U.S. Consulate in Saudi Arabia By PBS News Hour In a brazen day-time assault, Islamic militants attacked the U.S. Consulate in the western Saudi Arabian port city Jiddah Monday, detonating explosives and engaging guards in a three-hour gun battle. Continue reading
Nov 10 Al-Qaida Blamed for Suicide Bombing That Killed 17 in Saudi Arabia Saudi and U.S. officials blamed al-Qaida for a suicide attack Saturday night on a residential compound housing expatriates living in Saudi Arabia that killed at least 17 people and wounded some 120 others. Continue reading
Oct 13 Saudi Arabia to Hold First Local-Level Elections Saudi Arabia announced Monday that it would hold its first elections ever to select members for local municipal councils, in what is considered the first concrete political reform by the conservative Arab state. Continue reading
May 20 U.S. Raises Terror Alert Level; Embassies in Saudi Arabia Close The U.S. government raised the nationwide terror alert level to "orange" or high Tuesday, on the heels of a FBI warning to local law enforcement agencies that the al-Qaida terrorist network "remains active."… Continue reading
May 20 FBI Warns of New Threats; U.S., British Embassies in Saudi Arabia to Close The FBI has warned local law enforcement agencies that the al-Qaida terrorist network "remains active" and could launch new attacks in the United States or against American interests overseas. Continue reading