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| April 20, 2013
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Hagel to Finalize Mideast Arms Deal with Israel, UAE & Saudi Arabia

The $10 billion arms deal with Israel, the UAE & Saudi Arabia will see the U.S. providing troop transports, warplanes & missiles.

By Elad Benari, Canada

 

 

The U.S. Defense Department is expected to finalize a $10 billion arms deal with Israel, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates next week that will provide missiles, warplanes and troop transports to help them counter any future threat from Iran, according to a Friday report in The New York Times.

HagelA week-long visit to the region by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will culminate a year of secret negotiations on a deal that Congressional officials said will be second only to the $29.5 billion sale of F-15 aircraft to Saudi Arabia announced in 2010, said the report. Continue Reading »

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| March 27, 2013
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Saudi Arabia May Ban WhatsApp, Skype & Viber

Saudi Arabia may ban WhatsApp Viber and Skype, if the software firms don’t give the gov’t with a way to monitor user communications.

By Chana Ya’ar

Saudi Arabia may ban Skype, WhatsApp and Viber if the software firms don’t provide the government with a way to monitor user communications.

Skype

Skype on Computer – Photo: IsraelandStuff/PP

The kingdom’s Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) is threatening to block audio-visual communication programs and applications because they use encrypted connections, according to an Arabic daily newspaper quoted by Gulf in the Media.

Two sources employed at local telecommunications firms allegedly told the daily that heads of telecom companies and the CITC have been debating the issue over the past three weeks. Continue Reading »

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| August 9, 2012
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Report: Saudis Threaten to Shoot Down Israeli Planes Bound to Iran

The Saudis threaten to shoot down Israeli aircraft that fly over its airspace on its way to or from Iran

By David Lev

 

Saudi Arabia has informed Israel in recent weeks that it will shoot down any Israeli planes that fly over its airspace on their way to or from Iran. A report in Yediot Achronot Thursday said that the Saudis have made it known that they will not allow their airspace to be used for any attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities by Israel, the U.S., or any other country.

F-35 stealth fighter

F-35 stealth fighter
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According to the report, the Saudis transferred the message to Israel via senior officials in the administration of U.S. Continue Reading »

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| July 23, 2012
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The Question: To Eat or Not to Eat

WARNING! Non-Muslims residing in Saudi Arabia are to refrain from openly eating during Ramadan, or face deportation.

By Rachel Hirshfeld

 

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior urged non-Muslims residing in the kingdom to respect Muslim traditions by not eating openly eating during the month of Ramadan, or else face serious consequences, including deportation, Al-Arabiya news reported.

Muslim women break Ramadan fast

Muslim women break Ramadan fast
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“The non-Muslim expatriates in this country should respect the sentiments of Muslims by not eating, drinking and smoking in public places, including roads and workplaces,” read an Interior Ministry statement issued by the Saudi Press Agency, adding that violators may face deportation. Continue Reading »

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| April 23, 2012
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Saudi Hacker who Hit Israel Dies at 28

A top Saudi hacker who targeted Jews and Israel has died at age 28 of an asthma attack.

A top Saudi hacker who targeted Israel and Jews has died at age 28, Saudi media reported Sunday. The man, who was not named, died of an asthma attack brought on by summer sandstorms.

The hacker, who called himself “Cyber Terrorist,” was known for hacking well-protected sites including Microsoft. He targeted Jewish and Israeli sites in particular, as well as a site belonging to Danish cartoonists who drew cartoons of Mohammed.

A fellow Saudi hacker calling himself “hell cyber” told the media that “Cyber Terrorist” had put “defending Islam and the Prophet” as his top priority. Continue Reading »

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| March 16, 2012
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Saudi Grand Mufti: ‘Destroy All Churches’

Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah declared that it is “necessary to destroy all the churches of the region.

The Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia, Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah declared, last Monday, that it is “necessary to destroy all the churches of the region,” Raymond Ibrahim of Jihad Watch reported in an article published in the Middle East Forum, on March 14th.

“The Sheikh based his proclamation on the famous tradition, or hadith, wherein the prophet of Islam declared on his deathbed that ‘There are not to be two religions in the [Arabian] Peninsula,’ which has always been interpreted to mean that only Islam can be practiced in the region,” Ibrahim explained. Continue Reading »

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