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X admits ‘error’ led to reinstatement of key suspect in Jamal Khashoggi murder

Saud al-Qahtani was first suspended before Elon Musk took over what was then Twitter, and was suspended again today after Guardian report

The Guardian - US · Oct 22, 2024

Tweets Or 'Terrorism'?: Saudi's Jailed Online Activists

A Saudi court's decision to sentence fitness influencer Manahel al-Otaibi to 11 years in prison highlights what activists describe as a fierce crackdown on even vaguely critical online speech.

International Business Times · May 1, 2024

PFL signs Saudi Arabian featherweight Abdullah Al-Qahtani

Abdullah Al-Qahtani will join a growing list of Middle Eastern fighters in the PFL.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jan 10, 2023

Saudi Arabian woman sentenced to 45 YEARS in jail for social media posts

Qahtani's conviction has come just weeks after a British mother-of-two Salma al-Shehab was handed a 35-year sentence for following and retweeting dissidents and activists on Twitter

Daily Mirror · Aug 30, 2022

Saudi woman gets 45-year prison term for social media posts -rights group

A Saudi Arabian court has sentenced a woman to 45 years in prison for social media posts, a rights group said, in the latest example of a crackdown on women activists that followed a visit by U.S. President Joe Biden to the kingdom.

Reuters · Aug 30, 2022

Saudi woman jailed for 45 years over social media use, says group

Nourah bint Saeed al-Qahtani accused of ‘using the internet to tear Saudi Arabia’s social fabric’

The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2022

Iraq Returns Sword of Sheikh Ahmad al-Jaber Era to Kuwait

Kuwait received from the Iraqi government a shipment of property items that had been seized by the former Iraqi regime, consisting of 738 boxes containing an Amiri sword dating back to the era of Sheikh Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. The shipment also included copies of the Holy Quran and Media materials…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 5, 2022

Saudi Energy Warning Highlights Iranian-backed Threat to Global Recovery

Given the flawless Saudi record of fulfilling global oil supply obligations since 1939, energy markets are surely taking note of Riyadh’s warning on Monday that it “won't bear any responsibility for any shortage in oil supplies to global markets” following a string of attacks on its oil facilities by Yemen's…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 21, 2022