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Saudi teen on the run from her family arrives in Canada
A Saudi teen who was granted asylum in Canada after fleeing from her allegedly abusive family has arrived in Canada. Her flight from Seoul, South Korea, landed in Toronto a day after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his government would accept 18-year-old Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun as a refugee. Al-Qunun, wearing a hoodie emblazoned with the word Canada, waved to reporters as she walked through Toronto's Pearson International Airport.
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Saudi Women, Tired of Restraints, Find Ways to Flee
Often aided and inspired by social media, an increasing number of young Saudi women are taking enormous gambles to escape the country, rights groups say.
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Saudi teen fleeing from family heading to Canada to seek refuge: Thai official
An 18-year-old Saudi woman who said she is fleeing abuse from her family has been granted asylum in Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed Friday. Thailand’s immigration chief Surachate Hakparn said Rahaf al-Qunun has left Thailand for Canada on board a Korean Air flight.
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Thai police say they won't deport Saudi woman seeking asylum
The head of Thailand's immigration police said Monday that an 18-year-old Saudi woman who was stopped in Bangkok as she was trying to travel to Australia for asylum to escape alleged abuse by her family will not be sent anywhere against her wishes. The woman, Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun, was allowed to temporarily enter Thailand under the protection of the U.N. refugee agency, which was expected to take at least five to seven days to evaluate her case and claims for asylum status.
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Saudi Arabia Will Now Notify Women by Text If They've Been Divorced
Women in Saudi Arabia—who have long been subjected to a litany of misogynistic restrictions on their behavior, including totalitarian male guardianship laws—will soon receive text messages to inform them of changes to their marital status as part of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s “reforms” of the country’s monarchic government, CNN reported on Sunday.
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Netflix criticized for pulling Patriot Act episode in Saudi Arabia over Khashoggi killing, Yemen
Netflix is facing criticism for pulling an episode from viewing in Saudi Arabia of American comedian Hasan Minhaj's Patriot Act that criticizes the kingdom's crown prince. Rights group Amnesty International said Saudi Arabia's censorship of Netflix is "further proof of a relentless crackdown on freedom of expression."
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Report: Netflix Bows to Saudi Request, Takes Down Critical Comedy Show Episode
“We strongly support artistic freedom worldwide and only removed this episode in Saudi Arabia after we had received a valid legal request — and to comply with local law,” the company said.
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Twitter detects possible state-sponsored activity from China, Saudi Arabia
Twitter says there has been suspicious activity on its platform that may have involved state-sponsored hackers from China and Saudi Arabia seeking information about specific users. The social media company says it detected an “issue” on Nov. 15 related to one of its support forums, where users contact Twitter to report any problems with an account.
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Oil, Terrorism and the Khashoggi killing
“Few relationships are as vital, under as much pressure, and as poorly understood as that between the United States and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia” (Bronson, 2006, pp. 2-3). It is also of vital importance for Saudi Arabia – the hegemonic power among the oil producers. “The dimensions of potential incompatibility relate to the very core of Saudi foreign policy. The informal alliance with the United States both strengthens and weakens the Saudi position on most key issues” (Niblock, 2006, p. 143).
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Defying Trump, Saudi Arabia chooses 'Saudi first' oil policy at OPEC meeting
President Donald Trump has told foreign leaders that "America First" means he will always put the needs of America ahead of the needs of other nations — and that they should do the same for their own country. Saudi Arabia's leadership appears to be on board with that message. Last week, Saudi Arabia disregarded Trump's public pressure campaign to keep pumping at full throttle and cut fuel costs.
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'I can't breathe': Transcript of recording details Khashoggi's final moments before murder
Dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is heard repeatedly saying “I can’t breathe’’ in the horrific final moments before his death on Oct. 2 in Turkey, according to a report Monday. Khashoggi, a columnist for the Washington Post, did not die as a result of a confrontation gone bad as Saudi Arabian officials have claimed.
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The Wooing of Jared Kushner: How the Saudis Got a Friend in the White House
Senior American officials were worried. Since the early months of the Trump administration, Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law and Middle East adviser, had been having private, informal conversations with Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the favorite son of Saudi Arabia’s king. Given Mr. Kushner’s political inexperience, the private exchanges could make him susceptible to Saudi manipulation, said three former senior American officials.
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Saudi Arabia is allying with Russia to shore up oil prices as OPEC's power wanes
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries likes to look united. That’s evident when OPEC leaders meet in Vienna at the end of each year to decide how much oil its members will aim to produce the next year. There is always a show of togetherness and the appearance of the quasi-cartel’s ability to move markets. But the truth is, OPEC is in the midst of a major crisis made more evident by Qatar’s announcement that it would be leaving OPEC, partly to protest Saudi dominance over the group.
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Is Israel’s silence in the Khashoggi case due to its involvement?
Le Figaro’s correspondent in Israel analyses Tel Aviv’s “late reaction” to Jamal Khashoggi’s murder. The newspaper supports Edward Snowden’s thesis. The latter accused Israel of being indirectly involved in the assassination by providing spyware to Riyadh to help trace this “dissident”.
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CIA Has Recording of Crown Prince Ordering Khashoggi Silenced, Turkish Media Reports
Prominent Turkish columnist says CIA director Gina Haspel had 'signaled' the existence of the recording in a visit to Ankara.
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This Thanksgiving, I’m Grateful for Donald Trump, America’s Most Honest President
There’s a case to be made that Donald Trump is simultaneously the biggest liar in U.S. political history and its greatest truth-teller.
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Donald Trump Is An Accessory To Jamal Khashoggi's Murder
That Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman "ordered this atrocity is beyond serious doubt."
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Saudi Arabia
Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj
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Berlin imposes entry ban, arms freeze over Khashoggi killing
Germany banned Saudi citizens suspected of involvement in the killing of journalist.
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Trump administration's reported effort to 'barter' a US resident to convince Turkey to ramp down Khashoggi probe stuns foreign-policy veterans
The White House's reported effort to extradite Fethullah Gulen sheds light on President Trump's efforts to ease rising tensions with Turkey.
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