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Saudi Arabia has another case of new coronavirus: WHO

LONDON (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has reported another case of infection in a concentrated outbreak of a new strain of a virus that emerged in the Middle East last year and spread into Europe, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday. Full story

Saudi Arabia says hackers sabotage government websites

RIYADH (Reuters) - Several government websites in Saudi Arabia were sabotaged in a series of heavy cyber attacks from abroad in recent days, disabling them briefly until the attacks were repelled, the government said. Full story

4 new cases of deadly Corona virus found in Saudi Arabia

   World Health officials are concerned that a deadly virus is making a comeback in Saudi Arabia after four new cases of the coronavirus were discovered. It had killed 15 in the past year.

Correction: New Virus story

NEW YORK (AP) - In a story May 15 about a new SARS-like virus spreading from patients to health care workers in Saudi Arabia, The Associated Press reported erroneously the location of the 20 deaths attributed to the virus. There have been no deaths reported in France and Qatar, only in Saudi Arabia, Full story

Lawyer for jailed Saudi man: He’s a victim of the time

   A Saudi man, arrested after airport security officials noticed his passport was missing a page a pressure cooker was in his luggage, denies ill intent. WDIV’s Hank Winchester reports.

Tired of economic crisis, Sudanese pack up to try their luck abroad

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - In a cramped government office in Khartoum, engineer Ahmed Taha and dozens of other Sudanese, lured by local newspaper adverts for jobs in the Gulf, sit waiting to get a permit to leave the country and work abroad. Full story

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  Saudi man with pressure cooker arrested at airport

A Saudi man was arrested at Detroit Metro Airport after customs agents say they noticed a page missing from his passport and a pressure cooker in his luggage. WDIV’s Steve Garagiola reports.

  Congress questions the FBI’s handling of the Boston marathon case

Next week, the House Homeland Security Committee will hold the first in what is likely to be a series of hearings into how intelligence agencies and the FBI handled information prior to the Boston Marathon bombings. Rep. Jason Chaffetz discusses.

  Is this man too sexy for Saudi Arabia?

A man on Facebook claims he is one of three male tourists recently kicked out of Saudi Arabia when religious police at a festival supposedly feared that Saudi women would find the men too irresistible.

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  Alcoa CEO: Lessening Dependency on Metal Price Swings

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A Saudi Arabian family drinks hot chocolate at Chillout cafe in Dubai

A Saudi Arabian family drinks hot chocolate at Chillout cafe in Dubai May 12, 2013. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah

Honeymooner Ahmed, form Saudi Arabia who got married last week, kisses his veiled bride at Chillout cafe in Dubai
Honeymooner Ahmed, form Saudi Arabia who got married last week, kisses his veiled bride at Chillout cafe in Dubai

Honeymooner Ahmed, form Saudi Arabia who got married last week, kisses his veiled bride at Chillout cafe in Dubai May 12, 2013. Chillout, owned by UAE's Sharaf Group, is the first ice lounge in the Middle East, with temperatures set at -6 degrees Celsius . The cafe, with its illuminated interiors, c

Ahmed, a Saudi Arabian, helps his newly-wed wife Nofa put on a fur hat at Chillout cafe in Dubai
Ahmed, a Saudi Arabian, helps his newly-wed wife Nofa put on a fur hat at Chillout cafe in Dubai

Ahmed, a Saudi Arabian, helps his newly-wed wife Nofa put on a fur hat at Chillout cafe in Dubai May 12, 2013. Chillout, owned by UAE's Sharaf Group, is the first ice lounge in the Middle East, with temperatures set at -6 degrees Celsius . The cafe, with its illuminated interiors, curtains, painting