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U.S. President Obama departs White House for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Marine One, with U.S. President Barack Obama on board, departs the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on June 2, 2009. President Obama is traveling to Saudi Arabia. (UPI Photo/Alexis C. Glenn)


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MEDINA, Saudi Arabia, July 13 (UPI) -- A family in Saudi Arabia has filed a lawsuit alleging theft and harassment on the part of a malevolent genie.
TEHRAN, June 25 (UPI) -- Largely because of Saudi production cuts, China received more of its oil from Iran than from Saudi Arabia in the early part of 2009, data shows.
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, June 17 (UPI) -- Energy-rich Saudi Arabia announced it will begin cutting power to factories and businesses to offset soaring demands and prevent blackouts.
GENEVA, Switzerland, June 12 (UPI) -- Human Rights Watch said Friday Saudi Arabia has pledged to improve women's rights by eliminating gender discrimination.
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, May 31 (UPI) -- A convicted killed was beheaded and his body publicly displayed in Riyadh to deter others from committing crimes, Saudi Arabia's interior ministry said.
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KABUL, Afghanistan, May 6 (UPI) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Afghanistan Wednesday after meeting with Saudi Arabian leaders in Riyadh, officials said.
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, May 5 (UPI) -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates told Egypt and Saudi Arabia Tuesday that U.S. approaches to Iran would not change its relationship with its allies.
JEDDAH , Saudi Arabia, April 10 (UPI) -- A Saudi man has become the first in his country to divorce his wife by sending her a text message.
SANAA, Yemen, March 29 (UPI) -- Five Saudi nationals wanted on terrorism and sabotage charges have been returned to Saudi Arabia by Yemen, officials said Sunday.
UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Islamic kingdom Saudi Arabia is presiding over a two-day U.N. conference on religious tolerance expected to draw more than a dozen world leaders to New York.
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Speaking in Saudi Arabia, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Tuesday that aggressive efforts to counter that global financial crisis were starting to work.
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A family in Saudi Arabia has taken a "genie" to court accusing it of leaving threatening messages on their mobile phones.
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A family in Saudi Arabia has taken a genie to court, alleging theft and harassment, according to local media.
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