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Saudi Arabia has another case of new coronavirus: WHO

LONDON - 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.

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Saudi Arabia says hackers sabotage government websites

RIYADH - 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.

World, 17 May 2013

WHO reports first patient-to-nurse spread of new SARS-like virus

LONDON - Two health workers in Saudi Arabia have become infected with a potentially fatal new SARS-like virus after catching it from patients in their care - the first evidence of such transmission within a hospital, the World Health Organization said.

Health, 15 May 2013

Arrest of Saudi man with pressure cooker 'overzealous': lawyer

DETROIT - The attorney for a Saudi Arabian man arrested at the Detroit airport over the weekend carrying a pressure cooker in his luggage said his client is the victim of a misunderstanding by overzealous U.S. customs agents.

U.S., 14 May 2013

Saudi Arabia confirms six new cases of deadly SARS-like virus

RIYADH - Saudi Arabia has confirmed six new cases of the SARS-like novel coronavirus in its Eastern Province, state media reported on Monday and Tuesday, citing the health ministry.

Health, 14 May 2013

Qatar, allies tighten coordination of arms flows to Syria

DOHA/BEIRUT - Qatar, which has taken a lead in arming the Syrian opposition, is coordinating with the CIA and has tightened control of the arms flow to keep weapons out of the hands of al Qaeda-linked Islamist fighters, according to rebels and officials familiar with the operation.

World, Syria, 14 May 2013

Saudi Arabia confirms four new cases of deadly SARS-like virus

RIYADH - Saudi Arabia has confirmed four new cases of the SARS-like novel coronavirus in its Eastern Province, state media reported late on Monday, citing the health ministry.

Health, 14 May 2013

Saudi man arrested in Detroit after statement on pressure cooker

DETROIT - A Saudi Arabian man was arrested in Detroit and charged with making a false statement about why he brought a pressure cooker with him on a flight from Amsterdam, according to a criminal complaint filed on Monday.

13 May 2013

Saudi Arabia to punish men over Christian woman convert: paper

RIYADH - A court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced two men to lashes and prison terms for converting a woman to Christianity and helping her flee the conservative Islamic kingdom, the Saudi Gazette reported on Monday.

World, 13 May 2013

Saudi Arabia has 13 cases of SARS-like coronavirus: WHO

DUBAI - Saudi Arabia has had 13 cases in a recent outbreak of a new strain of coronavirus that has emerged from the Gulf and spread as far as Britain and France, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday, and seven of those have died.

Health, France, 08 May 2013

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Imran Khan's party wins revote in Karachi, protests expected

ISLAMABAD - Cricket hero Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf party won a revote in an upmarket constituency of Karachi on Sunday, unofficial results showed, a day after gunmen killed a party leader, setting the stage for protests and counter-protests.

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    Ethiopia and Eritrea: An elusive peace on the cards?

    Ethiopia and Eritrea are still at each others’ throats. The two neighbours fought hammer and tongs in sun-baked trenches during a two-year war over a decade ago, before a peace deal ended their World War I-style conflict in 2000. Furious veRed Sea, UNrbal battles, however, have continued to this day.

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