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House of Saud, News and Current Events 2: November 2005-June 2013
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Saudi prince helps end 7-year tribal feud - Emirates 24/7
The Damashiqa and Damnan tribes signed a document ending the dispute in response to the mediation by Prince Mashaal bin Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz of the southern province of Najran near the border with Yemen, Alwatan said.
The Damashiqa and Damnan tribes signed a document ending the dispute in response to the mediation by Prince Mashaal bin Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz of the southern province of Najran near the border with Yemen, Alwatan said.
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Eldest son of King Abdullah dies
HRH the Prince Khalid bin Abdullah bin Said Al Saud, died June 10th, 2011 at the age 54, reports AP.
He is survived by his wife the Princess Noura bint Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Abdullah and 4 children:
The Prince Khalid was not in the line to the throne of Saudi Arabia.
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Condolences to Saudi king | Oman Observer
HRH the Prince Khalid bin Abdullah bin Said Al Saud, died June 10th, 2011 at the age 54, reports AP.
He is survived by his wife the Princess Noura bint Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Abdullah and 4 children:
- Princess Dana, born 1981
- Prince Faisal, born 1983
- Prince Abdul Aziz, born 1986
- Princess Latifa, born 1992
The Prince Khalid was not in the line to the throne of Saudi Arabia.
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Mum of tortured kids appeals for royal help - Emirates 24/7
A Saudi woman is appealing for a member of the Royal family to intervene and let her take custody of her two sons who had been severely tortured by their father and his second wife, a newspaper reported on Monday.
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She said Prince Fahd bin Sultan of Tabuk had visited her two sons in hospital and that his support had “largely eased our suffering.”
A Saudi woman is appealing for a member of the Royal family to intervene and let her take custody of her two sons who had been severely tortured by their father and his second wife, a newspaper reported on Monday.
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She said Prince Fahd bin Sultan of Tabuk had visited her two sons in hospital and that his support had “largely eased our suffering.”
he is not the eldest son muteb is thats why they call him abu muteb
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Sometimes even basic facts can be very hard to establish with any certainty.
For example...
Wiki describes the late Prince Khalid as "the oldest of the 22 children of King Abdullah."
while The Washington Post describes him as "the grand-nephew of Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah."
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For example...
Wiki describes the late Prince Khalid as "the oldest of the 22 children of King Abdullah."
while The Washington Post describes him as "the grand-nephew of Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah."
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Apparently the reports that came out were wrong, the Prince who passed away was Sheikh Khalid bin Abdullah bin Said. I am not sure how he is related to the King but he is part of the royal family.
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His eldest son is khalid not Muteb . They call him abu Muteb after his late eldest son p. Muteb I ( elder then Muteb II & Khalid) who passed away very young .. then the king named prince Muteb after him.
thats kinnda my point! that khalid is not the eldest!
king Abdulaziz abu turki had two of his sons named turki the eldest one (who died young but had kids) the second turki who was in egypt until reacently
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Saudi crown prince has surgery in US
Saudi Arabia's ailing Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz has undergone an operation in a New York hospital, an official at the kingdom's consulate in the US metropolis told AFP on Wednesday.The nature of his illness officially has never been revealed, although analysts and diplomats believe it to be cancer. - Source
Saudi Arabia's ailing Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz has undergone an operation in a New York hospital, an official at the kingdom's consulate in the US metropolis told AFP on Wednesday.The nature of his illness officially has never been revealed, although analysts and diplomats believe it to be cancer. - Source
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he is supposed to arrive to Morocco for recovery a couple of weeks ago but he didn't I hope everything is ok.
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EGYPT: SAUDI KING'S NEPHEW ATTACKS POLICE - FORCED TO LEAVE - Saudi Arabia - ANSAMED.info
ROME, JULY 18 - Egypt's authorities have decided to kick prince Ahmed Turki Ben Abdulaziz, the Saudi King's nephew, out of the country for attacking police officers at Cairo airport a few days ago. Egyptian newspaper 'Al Masry Al Yaum' also noted that the prince's name has been added to the airport's blacklist.
After the prince and his bodyguards attacked the officers, the police arrested him and his ''gorillas'' for 18 hours. The Saudi embassy in Cairo had to step in to have the prince released.
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ROME, JULY 18 - Egypt's authorities have decided to kick prince Ahmed Turki Ben Abdulaziz, the Saudi King's nephew, out of the country for attacking police officers at Cairo airport a few days ago. Egyptian newspaper 'Al Masry Al Yaum' also noted that the prince's name has been added to the airport's blacklist.
After the prince and his bodyguards attacked the officers, the police arrested him and his ''gorillas'' for 18 hours. The Saudi embassy in Cairo had to step in to have the prince released.
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A proposed Saudi counterterrorism law that would give the Interior Ministry sweeping powers and mandate jail sentences for criticizing the king would effectively squelch political dissent, human rights advocates said on Thursday.
The law would allow prisoners to be held without trial, and trials and appeals to be held secretly, Saudi and international rights advocates said. It would also grant the Interior Ministry broad powers including the ability to tap telephones or search houses without permission from the judiciary. - Source
Saudi king appoints son as deputy foreign minister | Energy & Oil | Reuters
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah appointed his son Abdul-Aziz to the post of deputy foreign minister on Friday, in a move that appears to strengthen the king's hand in Saudi foreign policy amid jostling for positions among senior princes.
The law would allow prisoners to be held without trial, and trials and appeals to be held secretly, Saudi and international rights advocates said. It would also grant the Interior Ministry broad powers including the ability to tap telephones or search houses without permission from the judiciary. - Source
Saudi king appoints son as deputy foreign minister | Energy & Oil | Reuters
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah appointed his son Abdul-Aziz to the post of deputy foreign minister on Friday, in a move that appears to strengthen the king's hand in Saudi foreign policy amid jostling for positions among senior princes.
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AFP: Women US senators press Saudi king on driving ban
Fourteen US women senators pressed Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah in a letter Tuesday to lift his country's unique ban on women drivers, calling it a big step forward on human rights.
Fourteen US women senators pressed Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah in a letter Tuesday to lift his country's unique ban on women drivers, calling it a big step forward on human rights.
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AGI News On - AL QAEDA WANTS HEADS OF SAUDI KING AND HIS HEIR
The military chief of al Qaeda in the Arabian peninsula Qassim al-Rimi has called for the Saudi royals to be killed since they are guilty of apostasy.
The military chief of al Qaeda in the Arabian peninsula Qassim al-Rimi has called for the Saudi royals to be killed since they are guilty of apostasy.
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It is likely that the Prince died on Saturday.
And the statement released by the Royal Court of Saudi Arabia was released on Saturday.
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BBC News - Saudi prince wins libel damages over Independent story
The newspaper accepted the "order" it reported was in fact a fake.
Its publishers, Independent Print Ltd, also offered "sincere apologies" to Prince Nayef Bin Abdul-Aziz al-Saud at London's High Court.
The newspaper accepted the "order" it reported was in fact a fake.
Its publishers, Independent Print Ltd, also offered "sincere apologies" to Prince Nayef Bin Abdul-Aziz al-Saud at London's High Court.
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Gunman killed near Saudi prince's palace - Middle East - Al Jazeera English
Gunman killed at Saudi prince's palace: source | MSN Arabia News
Security forces shot dead a gunman as he opened fire on the Jeddah palace of Saudi Interior Minister Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz early on Saturday, said a source close to the government.
Another man was arrested during the attack in which "two men opened fire after midnight on the Qasr Shateh residence of Prince Nayef (and) the security forces retaliated, killing one of them," the source told AFP.
The men, who were only identified as members of the Zahrani family, were "under the influence of drugs" and one of them had a "small handgun".
Gunman killed at Saudi prince's palace: source | MSN Arabia News
Security forces shot dead a gunman as he opened fire on the Jeddah palace of Saudi Interior Minister Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz early on Saturday, said a source close to the government.
Another man was arrested during the attack in which "two men opened fire after midnight on the Qasr Shateh residence of Prince Nayef (and) the security forces retaliated, killing one of them," the source told AFP.
The men, who were only identified as members of the Zahrani family, were "under the influence of drugs" and one of them had a "small handgun".
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King revokes condition for hiring women in education sector - Arab News
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has endorsed a recommendation to cancel the stipulation demanding residence proof by female applicants for jobs in the Ministry of Education. The cancellation of the condition will be effective from 2012.
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has endorsed a recommendation to cancel the stipulation demanding residence proof by female applicants for jobs in the Ministry of Education. The cancellation of the condition will be effective from 2012.
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Brezhnev in the Hejaz | The National Interest
The Saudi royal family is afraid. Very, very afraid. A crisis of leadership is brewing.
The king is ailing and his successor, Crown Prince Sultan, is in even worse health. Their hard-line brother, Prince Nayef bin Abdel Aziz, is set to take the throne.
One of the last absolute monarchies, the Saudi family seems to represent all that the Arab Spring is fighting against: closed societies with unequal wealth distribution; repressed minorities living within manufactured boundaries; strong Islamist sympathies across its lands; a latent Sunni-Shia power struggle embedded in the country’s fabric—not to mention a string of surrounding states struggling to stave off revolutions that could easily have a contagion effect.
The Saudi royal family is afraid. Very, very afraid. A crisis of leadership is brewing.
The king is ailing and his successor, Crown Prince Sultan, is in even worse health. Their hard-line brother, Prince Nayef bin Abdel Aziz, is set to take the throne.
One of the last absolute monarchies, the Saudi family seems to represent all that the Arab Spring is fighting against: closed societies with unequal wealth distribution; repressed minorities living within manufactured boundaries; strong Islamist sympathies across its lands; a latent Sunni-Shia power struggle embedded in the country’s fabric—not to mention a string of surrounding states struggling to stave off revolutions that could easily have a contagion effect.
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Interesting, specially that he's in line of succession to the throne!
And, thanks Kasumi for all the articles.
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Wealth and Privileges of Saudi Princes
In late 1960s King Faisal issued a decree that every inch land of the country that was not officially registered to a private individual belonged to the Saudi royal family. Thus the entire country is treated as private property of the Royal family.
The King distributed much of the land to royal family members. Princes sold some of the land back to the state and some to the public, but most they kept for themselves. Inside major cities or out in the remote desert, the country's vast landmass remains private property of the Princes now numbering over 5000.
They also treat entire Saudi oil revenues as their private wealth. Every Prince or princess is entitled to a monthly salary starting the date of his/her birth. Minimum monthly salary for the prince is US$ 150K while princess is US$ 50K, which starts on the moment of their birth and continues up to their 11th birthday. Then the salary amount is re-adjusted with higher amount.
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And what is the current size of Saudi royal family? According to information, up to April 1995, Prince Saud married into more than 30 tribes with 42 sons and 125 daughters. It was claimed that, the prince had married at least 1,400 women.
The size of the royal family now should be somewhere above 50,000 members. Almost all the male members of the Saudi royals are polygamists. It will be totally difficult to identify even a couple of princes in the Saudi royal family, who has just one wife and 5-6 children. In most nominal cases, it will be 10-15 wives with at least 3-35 kids. - Full article
In late 1960s King Faisal issued a decree that every inch land of the country that was not officially registered to a private individual belonged to the Saudi royal family. Thus the entire country is treated as private property of the Royal family.
The King distributed much of the land to royal family members. Princes sold some of the land back to the state and some to the public, but most they kept for themselves. Inside major cities or out in the remote desert, the country's vast landmass remains private property of the Princes now numbering over 5000.
They also treat entire Saudi oil revenues as their private wealth. Every Prince or princess is entitled to a monthly salary starting the date of his/her birth. Minimum monthly salary for the prince is US$ 150K while princess is US$ 50K, which starts on the moment of their birth and continues up to their 11th birthday. Then the salary amount is re-adjusted with higher amount.
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And what is the current size of Saudi royal family? According to information, up to April 1995, Prince Saud married into more than 30 tribes with 42 sons and 125 daughters. It was claimed that, the prince had married at least 1,400 women.
The size of the royal family now should be somewhere above 50,000 members. Almost all the male members of the Saudi royals are polygamists. It will be totally difficult to identify even a couple of princes in the Saudi royal family, who has just one wife and 5-6 children. In most nominal cases, it will be 10-15 wives with at least 3-35 kids. - Full article
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King of Saudi Arabia wrote a letter to King of Jordan
PressTV - Jordanian protests worry Saudi king
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah Ben Abdul Aziz has expressed concerns about the persistence of protests in Jordan in a letter to the country's King Abdullah II.
“The political development in Jordan will have a negative impact on Saudi Arabia,” wrote the Saudi King in the letter to his Jordanian counterpart, Fars news agency reported.
PressTV - Jordanian protests worry Saudi king
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah Ben Abdul Aziz has expressed concerns about the persistence of protests in Jordan in a letter to the country's King Abdullah II.
“The political development in Jordan will have a negative impact on Saudi Arabia,” wrote the Saudi King in the letter to his Jordanian counterpart, Fars news agency reported.
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