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New Rules Build on Saudi Efforts to Eliminate Use of Islamic Charities for Extremist Funding
New rules from the Saudi government have been put in place to make it harder for charities in Saudi Arabia to become donators to extremists causes both inside and outside of the Kingdom, according to a report. The Saudi Public Prosecution has banned the establishment of private websites to collect donations for charitable work outside the kingdom, in […]
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Releases Rare Statement on Economic Reforms, Security
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman released a rare statement on the ongoing economic reforms in Saudi Arabia and took a firm stance against any threats to the Kingdom, as Saudi Arabia battles dual crises in the Coronavirus and lower oil revenue.
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Saudi Arabia’s MoFA Issues Statement Condemning Terrorist Attack in Nice, France
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement strongly condemning the terrorist attack that occurred near the Notre Dame church in Nice, France, where three people were killed in a knife attack Thursday morning.
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U.S.-Saudi Strategic Dialogue: Pompeo Declares ‘New Era’ in the U.S.-Saudi Relationship, New Riyadh Embassy Eyed
The inaugural US-Saudi Strategic Dialogue that kicked off Wednesday in Washington marks a “new era” in the U.S.-Saudi relationship, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in comments made alongside his counterpart, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan, following their meeting.
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State Department Lauds ‘Strong counterterrorism relationship’ between Saudi Arabia and the United States
The U.S. State Department’s recently-released country reports on terrorism praised the U.S.-Saudi “strong counterterrorism relationship” and said “through a range of counterterrorism initiatives, many in partnership with the U.S. government, Saudi Arabia took tangible steps to strengthen its counterterrorism capabilities in border security, counter terrorist financing, and [countering violent extremism].” “Based on local reporting, Saudi Arabia […]
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Saudi-led Coalition in Yemen Announces Capture of Islamic State Leader in Yemen
Saudi special forces, with assistance from the United States, have captured the leader of the Yemeni branch of the Islamic State militant group, according to the Saudi-led military coalition fighting in Yemen and reported in Reuters. The leader, Abu Osama al-Muhajer, as well as other members of the organization including its chief financial officer, were […]
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Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Meets with Xi Jinping in Beijing, Tours Great Wall
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman continued his tour of Asian nations with a second day in China, where he met with Chinese President Xi Jinping and the two countries inked over $28 billion in deals, according to reports. In his meeting with President Xi Jinping, the Chinese leader urged joint efforts to counter extremism and […]
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Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Arrives in India for Next Stop of Asia Tour
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived in India for the second stop on a three-country tour of Asian nations as the Kingdom looks to boost relationships and trade opportunities in the East. India “rolled out the red carpet for the crown prince,” Reuters reports, amid simmering tensions with neighboring Pakistan following a militant attack in […]
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Saudi Crown Prince Promises Justice for ‘Heinous Crime’ of Khashoggi Murder, Touts Reform Progress
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman took the stage yesterday at the Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh, making his first public comments since the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul grabbed the world’s attention. The Crown Prince did not shy away from the topic, and opened with addressing what he and the Saudi […]
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Busy First Full Day for Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Including Meetings with President, Congress
In his first full day in Washington, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman kept a busy schedule of meetings, according to reports and photos released by the Saudi Press Agency. Crown Prince Mohammed had at least two separate meetings with members of Congress, and another meeting with Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, at the expansive Saudi residence in […]
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Minister Al-Sheikh orders review of mosque library content; removal of books that call for extremism
These directives were part of five circulars issued by the minister on Sunday, addressing mosque employees, including imams, preachers, muezzins, official preachers and part time preachers in various regions of the Kingdom.
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Right-Wing Extremism and Islamic Extremism Spreads Online In Similar Ways, New Study Says
Under Trump, extreme right-wing and white nationalist groups have grown and felt emboldened to emerge from their historic shadows into public fora. But online, in the past year their methods appear to have been borrowed, or at least mimic, how violent jihadists around the world recruit and reach their own members.
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In Overflowing Syrian Refugee Camps, Extremism Takes Root
On a scorching day in mid-July, the signature black flag of the Islamic State rose over al-Hol refugee camp in northeastern Syria. In videos posted online, women and children can be seen cheering as the homemade flag flutters over the camp, which holds roughly 70,000 Syrians displaced by the country’s devastating civil war.
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King Salman tells moderate Islam conference that Saudi Arabia has fought ‘extremism, violence and terrorism’
Saudi Arabia has fought against extremism with “determination and decisiveness,” King Salman told a Muslim World League (MWL) conference on Monday. In an address to the MWL’s conference in Makkah on moderate Islam, the king called for an end to racist and xenophobic speech.
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U.S. general says conditions for Islamist extremism still linger
The United States’ top military officer said on Tuesday that little progress had been made in dealing with the underlying conditions that have given rise to armed Islamist militants, even as military gains have been made against groups like Islamic State in Iraq and Syria
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King Salman: Saudi committed to fighting extremism, terrorism
Saudi Arabia remains fully committed to fighting extremism and terrorism, Saudi king Salman Bin Abdul Aziz said in an address to Muslims on the holy month of Ramadan.
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Mohammed bin Salman and the campaign to counter extremism
Critics maintain that the kingdom applies an “austere” brand of Islam, pejoratively referred to as Wahhabism, and that it “exports” this religious conservatism to the Islamic world and beyond through the academic and religious institutions it funds.
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Unemployment, extremism main challenges in Middle East: WEF panelists
The World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos hosted a special panel session Wednesday on ‘finding a new equilibrium in the Middle East’, where panelists identified unemployment and extremism as the main challenges facing the Middle East region.
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Saudi Arabia struggles to check extremism in schools
The government’s experience with the programme, known as “Feten”, which means astute in Arabic, underlines the challenges it faces to reform the conservative education system.
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Saudi Arabia vows to eradicate extremism
“We are returning to what we were before — a country of moderate Islam that is open to all religions, traditions and people around the globe,” the crown prince said.
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