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Video:The Great Wall Of Arabia

the great wall of arabia

no, you won't be able to see it from space, but saudi arabia, unnerved by the violence next door in iraq, plans to spend up to $7 billion on a partly virtual fence along its 500-mile border with iraq.

saudi diplomats say the fence is intended to stop weapons and drug smuggling and illegal immigration. but they admit they fear that iraq's sectarian fighting and jihadi militancy could spill south.

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Video:Foreigners beheaded in Saudi Arabia

foreigners beheaded in saudi arabia

an afghan and a bangladeshi, who were respectively convicted in saudi arabia of drug trafficking and murder, were beheaded by the sword today, the interior ministry said.

the afghani national, obeid allah bin mohammad alem, was caught smuggling an unspecified amount of heroin into the kingdom, the ministry said in a statement carried by the state spa news agency.

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Video:Lawrence of Arabia

lawrence of arabia

"cairo 1916. t.e. lawrence, a british military officer, is given leave to investigate the progress of the arab revolt against the turks in world war i. in the desert, he organizes a guerrilla army and--for two years--leads the arabs in harassing the turks with desert raids, train-wrecking and camel attacks." david lean's 1962 epic "lawrence of arabia" won seven oscars and the movie's cast, inspiring music, and cinematography; all combine to produce a classic that will stand the test of time. fan-made trailer by forensicator8.

Video:Bored In Saudi Arabia

bored in saudi arabia

a couple of guys get bored and decide to drive against oncoming traffic.

Video:Honda accord in Saudi Arabia

honda accord in saudi arabia

one of a kind honda accord

Video:Girl, 8, Gets Divorced In Saudi Arabia

girl, 8, gets divorced in saudi arabia



an eight-year-old girl from saudi arabia has been granted a divorce from her 50-year-old husband.

the case has prompted the kingdom to re-evaluate its conservative attitudes to marriage.

the girl's marriage was arranged by her father and backed twice by a judge on the condition that it was not consummated until she reached puberty her mother, who is separated from the father, objected to the arrangement and twice sought a divorce on her daughter's behalf. it was refused both times by the judge, sheikh habib al-habib, after the girl's husband refused to agree.

the judge did say that when the girl reached puberty she could herself seek a divorce.

the case was widely publicised and prompted heated debate in the country, which is currently giving more rights to women than have previously been granted. it was also condemned by human rights groups abroad.

king abdullah, seen as a reformist, appointed the first ever woman deputy minister earlier this year.

one of his advisers, mohsen al-obaikan, an islamic scholar, went public to demand that a legal age for marriage be set at 18. the justice ministry said it was considering reforming the law, which until now has given no minimum.

the justice minister said he wanted to end the "arbitrary" control of marriages by girl's fathers.

however, the country's highest religious authority, the grand mufti sheikh abdul aziz al-shaikh, said that marrying girls even under the age of 15 was not against sharia - islamic law which forms the basis of the saudi legal system.

the saudi gazette reported that the marriage of the eight-year-old, who has never been named, was annulled in a private out-of-court settlement between the two families in the city of onaiza.

most such marriages are arranged by families in return for money. in this case, the father was said to need to pay off a personal debt to the husband, a friend.

the girl herself has been living with her mother, and was never told that she was married, or of the international controversy her case had provoked.

earlier, anne veneman, director of unicef, said: "unicef joins many in voicing concern that child marriage contravenes accepted international standards of human rights."

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Video:Man in Saudi Arabia Gets Drilled by a Drifting Car

man in saudi arabia gets drilled by a drifting car

no one's more surprised than him that he's not eating a dish of kabsa.

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