In an interview to BBC, the King said Saudi Arabia passed on to Britain information that might have helped avert the July 2005 bombings that killed 52 people.
Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, custodian of Islam's two holiest mosques has issued a royal decree saying only approved scholars can issue fatwas or Islamic religious edicts.
Saudi King Abdullah has waived a court sentence of 60 lashes handed down to a 22-year-old woman journalist, who was involved with a TV programme in which a man publicly spoke about indulging in pre-marital sex.
Saudi king to be Republic Day chief guest
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia had called President Asif Ali Zardari the greatest obstacle to Pakistan's progress, according to a cache of confidential United States' diplomatic cables made public by WikiLeaks.The King called Zardari the greatest obstacle to Pakistan's progress, and added, "When the head is rotten, it affects the whole body."
More than 11,000 prisoners, including 120 Indians, held in Saudi Arabian jails for petty crimes, have been released over the last three months under two amnesties declared by King Abdullah.
Al-Hilal wrapped up a place in the Asian Champions League semi-finals as a 2-0 win over fellow Saudi Pro League side Al-Ittihad in Jeddah on Tuesday completed a 4-0 aggregate success and set a world record with their 28th straight win in all competitions.
Amid growing pressure on the embattled Egyptian president to quit office, Saudi Arabia has threatened to prop up Hosni Mubarak if the United States tries to force a swift change of regime in Egypt, the media reported on Thursday.
Saudi Arabia has assured Nawaz Sharif that it will take up the issue of his "exile" and "deportation" with Pakistan after Eid-ul-Fitr, the deposed premier's party has claimed.
'Who are Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti to issue certificates?'
The PDP looks a distant third in the race, observes Mohammed Sayeed Malik, the distinguished commentator on Kashmir politics.
"I'm amazed channels are bothering with exit polls especially after the fiasco of the recent general elections. I'm ignoring all the noise on channels, social media, WhatsApp etc. because the only numbers that matter will be revealed on the 8th of Oct. The rest is just time pass," Abdullah, a former chief minister, wrote on X.
If Rashid cannot be the king, he could be the kingmaker after October 8 when the results to the J&K assembly are declared.
Benzema was Al-Ittihad's first signing since winning the league title for the first time since 2009 with compatriot Kante expected to join him
Biden told reporters at a joint news conference with the visiting Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese that his analysis is based on his instinct and does not have any proof for this.
The fight in Saudi Arabia was a rematch of one in London in September, which Usyk won on a unanimous decision to take the belts from Joshua.
Chief of Pakistani intelligence agency Inter Services Intelligence Lt Gen Ahmad Shuja Pasha on Monday rushed to Saudi Arabia after holding talks with Saudi intelligence officials in Islamabad who had come on King Abdullah's direction to cool down growing tensions between Pakistan and the United States, media reports said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has acknowledged that the dreaded terror group Islamic State poses one of the greatest challenges facing the international community today and said there is a need to "delink terrorism from religion".
Crown Prince Sultan, who was around 86, had been in the United States for medical treatment since June. His death has thrown his brother Prince Nayef into line to succeed King Abdullah as leader of the key oil producer country.
The 47-year-old Democrat briefly spoke to Zardari, King Abdullah, Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi and Poland's President Lech Kaczynski and its Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Friday over telephone, thanking them for their congratulatory messages.
Saudi Arabia is pressing Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf to allow former prime minister Nawaz Sharif to return home before the upcoming general elections, media reports said.
Jordan launched a competition among elite anti-terrorism squads from 18 countries, including fellow members of military coalitions fighting rebels in Yemen and Islamic State extremists in Iraq and Syria.
Hours after a deadly blast at a civilian hospital in the besieged Gaza Strip killed hundreds of people, Israel on Wednesday claimed that a lack of a crater at the blast site proves that it was not an air strike by its forces as claimed by Hamas-run health ministry.
Biden would also travel to Jordan for a summit meeting with the heads of States of Jordan, Egypt and the president of Palestinian Authority.
King Fahd dies in Riyadh hospital, Crown Prince Abdullah succeeds him
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met Jordan's King Abdullah II and said he had "wonderful" meeting that would further boost India-Jordan ties.
Real will meet the winners of Thursday's semi between Barcelona and Atletico Madrid in Sunday's showpiece at the King Abdullah Sport City Stadium in Jeddah.
Prime Minister Modi arrived in Riyadh late Monday night on a two-day visit to Saudi Arabia to participate in the high-profile financial summit Future Investment Initiative, dubbed "Davos in the desert", an initiative of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
British-Somali super-bantamweight Ramla Ali took little more than a minute on Saturday to win the first sanctioned female professional boxing bout held in Saudi Arabia.
'There is no link between Article 370 abrogation and a rise in voting percentage.'
In Amman, Biden will meet with King Abdullah of Jordan, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
Two Queens making for one pretty frame!
In his first year as United States President, Barack Obama, his family and and staff were showered with jewellery, ornaments and rare books worth more than USD 300,000 (Rs 1.3 crore) from Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah. The king is by far the most generous foreign leader, gifting Obama, his wife and daughters nearly USD 190,000 (Rs 86.5 lakh) in luxury gems, a news report in Dubai has said.
Hundreds of people are feared dead after a deadly blast at a hospital in Gaza for which Hamas and Israel traded charges holding each other responsible for the incident.
Jordan's King Abdullah II has stripped his half-brother, Prince Hamzeh Bin Hussein of the title of crown prince, saying it was a honorary post. \n
In a landmark development, King Abdullah has appointed Norah al-Faiz as deputy minister with special responsibility for female education. She will report to Prince Faisal bin Abdullah, who has been appointed as the education minister
As the WEF summit draws to a close on Saturday, a few big names from India including Mukesh Ambani and Anand Mahindra were missing in action while Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Jordan's King Abdullah II were among global leaders who cancelled their trips at the last moment.
Saudi ruler King Abdullah extended the 'Nitaqat' deadline by four more months and has given undocumented expats time till November 4, 2013, to have their status corrected. The decision is set to provide relief to thousands of migrants based in the Islamic country, including hundreds of people from Kerala.
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