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Mecca
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Security scare grounds flight to Saudi
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| Jan.30 |
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Muslim pilgrimage nears its climax
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| Feb.1 |
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Hajj stampede: 244 pilgrims dead The stampede at a stone-throwing ritual lasted for 27 minutes before the crowd was brought under control
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| Feb.16 |
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U.K. issues Saudi Arabia warning
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| Apr.1 |
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Saudis vow to avoid oil shortages
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| Apr.15 |
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US citizens urged to leave Saudi
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| Apr.21 |
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 Suicide bomb kills 9  Map of Riyadh Saudi Arabia| Also 125 wounded in a suicide bombing outside the 5-story Saudi General Security Building in Riyadh | |
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| Apr.22 |
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Saudi bomb: pro-al Qaeda claim
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3 militants killed in gunfight
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| Apr.26 |
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Police believe al Qaeda suspects cornered
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| May.1 |
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 6 Westerners killed in attack| 4 attackers entered a compound and opened fire on workers | |
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| May.29 |
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50 foreigners held hostage Map of Khobar. Saudi Arabia| Security forces have surrounded an oil company housing compound in the city of Khobar. The gunmen killed 16 people | |
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Hostage standoff ends Most of hostages are safe and well. An American was among the 11 people killed during the attack spree
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| May.30 |
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Gunmen 'killed 22' in Khobar
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 Saudi blames al Qaeda for attack Government officials blamed al Qaeda militants for theattacks in the oil city of Khobar that left at least 22 people dead
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| May.31 |
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Manhunt for hostage-takers
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Oil price surge after siege Fear of Middle East unrest pushed prices higher, despite signs that exporters will agree to increase output
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| Jun.2 |
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Saudis kill '2 siege suspects'
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Saudis say oil industry 'secure'
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| Jun.6 |
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Two BBC men shot in Riyadh Cameraman Simon Cumbers has been killed and correspondent Frank Gardner injured after gunmen opened fire
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| Jun.8 |
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American killed in Riyadh Gunmen have shot dead an American man in the capital
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| Jun.10 |
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  Gadhafi plot to 'kill Saudi leader' Saudi Arabian and U.S. authorities are investigating an alleged plot to assassinate Crown Prince Abdullah
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| Jun.12 |
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American shot dead in Riyadh
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 Militants claim American kidnapped A statement from al-Qaeda says the group killed one US citizen and kidnapped another in Riyadh
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| Jun.15 |
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Kidnapped American threatened in video Al Qaeda gunmen threaten to kill a man who identified himself as Paul Johnson unless al Qaeda prisoners are let go
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| Jun.17 |
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Saudi friend asks captors to free American
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| Jun.18 |
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U.S. hostage beheaded Map of Riyadh Saudi Arabia| Decapitated body of Paul Johnson Jr. was left in Riyadh. Terrorist group leader, 3 others die in gunbattle | |
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Militants killed after beheading The authorities say they have killed a senior al-Qaeda leader and 3 other militants in a shootout
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| Jun.19 |
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Saudis: Al Qaeda chief dead Top leader Abdel Aziz al-Muqrin among 4 killed, Saudi security forces say
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| Jun.20 |
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New Saudi al Qaeda chief named Saleh al-Oufi, a former prison guard, will replace slain leader Abdel Aziz al-Muqrin, according to the Islamist Web site
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Al Qaeda alleges Saudi aid Militants who killed American Johnson said that sympathetic Saudi security forces aided their kidnapping operation
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| Jun.28 |
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Al Qaeda member surrenders
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| Jul.13 |
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Bin Laden associate surrenders
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| Jul.15 |
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2nd Saudi militant surrenders
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| Jul.20 |
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Saudi forces clash with militants Security forces killed 2 suspected militants and wounded 3 others in an exchange of fire in the capital Riyadh
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| Jul.21 |
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Saudis find U.S. hostage's head Security forces carrying out a major anti-terrorist operation have found the head of Paul M. Johnson Jr.
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| Jul.28 |
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 Saudis propose Muslim Iraq force A new international military force will be drawn exclusively from Muslim countries
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| Sep.10 |
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WTC agency sues Saudis over 9/11 The agency that owns the site of the World Trade Center is suing Saudi Arabia for damages suffered
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| Nov.27 |
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Police Shoot Dead Militant in Jeddah
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| Dec.6 |
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 9 Killed in Attack on U.S. Mission Map of Jeddah Saudi Arabia| Militants stormed the heavily fortified consulate in Jeddah in a brazen raid before security forces regained control | |
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| Dec.22 |
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Saudis expel Libyan envoy
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| Dec.29 |
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Blasts rock Saudi capital 2 explosions is killing 2 militants and wounding several people. Police kill 7 suspected militants
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Middle East 
Main Event: 6 Westerners killed in attack