“Saudi Arabia” on The Daily Caller

OSLO — In May 2011, Manal al-Sharif did something revolutionary: She drove a car. (more)

While a few Americans might find women’s Olympic sports to be a little less exciting than men’s, likely none would take death over watching their countrywomen participate on the international stage. (more)

(Reuters) – A young Saudi blogger and columnist has been deported to his homeland to face trial soon after fleeing from death threats triggered by comments on the social network Twitter seen as blasphemy against the Prophet Mohammad. (more)

Saudi Arabia and the smaller Gulf monarchies are buying huge amounts of advanced arms from the United States and Europe. The weaponry is clearly aimed to counter the growing threat they see coming from Iran. (more)

JERUSALEM (AP) — A hacker claiming to be a 19-year-old Saudi posted thousands of Israeli credit card numbers and other personal data online — the hacker’s second politically motivated attack this week. (more)

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Gulf Arab nations are prepared to offset any potential loss of Iranian oil in the world market, a senior Saudi oil official said as Iranian officials stepped up their rhetoric Wednesday about shutting off a key supply route. (more)

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal and his investment company said Monday they are investing a combined $300 million into Twitter, giving the microblogging site a cash boost as it looks to entice more users and paying advertisers. (more)

Saudi Arabia has a problem: Some of its women want to drive, but the kingdom wants to make sure there are virgins in the country. Based on a new report from the Saudi highest religious council — the Majlis al-Ifta’ al-A’ala — and a former King Fahd University professor, those things are mutually exclusive. (more)

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s ruling monarchy moved into a critical period of realignment Saturday after the death of the heir to the throne opened the way for a new crown prince: most likely a tough-talking interior minister who has led crackdowns on Islamic militants but also has shown favor to ultraconservative traditions such as keeping the ban on women voting. (more)

President Barack Obama today offered tepid diplomatic and legal responses to an alleged Iranian plot to detonate a bomb in a crowded shopping district in the nation’s capital. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker John Boehner says the Obama administration should hold Iran accountable for the plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador in the United States, though the Ohio Republican declines to specify what actions the U.S. should take. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration has begun its effort to further isolate Iran internationally by instructing U.S. diplomats abroad to tell their host governments about an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the United States. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice was to individually brief members of the Security Council on Wednesday. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama reached out to the leaders of Britain and Saudi Arabia on Saturday to build consensus for an end to the violent crackdown by Syria’s government. (more)

Fourteen female U.S. senators sent a letter to Saudi King Abdullah on Tuesday, calling on him to lift his nation’s ban on women drivers. (more)

OPEC’s proven crude oil reserves rose 12.1 percent in 2010 to 1.19 trillion barrels led by Venezuela, which has surpassed Saudi Arabia as the group’s largest reserves holder, OPEC said in its Annual Statistical Bulletin. (more)

Women’s rights activists are outraged by the fact that the State Department has not been willing to condemn this week’s arrests of women detained for merely driving a car. (more)

Saudi women fighting for the right to drive are cheering a small victory today. After nearly a month of pleading Secretary of State Hillary Clinton finally issued a public statement of support for their efforts. (more)

The coalition of Saudi women pushing to get the right to drive in the Sharia-compliant nation of Saudi Arabia rejected Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s assertion that she is engaged in “quiet diplomacy” on their behalf Tuesday. (more)

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – A Saudi woman defiantly drove through her nation’s capital Friday while others brazenly cruised by police patrols in the first forays of a campaign that hopes to ignite a road rebellion against the male-only driving rules in ultraconservative Saudi Arabia. (more)

Saudi Arabia is the one country on earth which prohibits women from driving cars or even bikes. (more)