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9/11 Report's 28 Pages on Saudi Arabia's Terrorism Connections Should Be Released

9/11 Report's 28 Pages on Saudi Arabia's Terrorism Connections Should Be Released

dentist and Saudi writer best known for her novel, Girls of Riyadh. She talks about how women's rights changed and expectations for the new king. MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: We heard Scott say that under the late Saudi King Abdullah there were baby steps taken toward improving women's rights.

King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud of Saudi Arabia has died. He was 90 and had been hospitalized for a lung infection. Abdullah was born before Saudi Arabia was even a country. It was the early 1920s, and his father, Abdul Aziz ibn Saud, set out to conquer the tribes of the Arabian Peninsula.

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has died. The health of Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud had previously been the subject of rumors; word emerged earlier this month that he was indeed ill with a lung infection. Abdullah was 90 years old. He ruled Saudi Arabia for nearly 10 years, having assumed the throne after his brother King Fahd died in 2005.

When it comes to females and sports, Saudi Arabia is starting to change. Saudi Arabia sent its first female competitors to the Olympics in 2012, after years of sending only men. The public schools, like many institutions, are segregated by gender, and only boys have been allowed to play sports.

The lack of freedom of speech is Saudi Arabia is incredibly apparent. This article talks about Saudi Arabia and the apparent that the country has a number of problems dealing with free speech and free press

This article show the anger of Indonesian government and citizen about the execution of the Indonesian maid in Saudi Arabia. Their main anger is that they have not receive any previous warning. There is a reason behind this act in the article

Migrant workers make up a third (8 million) of the population and over half the workforce in Saudi Arabia; they are mainly unskilled labourers and domestic workers. So it big part of Saudi population they have so many issue to deal with

This article talks about what does the West get right about human rights in Saudi Arabia -- and what does it get wrong? Here's an outline of the facts, as well as the misconceptions in more details

This article talks about the Saudi part of Arab Spring when the Shia took to the streets in Qatif, Saudi Arabia, to protest decades of discrimination and religious and political repression, beginning an uprising that was met with a violent crackdown, a wave of arrests and cases of police firing on unarmed protesters.

Saudi continues to raise production output regardless of current prices.Oil production in March averaged 10.3 million barrels per day, an increase from the 9.6 million bpd from the first two months of this year.

Saudi Arabia's oil minister claims expected annual growth by up to 1 million barrels per day

Iranian media said. is advocating a boycott on oil from Saudi Arabia to rob the government

This article describes the war of oil production between North American Countries and Saudi Arabia. Mentioning different production tactics by these countries & their effect on the future of oil

Saudi stock index fell 0.9 percent after Iran's nuclear deal with world powers fuelled concern about a further decline in oil prices

Iran's supreme leader warned Saudi Arabia that its military intervention in Yemen would end in military defeat

"Meet the flower men of Saudi Arabia: They've lived in a remote mountain fortresses for 2,000 years (but don't be fooled by the head-dresses - they are so violent even the police are scared of them)"

Saudi Arabia Minister blames the recent decline in oil prices on speculators and lack of cooperation between oil leaders. They are refusing to cut down on their oil production and state "the best thing for everybody is to let the most efficient produce."

This article, from the Times, discusses the transition seen in Saudi Arabia after the death of Kind Abdullah. It specifically discusses the story of a woman, named Loujain Al Hathloul, who drove illegally and was stopped by police. The police took her passport and refused to let her drive. She took to Twitter about the experience as she sat for about a day in her car until she was arrested.

This article is about Saudi Arabia announcing women to not join in protest regarding the law banning women from driving. Although there are many leaders trying to change the law, many other leaders want to enforce it. There is a thought that if women want drive they will have interactions with men that they should not.