for questions about claims based in Saudi Arabia, or limited to Saudi Arabia.
Questions tagged [saudi-arabia]
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Does Saudi Arabia have 100,000 tents equipped with air-conditioning systems sitting empty in the desert?
This video by Rebel Media claims at 4.10:
Saudi Arabia has 100,000 air-conditioned tents sitting empty in the desert. They can hold half a million people ...
Is it true?
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Is Saudi Arabia funding 200 mosques but not accepting any refugees?
Has Saudi Arabia announced it'll build 200 mosques for those fleeing fighting in Syria and Iraq, but won't accept any refugees?
Example claim: "Saudi Arabia Offers to Build 200 Mosques for Syrians in Germany", Frontpage Mag
Why will the Saudis…
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Is it legal for a Muslim husband to beat his wife in Saudi Arabia?
Today on the 700 Club’s “Bring It On” segment where viewers ask Robertson questions, one man wondered how he should go about repairing his marriage with a wife who “insults” him and once tried to attack him.
“Well, you could become a Muslim and you…
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Did the Saudi mufti issue a fatwa saying that men can eat their wives?
According to some news reports, a leading Muslim leader in Saudi Arabia has permitted men to eat their wives (the whole thing, or only part if that's all they need) if they get hungry enough. This is apparently the mufti Abdul Aziz ibn Abdullah…
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Has Saudi Arabia announced plans for a women-only city?
There's been reports of announced plans for a women-only city in Saudi Arabia. For example: Saudi Arabia plans new city for women workers only from The Guardian.
Al Arabiya claimed (on August 15, 2012) that the press release stated the city would…
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Is this graphic comparing punishments between ISIS and Saudi Arabia accurate?
I found the following image on a reddit thread.
How accurate is this comparison?
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Was Omar Borkan Al Gala removed from Saudi Arabia for being "too handsome"?
Several news sources reported that 3 men were deported from Saudi Arabia in early April because they were "too handsome."
Now "fashion photographer, actor, and poet" Omar Borkan Al Gala is reported to have been one of the individuals kicked out of…
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Did Saudi Grand Mufti Abdul Aziz claim the earth is flat?
According to various social media posts (eg one and two and google search shows many results with the meme), Ibn Baz said the following in 1993:
Transcript:
"The earth is flat. Whoever claims it is round is an atheis deserving of punishment" -…
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Is the United States now the largest oil producer?
It is claimed that the United States now produces more oil than Saudi Arabia:
Total crude oil production in the US, including liquids separated from natural gas, was the highest compared to all other countries in the first quarter of this year,…
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Is sex slavery active in the Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates?
In Iran (as a neighbor of these countries from the north of Persian Gulf) it is common to hear claims that sex slavery is active in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. You can find some samples of these news such as the following:
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Are imported, machine slaughtered meats served to pilgrims in Mecca?
I recently received this message on whatsapp:
A warning to those Intending to perform Umrah or Hajj
Mufti Abdullah Nana, the founding member of the Halal Advocates of
America, says:
"I can personally verify that machine slaughtered chicken, meat…
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Has Saudi Arabia banned 50 names?
I came across an article by The Independent claiming that 50 names were banned in Saudi Arabia for a variety of reasons. An older article from arabnews.com claims that the story was made up.
What evidence exists to confirm or deny the original…
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Is Saudi Arabia hosting ~2.5 million Syrian refugees?
After being criticized for not doing enough to help refugees, Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs declared that they have been helping after all. Among others, it specifically claims that it has taken more than 2.5 million Syrians.
The…
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Is Russia's fiscal break-even price for oil around half of Saudi Arabia's?
According to the philosopher John Gray (Why this crisis is a turning point in history):
An increasing influence on the EU will come from Russia. In the struggle with the Saudis that triggered the oil price collapse in March 2020, Putin has played…
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Did Saudi Arabia deposit 1 billion dollars to pay the US for troop presence?
President Trump said this to Fox News’ Laura Ingraham:
I said to Saudi Arabia - we have a very good relationship with Saudi Arabia - I said “Listen, you’re a very rich country. You want more troops? I’m going to send them to you, but you’ve got to…
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