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airapets
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 Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2017 4:00 pm Post subject: Safety in Saudi Arabia |
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It has been reported that a missle was intercepted just outside of Riyadh which had been launched by rebels in Yemen. Has there been any coverage of this in Saudi Arabia? How has the media covered it?
I had recently been considering returning to Saudi Arabia to work, but this has been quite off-putting, to say the least. |
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nomad soul
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| Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2017 4:46 pm Post subject: |
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It's a global news story and has been similarly covered by the news media in pretty much every country in the region, including Saudi Arabia.
There's no way to predict potential safety issues (as some expats experienced years ago with the Arab Spring). If you're greatly worried about your personal security, then consider working elsewhere for a while. |
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airapets
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| Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2017 8:54 pm Post subject: The media within Saudi Arabia |
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| NomadSoul, I already clearly see how media around the world is covering it. I was asking how it is being covered within Saudi Arabia. |
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veiledsentiments
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| Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2017 12:00 am Post subject: |
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Of much more significance is the current palace coup by the son of the king...
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hash
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| Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2017 1:34 am Post subject: Re: The media within Saudi Arabia |
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| airapets wrote: |
| NomadSoul, I already clearly see how media around the world is covering it. I was asking how it is being covered within Saudi Arabia. |
You can get a pretty good idea of what's being said and what's happening in KSA in English, at least officially, by accessing the newspaper the Arab News at www.arabnews.com. Unless you can read Arabic, that's probably the best immediate source of KSA news available.
You mentioned you had been in KSA before so I'm surprised you are unaware of this. The Arab News has been around for decades. |
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sicklyman
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| Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2017 9:23 am Post subject: |
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if you're worried about being hit by a missile, stay at home under the duvet 
far more serious concerns about safety in Saudi than missiles! |
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siologen
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| Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2017 9:29 am Post subject: re: interesting... |
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| far more serious concerns about safety in Saudi than missiles! |
Care to elaborate on? Are you referring to the strict punishments for crimes, and/or the risk of terrorism? |
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nomad soul
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| Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2017 1:59 pm Post subject: Re: re: interesting... |
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| siologen wrote: |
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| far more serious concerns about safety in Saudi than missiles! |
Care to elaborate on? Are you referring to the strict punishments for crimes, and/or the risk of terrorism? |
Just follow the latest news. KSA has been a top story. |
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sicklyman
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| Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2017 5:57 pm Post subject: |
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| er I was thinking simply of the mundane business of getting to and from work |
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