Saudi Arabia unemployment rate climbs to 12.7 percent
Saudi Arabia’s unemployment rate rose to 12.7 percent in the first quarter of 2017, continuing its steady climb as the economy grapples with the fallout Read more
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BREAKING : Police arrest Saudi prince
Police said on Thursday a Saudi prince was arrested after a video that appeared to show him assaulting a bloodied man stoked outrage online. The Read more
Saudi King Salman changes the kingdom’s tradition, decrees sack of crown prince
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has promoted his 31-year-old son Mohammed bin Salman to crown prince, making him next in line to the throne while also Read more
Twenty five killed in Saudi air strikes on Yemen market – health official
DUBAI (Reuters) – At least 25 Yemenis were killed when Saudi-led coalition aircraft struck a market in the northern Saada province, a local health official Read more
No regional stability without Iran says Rouhani
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday stability could not be achieved in the Middle East without Tehran’s help, responding to criticism of the Islamic Read more
Breaking: Trump, Saudi King Salman Sign a Nearly $110-Billion Defense Deal
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA — Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdulaziz and U.S. President Donald Trump signed nearly $110 billion in agreements Saturday to bolster the military Read more
Trump recieves Saudi Arabia Highest Medal from King Salman
Earlier Saturday, King Salman presented President Trump with the kingdom’s highest civilian honor during a meeting at the Royal Court in the Saudi capital of Read more
King Salman ends Asia tour, returns to Saudi Arabia – agency
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman, who was on an official tour in Asia, has left China to head back to his kingdom, the Read more
State News Agency: Saudi Deputy Crown Prince to Meet Trump
Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman left Saudi Arabia on Monday for the United States for a visit scheduled to include talks with U.S. Read more
Saudi women want men die, pop video goes viral
A pop video that delivers a political and cultural message about women in Saudi Arabia and raises their oppression by menfolk has racked up close Read more
4 Released Guantanamo Detainees Arrive in Saudi Arabia
The Pentagon has identified the latest group of detainees released from the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as four Yemenis, all of whom Read more
Bin Laden’s son denied entry to Egypt
CAIRO (Reuters) – Osama bin Laden’s son Omar was refused entry to Egypt on Saturday, airport sources said, giving no reason why his name was Read more
US cuts arms sales to Saudi Arabia over Yemen conflict
The US has said it will limit arms sales to Saudi Arabia amid concerns over civilian casualties linked to air strikes in Yemen. Precision-guided weapons Read more
Transgender Saudi man speaks out publicly for first time to help others
By Ellen Wulfhorst LONDON, Dec 1 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – As a transgender man from Saudi Arabia, where his identity could see him jailed and Read more
Saudi-led coalition to start 48-hour truce in Yemen
CAIRO/DUBAI (Reuters) – A Saudi-led military coalition will start a 48 hour ceasefire in Yemen’s war at noon (0900 GMT) on Saturday, the official Saudi Read more
Saudi Arabia says arrests Islamic State suspects plotting attacks
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi authorities arrested a number of suspected Islamic State militants plotting to kill security officials and civilians and launch a car bomb Read more
Saudi Arabia executes one of it’s princes for murder allegation
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Saudi Arabia on Tuesday executed a member of the royal family for murder, the first time in four decades it had done Read more
Saudi forces down missile fired by Yemen’s Houthis – agency
DOHA (Reuters) – Saudi air defence forces shot down a ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi group toward Khamees Mushait city in the kingdom’s southwest Read more
Saudi planes kill mourners
Saudi-led warplanes killed at least 82 people when they struck mourners three times, at a hall in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Saturday. Among the Read more
McDonald’s set to sell Singapore, Malaysian franchise to Saudi company
McDonald’s is nearing a deal to sell 20-year franchise rights for its Singapore and Malaysia outlets to Saudi Arabia’s Reza group, in a transaction estimated Read more
Why Saudi Arabia dumped Islamic Calendar in pursuit of westernization
Saudi Arabia has dropped the Islamic lunar calendar and adopted the Gregorian calendar system for paying civil servants as part of an austerity measures regime. Read more
Saudis, Iran dash hopes for OPEC oil deal in Algeria
By Rania El Gamal, Alex Lawler and Vladimir Soldatkin ALGIERS (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia and Iran on Tuesday dashed hopes that OPEC oil producers could Read more
Saudi Arabia says arrests 17 Islamic State attack plotters
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has arrested 17 suspected Islamic State sympathisers accused of plotting attacks on religious officials, security forces, civilian districts and economic Read more
Gulf states condemn USA law letting 9/11 families sue Saudi Arabia
DUBAI (Reuters) – The Saudi-dominated Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on Monday condemned a law passed by the United States Congress last week that would allow Read more
Saudi Arabia’s top cleric Abdulaziz al-Sheikh says Iranians are “not Muslims”
(AFP, Riyadh ) – Saudi Arabia’s top cleric said Iranians are “not Muslims”, after Iran’s supreme leader launched a fresh tirade over the kingdom’s handling of Read more
In Saudi Arabia, Hajj Begins Amid Security Concerns, War of Words With Iran
More than 1.5 million Muslims from across the globe have converged on Saudi Arabia for the annual five-day Hajj. The pilgrimage is one of the Read more
U.S. House votes to allow Sept. 11 families to sue Saudi Arabia for damages
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation by voice vote on Friday that would allow the families of victims Read more
5 Saudi guards killed in clashes; 2 pilots die in Yemen
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Five Saudi border guards were killed in clashes along the Yemen border and two Saudi pilots died when their Apache Read more