Saudi Arabia

9/11: Secret Congressional Report to Clear Saudi Arabia of Any Responsibility

A secret congressional report into the 9/11 attacks will clear Saudi Arabia of any responsibility if it will be published,…

8 years ago

Red Sea Bridge to Connect Saudi Arabia and Egypt

A bridge linking Saudi Arabia to Egypt will be built over the Red Sea, King Salman has announced. In a…

9 years ago

Oil Prices Fall on Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s Comments

Oil prices have plunged after Saudi Arabia said it would freeze production only if other major producers did the same.…

9 years ago

Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr Execution: Saudi Arabia Severs Diplomatic Ties with Iran

Saudi Arabia has decided to break off diplomatic ties with Iran, amid a row over the execution of Shia Muslim…

9 years ago

Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr Execution: Iran Says Saudi Arabia Will Face Divine Revenge

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has warned that Saudi Arabia will face "divine revenge" for its execution of Shia…

9 years ago

Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr Execution Sparks Anger and Protests in Shia Communities

The execution of Saudi Arabia’s prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr has sparked anger and protests in Shia communities across…

9 years ago

Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr: Top Shia Cleric Executed in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr has been executed, the interior ministry said. Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr was among…

9 years ago

Saudi Arabia: ISIS Kills Five People at Shias Mourning in Saihat

At least 5 people have been killed and nine wounded in an attack on a Shia gathering hall in Saihat,…

9 years ago

Saudi Arabia Cuts State Spending After Oil Price Collapse

Saudi Arabia government has decided to cut spending and delay some state projects after the recent decline in the price…

9 years ago

Who Is Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud?

Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud, a Self-proclaimed "Warren Buffett of Arabia" was born in 1955. He is the nephew…

9 years ago

Prince Alwaleed bin Talal of Saudi Arabia Donates $32 Billion Wealth to Philantropy

Prince Alwaleed bin Talal of Saudi Arabia has announced he will donate his $32 billion personal fortune to philantropy. The…

9 years ago

Yemen President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi gets Saudi refuge

Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi has left his refuge in Aden under Saudi protection and arrived in Saudi Arabia's…

10 years ago

Oil prices surge after Saudi Arabia and allies launch air strikes on Houthi fighters in Yemen

Oil prices rose by almost 6% after Saudi Arabia and its allies launched air strikes on Houthi rebel targets in…

10 years ago

Countries that hate Valentine’s Day

In some parts of the world like Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Malaysia or Indonesia, celebrating Valentine's Day with flowers, chocolates or…

10 years ago

Zacarias Moussaoui: 9/11 plotter accuses Saudi royals of funding al-Qaeda attacks

9/11 terrorist Zacarias Moussaoui has claimed members of the Saudi royal family helped fund the 2001 attacks. Al-Qaeda’s Zacarias Moussaoui,…

10 years ago

Barack Obama arrives in Saudi Arabia to pay respects to late King Abdullah

President Barack Obama is visiting Saudi Arabia’s new King Abdullah after the death of King Abdullah. Barack Obama cut short…

10 years ago

King Abdullah laid to rest in unmarked grave in Riyadh public cemetery

Late King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia was buried on January 23 in an unmarked grave in a public cemetery in…

10 years ago

King Abdullah funeral: World leaders gather in Saudi Arabia to pay respects

World leaders gather in Saudi Arabia to pay their respects in person after the death of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz…

10 years ago

Prince Mohammed bin Nayef becomes second in line to Saudi throne

King Salman of Saudi Arabia has appointed his nephew, Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, as deputy crown prince. The powerful interior…

10 years ago

King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia suffers from pneumonia

King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia is suffering from pneumonia and has been breathing with the aid of a tube, Saudi…

10 years ago

John Kerry arrives in Saudi Arabia to build coalition against ISIS

Secretary of State John Kerry has arrived in Saudi Arabia to meet key Arab leaders, as he tries to build…

10 years ago

King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia warns of terrorist threat to Europe and US

King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has warned that extremists could attack Europe and the US if there is not a…

10 years ago

Ebola outbreak: Suspected patient dies in Saudi Arabia

A Saudi man who was suspected of contracting Ebola disease in Sierra Leone has died at a hospital in Jeddah,…

10 years ago

MERS virus: Saudi Arabia confirms 282 deaths

Saudi Arabia has confirmed that 282 people have been killed by the MERS virus, almost 100 more than initially thought.…

10 years ago

Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and UAE ambassadors withdrawn from Qatar

Three Gulf countries have withdrawn their ambassadors from Qatar amid accusations that it has meddled in internal affairs. Saudi Arabia,…

11 years ago