Saudi Arabia
Saudi FM in first visit to Cairo
Egypt
May 31, 2015
Saudi FM in first visit to Cairo
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubair arrived in Cairo Sunday for his first visit to Egypt since his appointment late April. Diplomatic…
Saudi Arabia says four killed in foiled attack on Dammam mosque
Middle East
May 29, 2015
Saudi Arabia says four killed in foiled attack on Dammam mosque
Four people were killed when a car exploded near a Shi'ite mosque in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, on Friday, but authorities…
Two Saudi border guards die in Yemen shelling
Middle East
May 28, 2015
Two Saudi border guards die in Yemen shelling
Two Saudi border guards have been killed and five others wounded by shellfire on the frontier with Yemen, official media…
Saudi beheads 88th person, exceeding last year’s total
Middle East
May 26, 2015
Saudi beheads 88th person, exceeding last year’s total
The number of people beheaded in Saudi Arabia this year overtook the total for all of 2014 on Tuesday, despite…
Writer: Saudi king not currently interested in Egypt events
Egypt
May 26, 2015
Writer: Saudi king not currently interested in Egypt events
The Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz is not currently interested in what is happening in Egypt, but is rather more…
Losses of LE150 million expected from ‘Umrah crisis’
Business
May 26, 2015
Losses of LE150 million expected from ‘Umrah crisis’
Eight Saudi travel agencies have been closed by Saudi authorities and 153 Egyptian travel agencies that once worked with them…
Tourism Ministry rushes to resolve Umrah issues
Egypt
May 25, 2015
Tourism Ministry rushes to resolve Umrah issues
The Tourism Ministry and the Chamber of Tourism have declared a state of emergency to resolve the problem that has…
Saudi Arabia identifies bomber of Shi’ite mosque
Middle East
May 24, 2015
Saudi Arabia identifies bomber of Shi’ite mosque
Saudi authorities said on Saturday that the suicide bomber who bombed the Shi'ite mosque on Friday in Qatif city, leaving…
Saudi clerics urge calm as village hit by Islamic State seethes
Middle East
May 24, 2015
Saudi clerics urge calm as village hit by Islamic State seethes
Saudi Arabia's top Sunni cleric on Saturday branded a deadly attack on Shi'ite Muslims a bid to sow chaos, after…
UPDATE: Suicide bomber strikes Saudi Shi’ite mosque, many dead or wounded
Egypt
May 22, 2015
UPDATE: Suicide bomber strikes Saudi Shi’ite mosque, many dead or wounded
A suicide bomber blew himself up at a Shi'ite mosque in eastern Saudi Arabia during Friday prayers, residents said, and…