Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia grants Egypt $100 mn loan for power station
Business
November 25, 2015
Saudi Arabia grants Egypt $100 mn loan for power station
Saudi Arabia's permanent representative in the Arab League and Saudi Ambassador to Cairo, Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Qattan, has announced that…
Syrian opposition say working towards Saudi meet, but no date set
Middle East
November 20, 2015
Syrian opposition say working towards Saudi meet, but no date set
Syrian opposition figures said on Friday efforts were under way to hold a conference in Saudi Arabia aimed at unifying…
ANHRI condemns death sentence against poet in Saudi Arabia
World
November 20, 2015
ANHRI condemns death sentence against poet in Saudi Arabia
The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) condemned sentencing Palestinian poet and visual artist Ashraf Fayyad to death on…
Yemen Qaeda attacks leave 12 soldiers, 19 jihadists dead: army
Middle East
November 20, 2015
Yemen Qaeda attacks leave 12 soldiers, 19 jihadists dead: army
Al-Qaeda launched simultaneous attacks on two army positions in southeastern Yemen early Friday that left 12 soldiers and 19 jihadists…
Saudi Wahhabi dilemma in spotlight after Paris attack
Middle East
November 18, 2015
Saudi Wahhabi dilemma in spotlight after Paris attack
Saudi Arabia's harsh religious tradition is seen by many outsiders — and some Saudi liberals — as a root cause…
Umra pilgrimage prices up 15%
Egypt
November 17, 2015
Umra pilgrimage prices up 15%
Prices for the voluntary Islamic Umra pilgrimage have risen by 15 percent, according to Bassel al-Sisi, head of the religious…
US approves $1.29 bn sale of smart bombs to Saudi Arabia
Middle East
November 17, 2015
US approves $1.29 bn sale of smart bombs to Saudi Arabia
The US State Department has approved the sale of US$1.29 billion (849.12 million pounds) in smart bombs to Saudi Arabia…
UK man who ‘faced Saudi lashing’ over alcohol returns home
Middle East
November 11, 2015
UK man who ‘faced Saudi lashing’ over alcohol returns home
A British man imprisoned in Saudi Arabia for breaking anti-alcohol laws has returned to Britain, the foreign ministry said on…
UK to halt arms exports to Saudi if humanitarian laws broken: foreign minister
Middle East
November 11, 2015
UK to halt arms exports to Saudi if humanitarian laws broken: foreign minister
The Foreign Secretary said it would halt weapons exports to Saudi Arabia if investigations found Riyadh had breached international humanitarian…
Executions in Saudi Arabia at a 20-year peak: Amnesty
Middle East
November 10, 2015
Executions in Saudi Arabia at a 20-year peak: Amnesty
Saudi Arabia has executed at least 151 people this year, the most since 1995 and far above the annual figure…