Saudi Arabia
Qatar losing Mideast ground to Saudi diplomacy: experts
Egypt
July 10, 2013
Qatar losing Mideast ground to Saudi diplomacy: experts
DUBAI - Qatar, a key supporter of Islamists who rose to power in Arab Spring countries, is losing ground in…
Obama speaks with UAE Crown Prince, Qatar Emir about Egypt concerns
Egypt
July 10, 2013
Obama speaks with UAE Crown Prince, Qatar Emir about Egypt concerns
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama on Tuesday spoke by phone to two Middle Eastern allies - Crown Prince Mohammed bin…
Saudi smashes ‘sinful’ horse statues on cleric’s orders
World
June 12, 2013
Saudi smashes ‘sinful’ horse statues on cleric’s orders
RIYADH- Ultra-conservative Saudi Arabia has smashed sculptures of horses erected on a roundabout in the southwest after the kingdom's top…
Prominent Saudi preacher calls on popular singer to retire
Culture
June 11, 2013
Prominent Saudi preacher calls on popular singer to retire
A prominent Saudi Muslim preacher has demanded Emirati star Ahlam, one of the Gulf’s most popular singers, retire from singing…
Egypt-Saudi Arabia trade up by 20%, says ambassador
Business
April 15, 2013
Egypt-Saudi Arabia trade up by 20%, says ambassador
Bilateral trade between Egypt and Saudi Arabia grew by 20 percent last year in transactions worth US$30 billion, said Egyptian…
Saudi Shias fear new unrest after spy arrests
World
April 10, 2013
Saudi Shias fear new unrest after spy arrests
QATIF, Saudi Arabia — Al-Awamiyah is a small village of shabby houses, narrow streets and dilapidated palm groves that has…
Britain urges Saudi Arabia not to paralyse convict
World
April 4, 2013
Britain urges Saudi Arabia not to paralyse convict
Britain on Thursday urged Saudi Arabia not to carry out the "grotesque" punishment of paralysis for a man whose alleged…
Saudi sentences Indonesian maid to death for murder
World
March 18, 2013
Saudi sentences Indonesian maid to death for murder
A Saudi court sentenced an Indonesian housemaid to death after she was convicted of murdering her employers' four-year-old child, the…
HRW, Amnesty urge Saudis to halt execution of 7 men
World
March 5, 2013
HRW, Amnesty urge Saudis to halt execution of 7 men
Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International urged Saudi authorities to halt Tuesday's scheduled executions of seven young men condemned for…
Egyptian reportedly shot dead by Saudi police
Egypt
March 4, 2013
Egyptian reportedly shot dead by Saudi police
A Beni Suef resident was shot dead by police in Saudi Arabia on Monday. The family of the victim, Mohamed…