Saudi Arabia
Qatar and Saudi Arabia at odds over Shater’s nomination
Opinion
April 6, 2012
Qatar and Saudi Arabia at odds over Shater’s nomination
The Muslim Brotherhood’s surprise announcement nominating Khairat al-Shater for the presidency has ruffled feathers not only in Egypt but also…
Gulf pledges of financial help late, shrouded in secrecy
Business
April 4, 2012
Gulf pledges of financial help late, shrouded in secrecy
Over a year ago, Gulf leaders pledged loan, grant and investment packages to rescue Egypt from financial disaster during its…
Saudi considers letting girls play school sport, report says
World
April 3, 2012
Saudi considers letting girls play school sport, report says
Saudi Arabia is considering letting girls play sports at school, a senior education official was quoted as saying on Monday,…
Saudi Arabia: Revolutionaries without a revolution
Opinion
April 2, 2012
Saudi Arabia: Revolutionaries without a revolution
The contemporary Saudi-led counterrevolution, fierce as it has been throughout the Arab world, is perhaps most relentless inside the Kingdom’s…
Syria conference: Gulf countries to fund rebels
World
April 1, 2012
Syria conference: Gulf countries to fund rebels
ISTANBUL — Participants at a conference on Syria say Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries are creating a multimillion-dollar fund…
Clinton, Saudi Arabia explore Syria crisis
World
March 30, 2012
Clinton, Saudi Arabia explore Syria crisis
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton sought to work out a unified strategy on the…
Saudi Arabia says will act to push down oil prices
World
March 29, 2012
Saudi Arabia says will act to push down oil prices
Saudi Arabia will act to bring down oil prices, Saudi oil minister Ali Naimi said in the Financial Times newspaper…
Saudi diplomat kidnapped in south Yemen
World
March 28, 2012
Saudi diplomat kidnapped in south Yemen
ADEN — Saudi Arabia's deputy consul in Yemen's southern port city of Aden was seized by unknown gunmen outside his…
Butane gas arrives from Saudi Arabia
Egypt
March 27, 2012
Butane gas arrives from Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has provided Egypt with 6,400 tons of butane gas in an attempt to ease the fuel shortage in…
Report: Iran working with Shia rebels in north, south Yemen
World
March 25, 2012
Report: Iran working with Shia rebels in north, south Yemen
DUBAI — Washington believes Iran is working with Shia Muslim rebels in northern Yemen and secessionists in the country's south to expand its influence at the…