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March 4, 2021, 6:30 AM
Yemen's Houthi rebels claim missile hits Saudi oil facility
Yemen’s Houthi rebels say they struck a Saudi oil facility in the port city of Jiddah on Thursday, the latest in a series of airborne assaults the group has claimed against the kingdom amid the grinding war in Yemen
March 4, 2021, 6:30 AM
February 28, 2021, 5:12 PM
'(Biden) missed opportunity to rethink the alliance' with Saudi Arabia: Fred Hiatt
George Stephanopoulos interviews Washington Post editorial page editor Fred Hiatt.
February 28, 2021, 5:12 PM
February 28, 2021, 3:14 PM
Saudi Arabia says it intercepts missile attack over capital
The missile attack over capital was allegedly launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels.
February 28, 2021, 3:14 PM
February 23, 2021, 10:18 PM
Sand covers snow after storm in Saudi Arabia
Stunning footage shows snow and sand in the desert near the Tabuk region.
February 23, 2021, 10:18 PM
February 11, 2021, 3:40 PM
Loujain al-Hathloul, prominent Saudi women's rights activist, released from prison after 1001 days
Saudi women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul was released from prison on Wednesday, but advocates warn she is still not completely free.
February 11, 2021, 3:40 PM
1 month ago
As Biden reviews US-Saudi relations, pressure rises to remake ties over Khashoggi killing, Yemen war
As President Joe Biden reviews U.S.-Saudi relations, pressure rises to remake ties over Khashoggi killing, Yemen war
1 month ago
2 months ago
Qatar ruler lands in Saudi Arabia for summit to end blockade
Qatar’s ruling emir has arrived in Saudi Arabia to attend a high-level summit of Arab leaders, following an announcement that the kingdom would end its yearslong embargo on the tiny Gulf state
2 months ago
2 months ago
Saudi women's rights activist sentenced to nearly 6 years
One of Saudi Arabia's most prominent women's rights activists has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison under a vaguely worded counter-terrorism law
2 months ago
3 months ago
Dubai's troubled theme park operator to go private
A Dubai government-backed holding company has made a formal bid to buy out the city’s struggling theme park operator
3 months ago
3 months ago
'External source' causes oil tanker blast off Saudi Arabia
A shipping firm says an explosion on a tanker off Saudi Arabia’s port of Jiddah was caused by the ship being “hit from an external source.”
3 months ago
3 months ago
Saudi prince strongly criticizes Israel at Bahrain summit
A prominent Saudi prince has offered harsh criticism of Israel at a Bahrain security summit that included the virtual participation of Israel’s foreign minister
3 months ago
4 months ago
Saudi man arrested after stabbing guard at French Consulate
Saudi Arabia’s state-run news agency is reporting that a Saudi man has been detained after stabbing and slightly wounding a guard at the French Consulate in the city of Jiddah
4 months ago
7 months ago
Pompeo says 'full' vindication, but watchdog report finds fault with emergency Saudi arms sales
The report from the State Department's beleaguered Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has been highly anticipated.
7 months ago
7 months ago
Federal suit filed against Saudi crown prince by ex-official
A former top Saudi counterterrorism official has filed a federal lawsuit in the United States against Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, alleging the royal tried to find, trap and kill him on U.S. and Canadian soil
7 months ago
7 months ago
Saudi Arabia holds socially distanced hajj in Mecca
A severely limited number of pilgrims begin hajj rituals with COVID-19 control measures in place in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
7 months ago
8 months ago
Saudi Arabia: Hajj will see at most 'thousands' due to virus
A Saudi official says the hajj pilgrimage, which usually draws more than 2 million Muslims from all over the world, will only see at the most “thousands” of pilgrims next month due to the coronavirus pandemic
8 months ago
8 months ago
Saudi Arabia to hold 'very limited' hajj due to virus
Saudi Arabia says this year’s hajj will not be canceled, but that due to the coronavirus only “very limited numbers” of people will be allowed to perform the major Muslim pilgrimage
8 months ago
9 months ago
World Trade Organization: Saudis facilitated sports piracy
The World Trade Organization has ruled Saudi Arabia failed to stop a broadcasting operation pirating sports coverage and blocked moves to shut it down in a proxy of the Gulf economic and diplomatic dispute with Qatar
9 months ago
9 months ago
Saudi police: 6 killed in shootout dispute between families
A shootout in a southwestern province in Saudi Arabia has killed six people and wounded three
9 months ago
10 months ago
Billionaire Saudi banking tycoon dead at 79, family says
Billionaire Saudi businessman Saleh Abdullah Kamel, who founded the banking and real estate conglomerate Dallah Albaraka Group, has died at the age of 79
10 months ago
10 months ago
Democrats: Fired watchdog was looking into Saudi arms sale
Congressional Democrats say the State Department inspector general whom President Donald Trump fired last week was investigating possible impropriety in a massive arms sale to Saudi Arabia last year
10 months ago
10 months ago
Saudi Aramco Q1 profits of $16B as virus impacts earnings
The kingdom's energy producer's profits were down 25% on last year.
10 months ago
10 months ago
Saudi Arabia eyes more moves in time of pandemic, oil woes
Saudi Arabia has begun taking modest steps to improve its human rights record as it tries to navigate the coronavirus pandemic and the fallout from plunging oil prices that have rankled the United States
10 months ago
10 months ago
Saudi Arabia ends death penalty for minors and floggings
One of the kingdom’s most controversial forms of public punishment is ended.
10 months ago
10 months ago
On anniversary of Saudi mass execution, families plead for return of their loved ones' remains
It has been a year since 37 people were executed on a single day in Saudi Arabia. Advocates say their bodies have not been returned to family.
10 months ago
1 year ago
Saudi Arabia sharply rebukes Russia over oil price collapse
Saudi Arabia has sharply criticized Russia over what it described as Moscow blaming the kingdom for the collapse in global energy prices
1 year ago
1 year ago
Saudi Arabia to slash spending by 5% as oil prices fall
The 5% cuts amounts to about $13.3 billion.
1 year ago
1 year ago
Saudi women's driving activist on trial almost 2 years after ban was lifted
The trial of Loujain al-Hathloul, 30, held its first open hearing in Riyadh today. She campaigned to overturn the ban on women's driving.
1 year ago
1 year ago
Saudi Arabia increases oil output to record high
Saudi Arabia’s state-run oil giant Saudi Aramco says it will increase its oil production to 12.3 million barrels a day in April, a record amount
1 year ago
1 year ago
Saudi Arabia, Israel tighten restrictions to counter virus
Saudi Arabia has closed off air and sea travel to 14 countries affected by the new coronavirus while Israel announced plans to place anyone arriving from overseas into home quarantine
1 year ago
1 year ago
Saudi Arabia bans citizens and residents from performing Muslim pilgrimage in Mecca over fears about new virus
Saudi Arabia bans citizens and residents from performing Muslim pilgrimage in Mecca over fears about new virus
1 year ago
1 year ago
Saudis' arrest of 2 princes called a warning to royal family
The arrest of two senior princes in Saudi Arabia had triggered speculation about King Salman's health, or even a possible coup attempt
1 year ago
1 year ago
WSJ: Saudis arrest 2 princes for allegedly plotting coup
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Saudi officials have arrested two members of the royal family for allegedly plotting to oust King Salman and the son he has designated to succeed him, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
1 year ago
1 year ago
Touring US troops to Saudi Arabia, Pompeo touts 'maximum pressure' on Iran amid heightened tensions
Ahead of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's latest visit to Saudi Arabia, top lawmakers urged him to raise the case an American citizen who has been reportedly tortured.
1 year ago
1 year ago
Pompeo in Saudi Arabia for visit focused on Iranian threats
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has met with Saudi Arabia's King Salman and the crown prince in a visit focused primarily on discussing security issues and threats from regional rival Iran
1 year ago
1 year ago
Pompeo to raise case of US doctor on trial in Saudi Arabia
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he will raise the issue of human rights during his upcoming visit to Saudi Arabia
1 year ago
1 year ago
Saudi foreign minister: No meeting planned with Netanyahu
Israeli media had speculated that a meeting was on the cards.
1 year ago
1 year ago
Saudi foreign minister dismisses Bezo hacking allegations
He said it was "absurd" that the U.N. was accusing the crown prince of hacking the Amazon founder in May 2018 through Whatsapp.
1 year ago
1 year ago
US military training for Saudi students could resume soon
The Pentagon says that U.S. training for more than 800 Saudi Arabian military students could be restarted “in the coming days
1 year ago
1 year ago
Saudi Arabia executed record number of prisoners in 2019: Report
Saudi Arabia executed record number of prisoners in 2019, a year which saw the kingdom come under scrutiny for its human rights record.
1 year ago
1 year ago
US sends home nearly two dozen Saudi cadets after shooting
The move comes after a Saudi Air Force officer shot 3 U.S. sailors dead.
1 year ago
1 year ago
Saudi security says 2 men shot dead were planning an attack
Saudi Arabia says two men who were shot and killed last week by security officers had been planning a terrorist attack and were armed with explosives and a car bomb
1 year ago
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Saudi court sentences Yemeni to death for attacking dancers
A Saudi court ruled that a Yemeni man be executed for wounding two dancers.
1 year ago
1 year ago
Saudi Arabia cuts loose with bevy of models and a rave
The conservative kingdom has been trying to rebrand itself.
1 year ago
1 year ago
Saudi restaurants no longer need to segregate women and men
Saudi Arabia takes another step to end decades of conservative restrictions.
1 year ago
1 year ago
Clash on the Dunes: Saudi Arabia fights to overcome criticism, controversy with heavyweight bout
Saturday's highly anticipated rematch for the heavyweight champion of the world will take place in a location that has shocked fans and caused controversy: Saudi Arabia.
1 year ago
1 year ago
Activists: Saudi Arabia detains 8 in sustained crackdown
Saudi Arabia detains at least 8 intellectuals and former bloggers in a fresh wave of arrests targeting people with links to reformers
1 year ago
1 year ago
Saudi Arabia formally starts IPO of oil firm Saudi Aramco
Saudi Arabia formally announces start of its initial public offering of the state-run oil giant Saudi Aramco
1 year ago
1 year ago
Report: Saudi Aramco shares to start trading in December
Saudi-owned TV channel says initial public offering of state oil giant Saudi Aramco planned for December
1 year ago
1 year ago
US to ask NATO to pay more to protect Saudi Arabia from Iran
Defense Secretary Mark Esper says he will urge allies later this week to contribute more to the defense of Saudi Arabia and the Gulf region to counter threats from Iran
1 year ago