Saudi Arabia

Republicans join Democrats to rebuke Trump's 'emergency' $8B arms sale to Saudis, Emiratis

Congress moves ahead with plans to block Trump's $8 billion arms deal with Saudis, Emiratis after grilling a State Department official on the decision to bypass them.

Saudi youth, arrested at 13, faces possible execution

4 Saudi oil tankers targeted in Persian Gulf amid tension with Iran

The incident came just days after the U.S. warned commercial vessels that Iran could target sea traffic; there is no evidence Iran was involved.

2 Saudi oil tankers attacked off United Arab Emirates coast

Saudi Arabia claims the two ships were targeted in "sabotage operations."

2 Saudi Arabia oil tankers 'sabotaged'

ABC News' Martha Raddatz reports on what the attack off the coast of the United Arab Emirates could mean for global oil supplies.

Incredible timelapse of moon setting in Saudi Arabia

Timelapse captures shadows the setting moon cast in Saudi Arabia and a view of the stars above the Sharaan mountains.

Saudi prince's trip to China highlighted by $10 billion petrochemical deal

China was the last stop on the Saudi Prince’s economic goodwill tour of Asia.

Senator asks White House for answers to help bring alleged killer back to the US

The Saudi government is believed to have helped a student accused of killing a Portland teenager escape back to Saudi Arabia.

Saudi man charged with hit-and-run flees the US

Federal officials believe the Saudi government helped him escape.

Pompeo, Mattis to brief Senate amid push to punish Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi, Yemen

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary James Mattis will brief the Senate Wednesday on Saudi Arabia and Yemen, amid calls to penalize the Saudis.

Though Khashoggi never suspected he might be in mortal danger, he was apprehensive about visiting the consulate

Friend of Jamal Khashoggi: Journalist killed in 'a barbaric way'

The friend shared what Turkish security officials had told him of the journalist who disappeared after entering a Saudi consulate.

Women in Saudi Arabia now allowed to drive after longstanding ban lifted

The longstanding ban on women driving was lifted at midnight on June 24, allowing women to no longer need to rely on men to move around.

Saudi women hit the road, but look ahead to the next fight

ABC News' Molly Hunter and Rym Momtaz take a look at what's next for women in the conservative kingdom.

'It will change my life': Saudi women get ready to drive this weekend

Saudi Arabia has allowed women to drive starting June 24th.

Women in Saudi Arabia to gain new opportunities with changing social restrictions

Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman hopes to change the perception of Saudi Arabia as a country stuck in the past.

What life is like now for women in Saudi Arabia: Reporter's Notebook

This was my second time in Riyadh in six months and I could feel it had changed even a little more than the last time.

Saudi crown prince kicks off controversial, blockbuster global tour that includes US

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is in London for a blockbuster three-day state visit, his first global tour since taking office that will include the U.S.

Saudi flirting before social media

Bound by strict gender segregation, Saudis turned cars into flirting vehicles before social media.

Rap concerts taking place in Saudi Arabia

Unimaginable just a year ago, concerts, with women and men attending, are now taking place in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi women take to the races

Saudi women have to wait until June to drive on the streets, but they're already whizzing around a race track.

Saudi Arabia allows women to attend soccer match

Saudi Arabia to reopen cinemas that have been banned since the 1980s, says crown prince

ANALYSIS: How the US helped to defuse Saudi Arabia's dangerous gambit with Lebanon

Who is the Saudi crown prince who has been arresting cousins and consolidating power?

Saudi women to be allowed into sports stadiums next year

They will only be able to sit in so-called family section.

Saudi interior minister says allowing women to drive will 'transform traffic safety'

Women in Saudi Arabia got the right to drive, but they still can't do these things

Here are 13 things -- among others -- women in Saudi Arabia cannot do freely due to the country's strict laws and guardianship policies.

Saudi Arabia to let women drive

The conservative kingdom is lifting its ban on women driving starting in June 2018 after years of criticism by human rights groups.

Saudi Arabia to let women drive

For the first time, women will be allowed to drive in the restrictive country.

US Halts Some Weapons Sales to Saudi Arabia Over Concern About Casualties in Yemen

Senate to Vote This Week on $1.15 Billion Arms Deal With Saudi Arabia

Concerned over casualties in Yemen, Senators force a vote on Saudi arms deal.

Lawmakers Push to Block Saudi Arms Sale as Casualties Mount in Yemen

Reports of civilian casualties continue to emerge from Yemen.

US Gives Preliminary Approval for Sale of Military Equipment to Saudi Arabia Worth $1.15B

The State Department gave its approval of the sale to Congress.

UN Chief Slams Saudi Pressure That Led to Removal From Children in Conflict Blacklist

The report said that Saudi-led coalition in the Yemen killed children.

What's Straining America's Relationship With Saudi Arabia

Five things straining U.S.-Saudi relations ahead of the president's visit.