Saudi Arabia

Hezbollah chief admits Iraq presence and calls on Middle East countries to join battle against Islamic State

Elsa Buchanan Feb 17, 2015

Saudi historian recommends bringing female foreign chauffeurs in the Kingdom to drive Saudi women around.

Maria Khan Feb 11, 2015

Comments from Saudi historian come after the country laid terrorism charges on two female drivers.

Dominic Gover Feb 11, 2015

Amnesty International: 'Charles's diplomatic intercession could help to secure this man's freedom.'

Maria Khan Feb 09, 2015

Zacarias Moussaoui told American lawyers Saudi donations of up to $2-3 million were 'crucial' to al-Qaeda.

Maria Khan Feb 04, 2015

The prime minister agreed close ties with the Arab kingdom were linked to the fact it had wide oil resources.

Samantha Payne Feb 02, 2015

BREAKING: Americans targeted in Saudi Arabia by gunfire.

Dominic Gover Jan 30, 2015

Following the demise of Saudi King Abdullah, the Kingdom has continued on its beheadings punishment.

Maria Khan Jan 27, 2015

Clarence House confirms royal visit to Riyadh after death of personal friend.

Jack Moore Jan 23, 2015

Saudi Arabia has one of the worst human rights records in the world.

Ludovica Iaccino Jan 23, 2015

Cameron says he was 'deeply saddened' to hear of the Saudi Arabian leader's death.

Ian Silvera Jan 23, 2015

Ban Ki-moon, Francois Hollande, Stephen Harper and Narendra Modi also mourn royal's death.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jan 23, 2015

King Abdullah's brother, former Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz, has been declared King.

Maria Khan Jan 23, 2015

Kuwait the worst affected while Morocco the most gained.

Boby Michael Jan 21, 2015

Saudi authorities say filming of video could be cyber-crime under country's strict legal system.

Jack Moore Jan 19, 2015

Janjuah voices concerns about the US, whose energy industry grew on the back of its shale oil and gas boom.

M Rochan Jan 19, 2015

Saudi Arabia's 'Great Wall' to feature five layers of fencing, with watchtowers, night-vision cameras, and radars.

Maria Khan Jan 15, 2015

Saudi Arabia is to resume blogger Badawi's second round of flogging, after he was accused of ridiculing Islamic religious figures.

Maria Khan Jan 15, 2015

The ultra-orthodox husband, insisted she stop telling him romantic things and asked her to 'leave him alone'.

Kabita Maharana Jan 14, 2015

Scholar says only lifeless things could be imitated as replication of men or animals not acceptable.

Jack Moore Jan 12, 2015

Liberal blogger to receive up to 50 lashes in Jeddah outside the Al-Juffali mosque for advocating free speech.

Jack Moore Jan 09, 2015

Shooting and suicide assault kills two and injures one near town of Arar.

Jack Moore Jan 05, 2015

In 2013 and 2012 oil prices averaged $100/bbl.

Lianna Brinded Jan 05, 2015

The decision comes after the airline received complaints from customers over genders freely mixing.

Thomas Wyke Jan 04, 2015

Kingdom's religious police hire hackers to combat porn being spread through social media, disabling 9,000 accounts.

Tom Porter Jan 03, 2015

The 91-year-old monarch was crowned in 2005.

Thomas Wyke Dec 31, 2014

Both women have appealed against the terror charges.

Thomas Wyke Dec 30, 2014

In the budget announced for the next year, spending has been pegged at 860bn riyals and revenue generation at 715bn riyals.

Jerin Mathew Dec 30, 2014

The network has been trying to improve relations with the Egyptian government.

Thomas Wyke Dec 22, 2014

Opec has controlled the global oil market and has set oil prices for almost half a century until now.

Jerin Mathew Dec 22, 2014