IS SAUDI ARABIA GOING BANKRUPT?

Saudi Arabia currently has 654.5 billion in foreign reserves, but the cash is disappearing quickly... READ MORE›

GERMAN VICE-CHANCELLOR ACCUSES SAUDI ARABIA OF FUNDING ISLAMIC EXTREMISM IN THE WEST

The allegation that Saudi Arabia has funded mosques with links to Islamist terrorism in the West is not new... READ MORE›

DONALD TRUMP CALLS ON SAUDI ARABIA TO TAKE IN REFUGEES AFTER ONLINE SPAT WITH SAUDI PRINCE

Mr Trump made the demand on Twitter writing Has ... Saudi Arabia, taken any of the Syrian refugees?... READ MORE›

SAUDI PRINCE HELD AFTER SEIZURE OF TWO TONS OF AMPHETAMINES AT BEIRUT AIRPORT

Prince abdel mohsen bin walid bin abdulaziz was held with four other men in what was described as the biggest ever drugs bust... READ MORE›

SAUDI ARABIAS NEW KING PROMISES CONTINUITY AFTER DEATH OF ABDULLAH

Saudi arabia's new king promises continuity after death of abdullah... READ MORE›

SAUDI KING IN HOT WATER WITH RIVIERA NUDISTS OVER ACCESS TO PUBLIC BEACH

Local authorities, however, confirmed that the beach will be closed to the public during the impending visit of the Saudi royals for safety reasons... READ MORE›

MIDDLE EAST'S WARS ARRIVE IN EUROPE

We need to tackle the unending rivalry between Shia Iran and Sunni Saudi Arabia, which splits the region and fuels the violence... READ MORE›

SAUDI KING'S FRENCH RIVIERA SUMMER HOLIDAY INTENSIFIES ROW WITH BATHERS AS 100,000 PEOPLE SIGN PETITION AGAINST BEACH CLOSURE

Saudi king's french riviera summer holiday intensifies row with bathers as 100 000 people sign petition against beach closure... READ MORE›

ISIS TURNS STERN SAUDI CREED AGAINST KINGDOMS RULERS

Now the Islamic State poses a new challenge, by turning aspects of Saudi Arabia's conservative creed against it... READ MORE›

MUSLIMS ON TWITTER RESPOND TO ISIS WITH DEFIANCE

Mr. El-Baghdadi intensified his campaign after some news organizations mistakenly identified him as the Islamic State leader because his surname is similar... READ MORE›

WHAT SAUDI ARABIA IS (AND ISN'T) DOING IN THE FIGHT AGAINST THE ISLAMIC STATE

So is Saudi Arabia doing enough in the fight against the Islamic State?... READ MORE›

ANGELA MERKEL DEPUTY ACCUSES SAUDI ARABIA OF EXTREMISM

Saudi Arabia has invited all Syrian moderate opposition segments to meet this week in Riyadh... READ MORE›

NEW SAUDI KING SEEKS TO REASSURE ON SUCCESSION AND POLICY

King Salman also appointed his own son, Mohammed bin Salman, Defense Minister and head of the royal court... READ MORE›

It was not clear whether the Arab commitment to take all necessary action against Islamic State and other militant groups would include direct military involvement in Iraq or Syria... READ MORE›

FRANCOIS HOLLANDE URGED TO INTERVENE IN BITTER ROW BETWEEN SAUDI ROYALTY AND FRENCH NUDISTS

French officials said the beach would be closed for the entire duration of the royal family's stay for safety reasons... READ MORE›

FIRE AT SAUDI RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX KILLS 11, INJURES MORE THAN 200

Saudi Aramco is the state-owned petroleum and natural gas company based in Dhahran... READ MORE›

ROW OVER RIVIERA BEACH CLOSURE DURING SAUDI KING'S VISIT

This is not about privatising a beach, but to avoid endangering the king of a country at war, local official Philippe Castanet told Nice-Matin newspaper... READ MORE›

SHIITE CLERIC GAINED IN STATUS AS A RIVALRY DEEPENED

Sheikh Nimr was from the village of Awamiya in eastern Saudi Arabia, where most of the kingdom's Shiite minority lives... READ MORE›

CHINA, SAUDI ARABIA ELEVATE BILATERAL TIES

China will enhance cooperation with Saudi Arabia multilaterally to maintain regional peace and stability and promote common development... READ MORE›

PROFILE KING SALMAN OF SAUDI ARABIA

King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud acceded to the Saudi throne on the death of his half-brother, King Abdullah... READ MORE›

ISIS LEADER ABU BAKR AL-BAGHDADI 'HIT DURING AIR STRIKES' NEAR SYRIAN BORDER, CLAIMS IRAQI MILITARY

A convoy carrying the Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has reportedly been hit in a deadly air raid by Iraqi forces... READ MORE›

DAVID CAMERON 'SADDENED' BY SAUDI KING ABDULLAH'S DEATH

David cameron saddened by saudi king abdullah's death... READ MORE›

SAUDI ARABIA 'HAS TAKEN IN 2.5M SYRIANS', CLAIMS MINISTER

Saudi arabia has taken in 2.5m syrians claims minister... READ MORE›

'FORCED ORAL COPULATION': SAUDI PRINCE ARRESTED

Prince Majed could not immediately be reached for comment... READ MORE›

US DEFENSE CHIEF SEEKS ALLIED HELP IN ISIS FIGHT

The presence of civilians has precluded him from attacking one particular Islamic State checkpoint, he said... READ MORE›

CANCELLING THE SAUDI PRISON CONTRACT IS A VICTORY FOR JEREMY CORBYN

If Mr Gove really wanted to see improvements in the Saudi penal system, then what better way than to provide British expertise?... READ MORE›

MALAYSIAN PM CLEARED OF CORRUPTION OVER $681M 'GIFT'

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission MACC had earlier said the funds were a political donation from an unidentified Middle Eastern benefactor... READ MORE›

SAUDI ARABIA NAMES 34-STATE ISLAMIC MILITARY ALLIANCE AGAINST ISLAMIC STATE

The list did not include Shi'ite Muslim Iran, the arch-rival of Sunni Saudi Arabia for influence across the Arab world... READ MORE›

KING'S DEATH TOLLS BELL FOR FIRST ROUND OF A SAUDI BATTLE ROYAL

Friday's accession of 79-year-old King Salman heralds a new and uncertain era of jockeying for position within the Saudi royal family... READ MORE›

ISLAMIC STATE DOWNS WARPLANE OVER SYRIA, KIDNAPS PILOT

Islamic State has shot down a warplane from the US-led coalition over northern Syria and captured a Jordanian pilot... READ MORE›