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THE ARAB WORLD'S WEALTHIEST NATIONS ARE DOING NEXT TO NOTHING FOR SYRIA'S REFUGEES
Why are Saudi Arabia and its oil-rich neighbors doing so little for Syria's refugees?... READ MORE›
AHEAD OF HAJJ, SAUDI IMAM DECRIES INTER-MUSLIM CONFLICT
Saudi Arabia says Qatar is seeking to politicise the ritual for diplomatic gains... READ MORE›
HAJJ 2016: MORE THAN 1.5M MUSLIMS DESCEND ON MINA
On the first day of Hajj, Muslims gather at Mina, the scene of last years deadly stampede, which killed hundreds... READ MORE›
HOPES FADE FOR QATAR RESIDENTS TO PERFORM HAJJ
Qatari authorities subsequently accused Saudi Arabia of politicising Hajj and jeopardising the pilgrimage to Mecca by refusing to guarantee their pilgrims' safety... READ MORE›
HAJJ 2016: PILGRIMS GATHER AT MOUNT ARAFAT FOR KEY RITE
Last year's Hajj was marred by a stampede that killed 769 pilgrims - the highest Hajj death toll since a crush in 1990... READ MORE›
CABLES RELEASED BY WIKILEAKS REVEAL SAUDIS CHECKBOOK DIPLOMACY
BEIRUT Lebanon It seems that everyone wants something from Saudi Arabia... READ MORE›
EXTREME HEATWAVES COULD PUSH GULF CLIMATE BEYOND HUMAN ENDURANCE, STUDY SHOWS
Oil and gas rich nations in the region, particularly Saudi Arabia, have frequently tried to frustrate international climate change negotiations... READ MORE›
SCORES DEAD IN CRANE COLLAPSE IN MECCA'S GRAND MOSQUE
The Grand Mosque or Great Mosque of Mecca also known as Masjid al-Haram is the largest mosque in the world... READ MORE›
AT LEAST 717 KILLED AND HUNDREDS INJURED IN CRUSH DURING HAJJ
The government of Saudi Arabia must accept the huge responsibility for this catastrophe, Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said after 131 Iranian citizens died... READ MORE›
WOMAN WINS SEAT IN SAUDI ELECTION
Saudi Arabia is an absolute monarchy with some of the world's tightest restrictions on women, including a ban on driving... READ MORE›
SAUDI ARABIA: FIRST WOMEN COUNCILLORS ELECTED
Salma bint Hizab al-Oteibi was named as Saudi Arabia's first elected female politician, after winning a seat on the council in Madrakah in Mecca province... READ MORE›
INSIDE MECCA'S MATRIX
The pilgrimage this year comes as Saudi Arabia faces an expansion of Islamic State group attacks... READ MORE›
SAUDI WOMEN REGISTER TO VOTE FOR THE FIRST TIME
Two women in Saudi Arabia made history last week when they became the country's first registered female voters, according to local media... READ MORE›
SAUDI INTERVENTION ONLY FANS YEMENS FLAMES
The Houthis adhere to an offshoot of Shiite Islam known as Zaydism and had battled the Yemeni state off and on for years... READ MORE›
HAJJ PREP SEARCH SOUL BUY STURDY SHOES PAY THE DENTIST
If you buy them in Mecca or Medina, it's around 35 a kilo... READ MORE›
FROM HOUSEWIFE TO KILLER: THE MYSTERY OF SAN BERNARDINO SHOOTER TASHFEEN MALIK
On San Bernardino Suspect Tashfeen Malik Other basic facts are also unclear, including Malik's age... READ MORE›
SYRIA DENOUNCES SAUDI CRITICISM OF IRAN ON PEACE TALKS
Until two weeks ago the idea that Saudi Arabia and Iran would sit at the same table was unthinkable... READ MORE›
SAUDI ARABIA PROMISES INVESTIGATION AFTER CRANE COLLAPSE KILLS 107 IN MECCA'S GRAND MOSQUE
The Grand Mosque is usually at its most crowded on Fridays, the Muslim day of prayer... READ MORE›
DEATH TOLL FROM HAJJ STAMPEDE REACHES 2411 IN NEW ESTIMATE
A virtual news blackout on the disaster has prevailed in Saudi Arabia's news media since... READ MORE›
SAUDI WOMEN ALLOWED TO VOTE FOR FIRST TIME
On Saturday 12 December Saudi Arabia will go to the polls, and women in the country will be voting and standing for office for the first time... 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›
GRAND MUFTI ABU MOHAMED WINS CASE AGAINST NEWSPAPER
In a second publication the tabloid run an article headlined Even Hamas condemn the Paris attacks so why won't Australia's Grand Mufti Ibrahim Abu Mohamed?... READ MORE›
SAUDI ARABIA ELECTS UP TO 17 FEMALE COUNCILLORS IN HISTORIC ELECTION
These included four in Jeddah, one near Mecca - home to Islam's holiest site - and others in Tabuk, Ahsaa and Qatif... READ MORE›
1ST OFFICER ON SCENE DESCRIBES 'UNSPEAKABLE' CARNAGE
San Bernardino shooting 1st officer on scene describes 'unspeakable' carnage... READ MORE›
HOW A BLOND AMERICAN KID BECAME A HUGE STAR IN SAUDI ARABIA
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Say the name Joshua Van Alstine in Saudi Arabia and the likely response is a blank stare... READ MORE›
19 WOMEN ELECTED IN SAUDI ARABIA'S HISTORIC MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
Saudi Arabia's second largest and most cosmopolitan city, Jiddah, elected two women, as did one of the most conservative regions, Qassim... READ MORE›
CRANE COLLAPSE AT MECCA GRAND MOSQUE KILLS AT LEAST 107
Saudi officials Crane collapse at Mecca Grand Mosque kills at least 107... READ MORE›
SAUDI ARABIA DECLARES EID AL-ADHA ON SEPTEMBER 1
Eid al-Adha is also the third day of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca... READ MORE›
STAMPEDE NEAR SAUDI HOLY CITY KILLS MORE THAN 700 ON HAJJ PILGRIMAGE
Saudi Arabia has cut the number of pilgrims attending the hajj since 2012, when more than 3 million made the journey... READ MORE›
KING ABDULLAH OF SAUDI ARABIA OBITUARY
King Abdullah speaking in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, before a meeting with US secretary of state John Kerry in June 2014... READ MORE›