Recent News Headlines : Saudi Arabia
OMAN ACCEPTS 10 GUANTANAMO DETAINEES AT THE REQUEST OF U.S.
Congress stymied Obama's efforts, however, by refusing to allow any inmates be transferred to U.S. soil, forcing the search for countries abroad to take them... READ MORE›
BAHRAIN EXECUTES THREE SHIITE MEN CONVICTED IN FATAL ATTACK ON POLICE OFFICERS
Reprieve, an international human rights group, said the executions were the first to take place in Bahrain since 2010 and the first of Bahraini citizens since 1996... READ MORE›
BAHRAIN EXECUTES THREE SHIITES OVER POLICE KILLINGS
Brian Dooley, head of the Washington-based Human Rights Defenders, said the executions would be a new, enormously alarming step from Bahrain's regime ... READ MORE›
A BOLDER, STRONGER IRAN: OBAMA'S TRUE LEGACY IN THE MIDDLE EAST HAS YET TO BE WRITTEN
A bolder, stronger Iran Obama's true legacy in the Middle East has yet to be written -- RT Op-Edge... READ MORE›
TURKEY ARRESTS TWO UIGHURS OVER NIGHTCLUB ATTACK
A witness in the central Anatolian city of Konya had reportedly seen Asim with the Reina nightclub attacker, the agency said late Friday... READ MORE›
100 WOMEN: THE SAUDI WOMEN CHALLENGING MALE GUARDIANSHIP
Women are using new methods to press Saudi Arabia's government to end the male guardianship system... READ MORE›
MICHEL AOUN BEGINS MIDDLE EAST TOUR IN SAUDI ARABIA
Beirut cannot afford the divorce settlement with Riyadh, but Hezbollah is not the sole culprit of the country's malaise... READ MORE›
BRITAIN, SAUDI ARABIA & AFGHANISTAN (PART 3) -- RT OP-EDGE
British collusion with sectarian violence Britain, Saudi Arabia Afghanistan Part 3... READ MORE›
SAUDI POLICE KILL EXTREMIST SUSPECTED OF PLANNING MOSQUE SUICIDE BOMBING
The same day, separate suicide bomb attacks targeted a Shiite mosque in eastern Saudi Arabia and the US Consulate in Jeddah... READ MORE›
OPINION: WILL SYRIA'S CONFLICT REDRAW THE MAP OF THE MIDDLE EAST?
With the Syrian war, however, the United States has reduced its regional role... READ MORE›
SAUDI ARABIAN VIDEO ON WOMEN'S RIGHTS GOES VIRAL
The video entitled 'Hwages', loosely translated in English as 'Concerns', shows women in Saudi Arabia skateboarding, playing basketball and dancing... READ MORE›
SAUDIS EXPECT 46% INCREASE IN OIL REVENUE THIS YEAR
Saudi Arabia saw a record 98 billion budget deficit in 2015, or 15 percent of GDP, and was struggling to cut the gap in 2016... READ MORE›
WHO WERE THE VICTIMS OF THE ISTANBUL TERROR ATTACK?
Hatice Karcilar Karcilar was a security guard working for a private security company in Istanbul... READ MORE›
SELFIE FOOTAGE SHOWS 'ISTANBUL NIGHTCLUB ATTACKER' IN TOURIST SPOT BEFORE MASSACRE
Footage shows gunman unleash wave of bullets outside Istanbul nightclub Citing Justice Ministry officials, the Anadolu news agency reported that 38 of the 39 dead have been identified... READ MORE›
A LOOK AT SOME OF THE 39 PEOPLE KILLED IN THE ISTANBUL ATTACK
Funerals were held Monday in Istanbul for three of the Turkish victims Fatih Cakmak, a security guard at the club, Busra Kose and Yunus Gormek... READ MORE›
ISTANBUL: VICTIMS OF REINA NIGHTCLUB ATTACK IDENTIFIED
Foreigners including many nationals of Arab countries were among the dead in the New Year's Eve shooting rampage at an Istanbul nightclub, officials said... READ MORE›
BAHRAIN LAUNCHES MANHUNT AFTER PRISON BREAK LEAVES COP DEAD, CONVICTED TERRORISTS ON LOOSE
The state-run Bahrain News Agency described the prison break as an armed terrorist attack on the facility... READ MORE›
OUSTED AFTER THE ARAB SPRING A FORMER DICTATOR IS BACK
Then-President Ali Abdullah Saleh waves to supporters during a rally in Sanaa, Yemen, in April 2011... READ MORE›
BAN KI-MOON LEAVES UN, REGRETS NOT ENDING CONFLICTS
From World War II to Vietnam and Syria, drugs are often as much a part of conflict as bombs and bullets... READ MORE›
COURT UPHOLDS DEAL TO TRANSFER RED SEA ISLANDS
An Egyptian court has upheld an agreement to give control of two islands in the Red Sea to Saudi Arabia, providing a boost for the government... READ MORE›
AGREEMENT TO HAND OVER RED SEA ISLANDS APPROVED
Egypt's government has approved a controversial deal to hand over two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia, according to state television... READ MORE›
ALEPPO EVACUATION UPDATE: SAUDI ARABIAN KING LAUNCHES FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN FOR SYRIA, DONATES MILLIONS
To provide relief for the brotherly Syrian people, Saudi Arabian state news agency SPA reported... READ MORE›
'IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL WAS A POSITIVE STEP, BUT NO THANKS TO KERRY'
But in reality and in terms of the substantive fight against ISIS, particularly against Al-Qaeda and other jihadist groups, the US has been counterproductive... READ MORE›
THE LATEST CASUALTY OF YEMEN'S WAR? A SMALL BUT VITAL MIDDLE CLASS.
AMRAN, Yemen -- Abdullah al-Haimi walked through the wasteland, pointing out the damage at a now-closed cement plant... READ MORE›
HOUTHI FIGHTERS STORM AL JAZEERA BUREAU IN SANAA
Yemen's Houthi fighters have stormed the closed Al Jazeera Network bureau in the capital Sanaa and stolen the remaining equipment... READ MORE›
EXPAT FEE, SUBSIDY CUTS: WHAT'S IN SAUDI ARABIA'S FISCAL BALANCE PLAN?
The document includes plans to curtail capital spending, raise new revenue and stimulate the private sector... READ MORE›
SAUDI ARABIA LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN TO COLLECT FUNDS FOR SYRIANS DISPLACED BY WAR
X Edition United States Saudi Arabia launches campaign to collect funds for Syrians displaced by w..... READ MORE›
AGHAST AT IRAN'S SYRIA GAINS, GULF ARABS SEE POTENTIAL IN TRUMP
AlFaraj said he expected Trump to deal favorably with Gulf states, which have the wealth to help create U.S. jobs... READ MORE›
TOYOTA INDONESIA TO SEE EXPORTS DOWN BY 5 PERCENT THIS YEAR
The Middle East and Asia are the biggest markets for Toyota cars, contributing more than 50 percent to the company's exports, Warih said... READ MORE›
THE MOST POLLUTED CITY IS? HINT
Other cities cracking the dubious list's top five include Gwalior, India, at 176, Allahabad, India at 170, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at 156 andA Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia at 152... READ MORE›
Trending News Headlines : Saudi Arabia
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›
'HEARTBREAKING' SYRIA ORPHAN PHOTO WASN'T TAKEN IN SYRIA AND NOT OF ORPHAN
Heartbreaking syria orphan photo wasn't taken in syria and not of orphan... READ MORE›
US NAVY DESTROYER COMES UNDER MISSILE ATTACK OFF YEMEN COAST - PENTAGON
The Saudis have been supporting the government of President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi, who was ousted in a Houthi rebellion in November 2014... READ MORE›
SYRIA REFUGEE CRISIS: U.S. OPENS CENTRES TO SPEED VETTING
The new centres are designed to increase the channels the United States has for reaching Syrian refugees, the official said... READ MORE›
IN YEMEN'S WAR, TRAPPED FAMILIES ASK
What can I do? Osama Hassan suffers from severe hunger in Bani Saifan, Yemen... READ MORE›
OPEC CONFOUNDS SKEPTICS AGREES TO FIRST OIL CUTS IN 8 YEARS
OPEC confounded its doubters and sent crude oil prices soaring by agreeing to its first production cuts in eight years... READ MORE›
LET WOMEN DRIVE, SAYS SAUDI PRINCE
Prince Alwaleed bin Talal is an unusually forthright member of the Saudi royal family and an advocate of women's rights... READ MORE›
YEMEN FUNERAL HALL ATTACK KILLS SCORES
The Saudi-led coalition is backing the internationally-recognised government of Yemen... READ MORE›
BILL PASSED BY US CONGRESS ALLOWING 9/11 VICTIMS' FAMILIES TO SUE SAUDI ARABIA COULD BE DEFEATED BY PRESIDENTIAL VETO
In April, it was reported that Saudi Arabia had warned the US that it would hit back economically at Washington if the bill proceeded... READ MORE›
WHY STOP AT ISIS WHEN WE COULD BOMB THE WHOLE MUSLIM WORLD?
Saudi Arabia remains a critical financial support base for al-Qaida, the Taliban and other terrorist groups ... READ MORE›
US AIRSTRIKES ON SYRIAN TROOPS WERE 'INTENTIONAL,' LASTED NEARLY 1 HOUR - ASSAD TO AP
US airstrikes on Syrian troops were 'intentional,' lasted nearly 1 hour - Assad to AP -- RT News... READ MORE›
ANGERED BY 9/11 VICTIMS LAW, SAUDIS RETHINK U.S. ALLIANCE
It remains unclear if Saudi Arabia will start withdrawing those assets... READ MORE›
NICHOLAS KRISTOF REFUGEES WHO COULD BE US
WATCHING the horrific images of Syrian refugees struggling toward safety or in the case of Aylan Kurdi 3 drowning on that journey I think of other refugees... READ MORE›
EGYPT'S OIL MINISTER MAKES RARE TRIP TO IRAN FOR OIL TALKS AFTER SAUDI SUSPENSION
Molla said last month it was unclear when the Saudi oil deliveries would resume and Saudi Arabia has provided no reason for their suspension... READ MORE›
SAUDI ARABIA TO BUILD WORLD'S TALLEST BUILDING 1KM TALL
Saudi Arabia is building the world's tallest tower. Once done, it will be 558 feet taller than the Burj Khalifa... READ MORE›
'COLLECTIVE MADNESS TAKING HOLD OF AMERICANS OVER RUSSIA'
The US Secretary of State, John Kerry, has called for Russia and Syria to be investigated for alleged war crimes in Aleppo... READ MORE›
SAUDI ARABIA WARNS OF ECONOMIC FALLOUT IF CONGRESS PASSES 911 BILL
But the threat is another sign of the escalating tensions between Saudi Arabia and the United States... READ MORE›
LET'S NOT KID OURSELVES, CANADA IS IN THE WAR BUSINESS
Why the canadian government hasn't criticized saudi arabia for its brutal attacks in yemen... READ MORE›
EXCLUSIVE: OBAMA SAYS CONGRESS MADE A 'POLITICAL VOTE' OVERRIDING HIS VETO
The concern that I've had has nothing to do with Saudi Arabia per se or my sympathy for 9 11 families, Obama said... READ MORE›
SAUDI ARABIA RESPONDS TO REFUGEE CRISIS
Just this week, the al Hayat newspaper reported that 500,000 Syrians had found homes in Saudi Arabia since the civil war began - as workers, not refugees... READ MORE›
HOW DO YOU SMUGGLE 48,000 CANS OF HEINEKEN INTO SAUDI ARABIA? DISGUISE IT AS PEPSI.
This isn't the first time smugglers have gone to inventive measures to get alcohol into Saudi Arabia... READ MORE›
EMIRATES SECRETLY SENDS COLOMBIAN MERCENARIES TO YEMEN FIGHT
A number of Westerners, including several Americans, live at the camp and serve as trainers for the Latin American troops... READ MORE›
'I'M A PRISONER AND MY CRIME IS THAT I'M A SAUDI WOMAN'
Jana, a Saudi woman who spoke to CNN, was studying outside Saudi Arabia for several years... READ MORE›
SAUDI ARABIA 'DESTABILISING ARAB WORLD', GERMAN INTELLIGENCE WARNS
Saudi Arabia has previously been accused of supplying arms and funding to jihadist groups fighting in Syria, including Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant Isil ... READ MORE›
AIRSTRIKE KILLS MORE THAN 100, INJURES HUNDREDS AT YEMEN FUNERAL
Human rights groups have accused the Saudi-led coalition of human rights violations, which Riyadh has denied... READ MORE›
TWO MISSILES FIRED FROM YEMEN LAND NEAR U.S. WARSHIP
Two missiles fired from rebel-held territory in Yemen landed near a U.S. warship in the Red Sea, the U.S. Navy said Monday... READ MORE›
IS SAUDI ARABIA GOING BANKRUPT?
Saudi Arabia currently has 654.5 billion in foreign reserves, but the cash is disappearing quickly... READ MORE›
WHERE ISIS HAS DIRECTED AND INSPIRED ATTACKS AROUND THE WORLD
April 12 Egypt Egypt ISIS militants killed at least 12 people in three separate attacks on Egyptian security forces... READ MORE›
CLINTON SAYS SAUDI ARABIA, QATAR PROVIDE 'CLANDESTINE' SUPPORT TO ISIS - WIKILEAKS
Saudi Arabia has also claimed to be on the US' side in the fight against IS... READ MORE›
OULD CHEIKH AHMED: YEMEN IS ON 'BRINK OF THE ABYSS'
Speaking to reporters in the capital Sanaa, UN envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed lamented the devastating violence and reiterated calls for an end to the fighting... READ MORE›
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SAUDIS BLAME FUNERAL HALL BOMBING ON MISTAKE
The Saudi-led coalition bombing Houthi rebels in Yemen has said it attacked a funeral hall in the capital, Sanaa, based on bad information ... READ MORE›
MEANWHILE IN THE PERSIAN GULF... A VERY IMPATIENT PRINCE 'MIGHT KILL HIS KING', CLAIMS AN IRANIAN GENERAL
Washington The war of words between regional nemeses Iran and Saudi Arabia has taken a curious, if not outrageous, turn... READ MORE›
THE U.S. WILL REARM SAUDI ARABIA TO THE TUNE OF $1.5 BILLION AS AIRSTRIKES RESUME IN YEMEN
The United States is playing a quiet but lethal role in the killing and wounding of thousands of civilians in Yemen's civil war, he wrote... READ MORE›
ATTACK NEAR US CONSULATE IN SAUDI CITY OF JEDDAH
A suspected suicide bomber has died after detonating a device near the US consulate in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah, the interior ministry says... READ MORE›
SAUDI WOMEN'S LATEST GAIN: RIGHT TO COPY OF MARRIAGE CONTRACT | TORONTO STAR
Under the strict interpretations of Wahhabism, women cannot drive, wear immodest clothing or make-up, read uncensored magazines or even enter cemeteries... READ MORE›
1/7 PROTESTS AROUND THE WORLD OVER SAUDI EXECUTIONS
Saudi Arabia seeks to prevent Yemen, on its southern border, from becoming a base for Iran, which it accuses of supplying arms to the Houthis... READ MORE›
5 ISSUES VEXING U.S.-SAUDI RELATIONS AS OBAMA VISITS
Saudi Arabia seeks to prevent Yemen, on its southern border, from becoming a base for Iran, which it accuses of supplying arms to the Houthis... READ MORE›
MUSLIM STUDENTS REPORT BURGLARIES AND HATE LITERATURE AT IDAHO STATE
She was meeting with foreign students at Idaho State on Thursday to discuss hate crimes, but said the meeting had been previously arranged... READ MORE›
LEOPARDS AND LIONS ARE DYING AS YEMEN BURNS
Earlier this month, the United Nations' World Food Program warned that the city of Taiz, in the war-ravaged south of the country, faced imminent famine... READ MORE›
THE MIDDLE EAST DIVIDE BETWEEN SUNNI AND SHIA EXPLAINED IN ONE MAP
The execution of 47 people in Saudi Arabia has ignited an already tense situation across the Middle East, splitting the region along sectarian lines... READ MORE›
KUWAIT BECOMES LATEST SAUDI ALLY TO DOWNGRADE TIES WITH IRAN
Saudi Arabia and Iran have held long-running suspicions and outright hostility towards each other... READ MORE›
IRAN-SAUDI CRISIS 'MOST DANGEROUS FOR DECADES'
With tensions spiralling following the execution by Riyadh of Shia cleric Nimr al-Nimr, relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran are at their worst for nearly 30 years... READ MORE›