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DETAINED SAUDI BILLIONAIRE ALWALEED CONFIDENT HIS TROUBLES
Prince Alwaleed was an early advocate of women's employment in Saudi Arabia and a lifting of the ban on women driving... READ MORE›
FROM A LUXURY 'PRISON,' AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH SAUDI PRINCE ALWAL
After a brief wait and a tour of the hotel's empty facilities, I was escorted to an ornate sixth-floor suite where Prince Alwaleed was waiting... READ MORE›
IN ARAMCO IPO, CHINA TALKS CRUCIAL FOR CHOICE OF LISTING VENUE
The sources said some cornerstone investors were keen to see Aramco listed on Asian and Saudi exchanges rather than in New York or London... READ MORE›
SAUDI, UAE ENVOYS BID TO END STANDOFF IN YEMEN'S ADEN
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates lead a regional military coalition that has backed President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi since he fled into exile in 2015... READ MORE›
SAUDI, UAE ENVOYS BID TO END STANDOFF IN YEMEN'S ADEN
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates lead a regional military coalition that has backed President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi since he fled into exile in 2015... READ MORE›
SAUDI, UAE ENVOYS BID TO END STANDOFF IN YEMEN'S ADEN
Both it and Saudi Arabia have urged Hadi's government to heed the separatists' grievances and called on all sides to show restraint... READ MORE›
SAUDI, UAE ENVOYS BID TO END STANDOFF IN YEMEN'S ADEN
Both it and Saudi Arabia have urged Hadi's government to heed the separatists' grievances and called on all sides to show restraint... READ MORE›
SAUDI, UAE ENVOYS BID TO END STANDOFF IN YEMEN'S ADEN
Both it and Saudi Arabia have urged Hadi's government to heed the separatists' grievances and called on all sides to show restraint... READ MORE›
SAUDI, UAE ENVOYS BID TO END STANDOFF IN YEMEN'S ADEN
Both it and Saudi Arabia have urged Hadi's government to heed the separatists' grievances and called on all sides to show restraint... READ MORE›
YEMEN SEPARATISTS SEIZE DE FACTO CAPITAL AS CHARITY SUSPENDS WORK
The separatists, who advocate for self-rule in southern Yemen, now control seven of Aden's eight districts... READ MORE›
SAUDI ARABIA CORRUPTION CRACKDOWN NETS $130B FROM NATION'S ELITE
TODAY Paying the piper in Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia has officially ended its anti-corruption blitz after extracting more than 130 billion from some of its richest citizens... READ MORE›
YEMEN SEPARATISTS SEIZE DE FACTO CAPITAL AS CHARITY SUSPENDS WORK
The separatists, who advocate for self-rule in southern Yemen, now control seven of Aden's eight districts... READ MORE›
SAUDI GOVERNMENT TO SEIZE OVER $100B IN 'CORRUPTION CRACKDOWN'
Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal was released on Saturday from the luxury hotel where he was been held since November, according to his associates... READ MORE›
YEMEN'S EXILED PRESIDENT HADI CALLS FOR NEW UPRISING
Hadi called for a new page in the battle against the Houthis in a speech carried live on Saudi Arabia's Al Arabiya TV late on Monday... READ MORE›
SAUDI PRINCE ALWALEED BIN TALAL FREED BUT CORRUPTION PROBE CONTINUES
Billionaire Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, who had been held in a luxury hotel since November in a wide-reaching anti-corruption probe that has been shro... READ MORE›
BILLIONAIRE PRINCE ALWALEED RELEASED AS SAUDI CORRUPTION PROBE WINDS DOWN
A senior Saudi official said Prince Alwaleed's release had come about after a financial settlement was reached with the attorney general... READ MORE›
CAMEL BEAUTY CONTEST REINFORCES NATIONAL PRIDE
Saudi Arabia Camel beauty contest reinforces national pride... READ MORE›
SAUDI BILLIONAIRE PRINCE AL-WALEED FREED FROM DETENTION
Saudi billionaire prince Al-Waleed freed from detention in corruption crackdown... READ MORE›
SAUDI WOMEN WILL SOON BE ABLE TO DRIVE. WILL THEY BE ABLE TO FLY, TOO?
Azza Al Shmasani exits her car in 2011 after driving in defiance of Saudi Arabia's ban on female drivers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia... READ MORE›
IN DAVOS, GULF ARABS SLAM AN ABSENT IRAN
Last year at Davos, Zarif said Iran and Saudi Arabia should be able to work together to help end conflicts in Syria and Yemen... READ MORE›
A BRAVE NEW WORLD OR A MATRIX-INSPIRED NIGHTMARE?
Taut, terrifying and thought-provoking, this is the dark side of artificial intelligence explored through the prism of Hollywood... READ MORE›
DON'T EXPECT TRUMP TO SEND IN THE CAVALRY IF MBS HAS TO CIRCLE WAGONS
What could be described as the Kushner and MBS New Middle East Plan started to gel when Mohammad bin Salman visited the White House in March 2017... READ MORE›
SAUDI PRINCE 'FIRED AFTER AUDIO TAPE CONTRADICTS STATE'
Prince Abdullah bin Saud reportedly fired over audio tape that refutes authorities' version of princes' arrest... READ MORE›
BLOOD-RUSTED SWORD: ELITE FORCE OF SAUDI CROWN PRINCE
Al-Ajrab Sword Brigade is an elite force formed after Salman bin Abdulaziz became king of Saudi Arabia in January 2015... READ MORE›
FRANCE'S MACRON VISITS CHINA TO TALK FAIRER TRADE AND THE FUTURE
French President Emmanuel Macron gives a speech at the Daming Palace in Xian in northwestern China, Jan. 8... READ MORE›
ROYAL HANDOUTS CHEER SAUDIS BUT SHOW STRUGGLE TO REVAMP ECONOMY
King Salman last year also reversed a decision to cut public-sector salaries after public complaints... READ MORE›
SAUDI HANDOUTS SHOW PRINCE BET ON CITIZENS AFTER ROYAL CRACKDOWN
In November, authorities swept up dozens of Saudi Arabia's richest and most influential people, including princes and government ministers, accusing them of corruption... READ MORE›
ELEVEN SAUDI PRINCES DETAINED AFTER PROTESTING ABOUT LOSS OF PERKS
Dozens of princes, high officials and senior businessmen were rounded up in November in a crackdown on graft that has boosted Mohammed's power... READ MORE›
11 SAUDI PRINCES SENT TO MAXIMUM-SECURITY PRISON AFTER PROTESTING UTILITY BILLS
The Al-Ha'er facility south of Riyadh is one of Saudi Arabia's maximum-security prisons... READ MORE›
SAUDI PRINCES ARRESTED FOR HOLDING ANTI-AUSTERITY PROTEST
Saudi authorities have arrested 11 princes for holding a protest at a royal palace in the capital Riyadh... READ MORE›
Trending News Headlines : Riyadh.
YEMEN REBEL BALLISTIC MISSILE 'INTERCEPTED OVER RIYADH'
The Saudi-led coalition battling Yemen's Houthi rebels says it has intercepted a missile over Riyadh... READ MORE›
TRUMP PLANS TO MOVE MISSION TO JERUSALEM, PALESTINIAN LEADER SAYS
Trump to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital in policy shift that could spark unrest... READ MORE›
SAUDI KING SALMAN DECRIES TRUMP'S JERUSALEM DECISION
Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has reiterated the Kingdom's stated commitment to a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital... READ MORE›
MYSTERY BUYER OF 450 MILLION DA VINCI IS REVEALED
But Prince Bader is a contemporary of Prince Mohammed... READ MORE›
SAAD HARIRIS STRANGE SOJOURN IN SAUDI ARABIA
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Lebanon's prime minister, Saad Hariri, was summoned at 8 30 a.m... READ MORE›
DID AMERICAN MISSILE DEFENSE FAIL IN SAUDI ARABIA
The official story was clear Saudi forces shot down a ballistic missile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebel group last month at Saudi Arabia's capital, Riyadh... READ MORE›
RUSSIA, IRAN AND TURKEY AGREE TO HOLD 'SYRIAN CONGRESS'
Iran are major allies of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who made a surprise visit to Sochi on Monday, while Turkey has backed some of his opponents... READ MORE›
ISRAELI MINISTER KATZ 'INVITES SAUDI CROWN PRINCE'
Israel's Intelligence Minister Yisrael Katz has invited Saudi Arabia's crown prince to visit Israel in an interview with a Saudi news outlet, according to Haaretz... READ MORE›
PALESTINIANS NO LONGER ACCEPT US ROLE AS MEDIATOR, ABBAS TELLS SUMMIT
Recognition of Jerusalem as capital of Israel was a crime that threatens world peace, Palestinian president tells delegates in Istanbul... READ MORE›
EXCLUSIVE: KUSHNER IS LEAVING TILLERSON IN THE DARK ON MIDDLE EAST TALKS, SOURCES SAY
The State Department's concerns about Kushner's approach predate reports this week that Trump may move to oust Tillerson by the end of the year... READ MORE›
LONG DIVIDED, IRAN UNITES AGAINST TRUMP AND SAUDIS IN A NATIONALIST FERVOR
Iranians listened during the 2016 campaign as Mr. Trump denounced the Iran nuclear treaty as the worst deal ever negotiated and promised to tear it up... READ MORE›
HOUTHIS TAKE OVER YEMENI CAPITAL SANAA, ANNOUNCE 'END OF CRISIS' - LOCAL MEDIA
On Monday, Yemen's embattled President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi ordered his armed forces to launch a massive military offensive against Houthis in Sanaa... READ MORE›
HRW CALLS FOR UN TO SANCTION SAUDI CROWN PRINCE
Human Rights Watch has called on the UN to place sanctions on Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over abuses carried out in Yemen... READ MORE›
'WE PUT OUR MAN ON TOP', TRUMP SAID ON MBS, BOOK CLAIMS
Controversial book about the US president suggests close ties between Trump administration and Saudi crown prince... READ MORE›
PRO-AUSTERITY SAUDI PRINCE BUYS WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE HOME
Chateau Louis XIV is modelled on 17th-century French castles but was in fact only built a few years ago... READ MORE›
SAUDIS TO EASE YEMEN SIEGE BUT MILLIONS TO STILL SUFFER
Humanitarian aid alone cannot meet the needs of Yemenis who are unjustly bearing the brunt of this war... READ MORE›
SAUDI ANTI-TERRORISM SUMMIT PANNED ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Use of clip of Palestinian fighter at Islamic Coalition against Terrorism conference in Riyadh stirs social media storm... READ MORE›
ALI ABDULLA SALEH KILLED FOR 'TREASON'
The official story was clear Saudi forces shot down a ballistic missile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebel group last month at Saudi Arabia's capital, Riyadh... READ MORE›
TRUMP ASKS SAUDI ARABIA TO ALLOW IMMEDIATE AID TO YEMEN
Saudi Arabia has also split with Trump over his decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel... READ MORE›
LEBANESE PM HARIRI 'PRESSURED TO RESIGN' BY THE SAUDIS
According to the report, Saudis were reprimanded by senior US state department official, David M Satterfield, for destabilising Lebanon ... READ MORE›
BILLIONAIRE SABIH AL-MASRI DETAINED IN SAUDI ARABIA
Palestinian billionaire businessman Sabih al-Masri has been detained in Saudi Arabia on a business trip to Riyadh, his family confirmed to Reuters news agency... READ MORE›
IRAN COULD INCREASE ITS MISSILE RANGE 'IF EUROPE BECOMES A THREAT' - REVOLUTIONARY GUARD COMMANDER
The 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action JCPOA, signed between Tehran and six major world powers covers Iran's nuclear program, but not its increasingly-sophisticated ballistic missile arsenal... READ MORE›
MACRON STEPS INTO MIDDLE EAST ROLE AS U.S. RETREATS
Mr. Macron, who came to the job with few Middle East connections, put in place a team that knows the region intimately... READ MORE›
SAUDI PRINCE WHO WOOED WEST FINDS FEW FRIENDS IN TOUGH TIMES
Prince Alwaleed has been an important partner in my foundation's work to ensure that kids around the world receive life-saving vaccinations... READ MORE›
SAUDI SQUEEZE ON ALWALEED HAS MORE AT STAKE THAN MONEY
Almost two months into it, Saudi Arabia's crackdown on corruption is yielding at least some of the 100 billion the kingdom is targeting... READ MORE›
WHEAT AID ARRIVES IN BLOCKADED YEMEN AMID FAMINE FEARS
Ship carrying 25,000 tonnes of desperately needed wheat docks in the Houthi-held port of Saleef in western Yemen... READ MORE›
'DECADES OF CHAOS': ARAB LEADERS CONDEMN US DECISION ON JERUSALEM
Jordan's King Abdullah said There is no alternative to a two-state solution, and Jerusalem is key to any peace agreement... READ MORE›
AS GUNS FALL SILENT, RUSSIA TO SHAPE SYRIA'S POLITICAL ENDGAME
Many analysts predict that the upcoming year will witness a phased end to the Syrian conflict -- at least, militarily... READ MORE›
YEMEN HOUTHI REBELS KILL FORMER PRESIDENT ALI ABDULLAH SALEH
Iran-backed militia says it killed Saleh, who sought peace with Saudi Arabia, as he fled the Yemeni capital, Sana'a... READ MORE›
SAAD HARIRI WITHDRAWS RESIGNATION AFTER CABINET MEETING
Prime Minister Saad Hariri has revoked his resignation after Lebanon's cabinet voted to affirm its disengagement from conflicts in the Arab world... READ MORE›