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‘We have religious concerns about the fate of the holy mosque in Jerusalem and about the rights of the Palestinian people. This is what we have. We don't have any objection against any other people,’ Prince Mohammed said. (Photo: File)

As Israel, Saudi draw closer, crown prince asserts 'right to own land'

Saudi Arabia - birthplace of Islam and home to its holiest shrines - does not recognise Israel.

03 Apr 2018 6:01 PM

The latest attack could further escalate the coalition’s military campaign. (Photo: Representational Image | AP)

Saudis intercept 7 Yemen rebel missiles in deadly escalation

The Iran-aligned Huthi rebels fired three missiles at Riyadh and four others at the southern cities of Khamis Mushait, Jizan and Najran.

26 Mar 2018 11:22 AM

Relying on word-of-mouth publicity in a country where exercising in public is culturally deemed unbecoming for women, Alhamrani is working to empower a generation with little to no exposure to sports. (Photo: AFP)

Fight like a girl: Saudi women find empowerment in their ‘right to exercise’

Under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's Vision 2030 reform plan, the government is seeking to jump-start women's sports.

18 Mar 2018 1:26 PM

The policy change, announced by the Saudi government on Thursday, also marks a major step away from the strict guardianship system that has ruled the country for decades. (Photo: Representational | AFP)

Saudi women now can open their own business without male permission

Saudi Arabia is pushing to expand country’s private sector, including expansion of female employment under a reform plan for a post-oil era.

19 Feb 2018 9:24 AM

Under Saudi Arabia's guardianship system, women are required to present proof of permission from a male ‘guardian’ - normally the husband, father or brother - to do any government paperwork, travel or enrol in classes. (Representational Image)

Guided without guardians: Saudi women can now own biz without male consent

The policy change, announced by the Saudi government on Thursday, also marks a major step away from the strict guardianship system.

18 Feb 2018 6:50 PM

The Pakistan Army announced the decision after a meeting between Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa and Saudi ambassador to Pakistan Nawaf Saeed Al-Maliki, at army headquarters in Rawalpindi. (Photo: File)

Pak shifts policy, decides to deploy troops in Saudi amid Yemen civil war

The war in Yemen stalemated and the situation has aggravated with the rebels firing missiles at regular intervals towards the kingdom.

16 Feb 2018 6:20 PM

Saudi Arabia in 2017 rounded up dozens of royal family members, current and former senior officials in a crackdown on corruption that has also strengthened the power of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. (Photo: File)

11 Saudi princes protesting austerity measures detained: report

They were also demanding compensation for a death sentence issued against a relative at the royal gathering.

06 Jan 2018 7:05 PM

Saudi Arabia lifts cinema ban after 35 years

Saudi Arabia is expected to have more than 300 cinemas — with over 2,000 screens — all across the kingdom by 2030, the ministry said.

12 Dec 2017 1:05 AM

Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman had set up the anti-corruption committee to check all the members from elite class. (Photo: File)

Most detained in Saudi purge agree to cash settlements for freedom

Dozens of high-profile figures including princes, ministers and tycoons are being held in Riyadh's Ritz-Carlton hotel.

06 Dec 2017 1:54 PM

The development puts pressure the GCC, a group of American-allied Gulf Arab nations formed in part in 1981 as a counterbalance to Shiite power Iran. (Photo: AP)

Amid dispute with Qatar, UAE, Saudi Arabia form new group separate from GCC

Saudi Arabia did not immediately report on the new partnership.

05 Dec 2017 4:28 PM

The official, who is involved in the anti-corruption campaign, said Miteb was released on Tuesday after reaching ‘an acceptable settlement agreement.’ (Photo: AFP)

Price for freedom: Senior Saudi Prince pays USD 1 billion, walks free from graft charges

Miteb had been rounded up in a graft inquiry at least partly aimed at strengthening the power of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

29 Nov 2017 2:50 PM

Since IMCTC only includes Sunni Muslim countries and so far excluded Iran, Iraq and Syria, it was feared that it could be considered as anti-Shiite grouping. (Photo: AFP)

Pak PM, Army Chief arrive to attend first Muslim conference against terrorism

The IMCTC is a coalition of 41 Muslims countries and currently led by former Pakistan Army Chief General.

27 Nov 2017 5:10 PM

The summit is the first meeting of defence ministers and other senior officials from the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition, which officially counts 41 members. (Photo: AFP)

Saudi Arabia begins first Islamic counter-terrorism summit

The alliance was announced in 2015 under the auspices of Prince Mohammed.

26 Nov 2017 6:37 PM

The Beirut gamble: Its real target is Tehran

The ostracisation of Qatar has paid no obvious dividends. The trend in Syria does not conform to Saudi wishes.

23 Nov 2017 1:46 AM

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri (Photo: AP)

Saudis & Iran hold the key as Mideast sizzles

Saad Hariri is a close Saudi ally and under Lebanon’s peculiar system the President must be a Shia while the Prime Minister is a Sunni.

07 Nov 2017 12:16 AM

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (Photo: AP)

Winds of change

In most Muslim societies in the world, the place of women is perhaps better than in Saudi Arabia.

05 Oct 2017 3:15 AM

"Expect more accidents" because of women drivers, remarked one Saudi, echoing an avalanche of sexist comments on Twitter. (Photo: AFP)

'Battle of sexes': Saudi Arabia men react to ban lifted on women driving

The decision of lifting ban was led by Prince Mohammed, who styles himself as a reformer to set the country on the road to civil liberty.

04 Oct 2017 5:56 PM

Women's rights activists since the 1990s have been pushing for the right to drive, saying it represents their larger struggle for equal rights under the law. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

Women on wheels: Saudi Arabia allows females to drive from next year

The kingdom was the only the country in the world to bar women from driving and for years had garnered negative publicity internationally.

27 Sep 2017 8:32 AM

Mohammed bin Salman with Mohammed bin Nayef

There’s hope the Crown Prince can remould Saudi

It’s apparently part of Mohammed bin Salman’s 2030 Vision, ostensibly a plan for heaving Saudi Arabia out of its mediaeval mindset.

21 Jul 2017 12:06 AM

Earlier this year Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt all cut off diplomatic and transport ties with Qatar on June 5. (Photo:

Yemen's war to not spark direct confrontation between Iran, Saudi Arabia: Iranian Foreign Min

Saudi Arabia and Iran compete for influence in the Middle East, also supporting rival groups in Syria's civil war.

18 Jul 2017 1:39 PM

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