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In a first, women throng Saudi stadium for national day
Some Saudi men on social media lauded their participation as a
24 Sep 2017 11:22 AM
Mystery Qatari Sheikh, royal family member, pushed into Gulf crisis spotlight
Saudi Arabian authorities highlighted the role of the mysterious Qatari in reopening the border.
21 Aug 2017 10:51 AM
Amid Gulf crisis, Qatar launches wide-ranging WTO complaint against trade boycott
The countries have also recalled their ambassadors from Doha, ordered all Qataris to return home and banned Qatar from using their airspace.
01 Aug 2017 8:20 AM
Indian working as nanny in Saudi Arabia faces torture
The woman, Macha Manjula, sent an SOS to her husband describing the physical abuse she is going through and how she is locked up in a bathroom.
08 Jul 2017 1:47 AM
Gulf crisis: Arab nations slam Qatar's non-compliance as threat to security
The Saudi foreign ministry on Wednesday said they had received Qatar's response to their demands.
07 Jul 2017 8:49 AM
Gulf crisis: Qatar defiant as Saudi extends deadline by 48 hours
The crisis has raised concerns of growing instability in the region, home to some of the world's largest energy producers.
03 Jul 2017 8:36 AM
Saudi Police says suicide bomber killed in foiled Mecca plot
The Interior Ministry said an attack on the mosque was being planned by three terrorist groups, two based in Mecca and a third in Jeddah.
24 Jun 2017 6:25 AM
Saudi govt imposes 'expat tax'; 41 lakh Indians and their kin affected
This levy will witness an upward revision every year, thus, taxing the lives of the 41 lakh Indians and their kin..
21 Jun 2017 5:31 PM
In Mideast spat, pot calls the kettle black
Every nation has blood on their hands and has contributed to the bloody quagmire in the Middle East.
19 Jun 2017 1:53 AM
Amid Gulf crisis, Qatar's Al-Jazeera Twitter account suspended
Saudi Arabia has led other Arab nations in cutting diplomatic ties to Qatar on June 5 over allegations the nation supports extremists.
17 Jun 2017 2:54 PM
Qatar Airways suspends all flights to Saudi Arabia following diplomatic crisis
Several airlines from Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the UAE and Egypt earlier announced they would no longer fly to Qatar.
05 Jun 2017 3:51 PM
Saudi Arabia coalition suspends Qatar troops involvement in ongoing war in Yemen
Qatar is home to the sprawling al-Udeid Air Base, which is home to the US military's Central Command and some 10,000 American troops.
05 Jun 2017 2:13 PM
Saudi's Shiite region witnesses massive explosion, area sealed off
It was not clear whether there were any casualties or what caused the blast.
01 Jun 2017 9:47 PM
Softbank-Saudi tech fund becomes world's biggest with $93 billion of capital
The new fund's investors include Abu Dhabi's Mubadala Investment, which has committed $15 billion, Apple Inc, Qualcomm, Foxconn and Sharp.
21 May 2017 10:15 AM
Donald Trump embarks on first foreign trip to Middle East and Europe
'Getting ready for my big foreign trip. Will be strongly protecting American interests - that's what I like to do!' Trump said on Twitter.
20 May 2017 8:48 AM
40-year-old Nagpur woman sold, tortured in Saudi Arabia
Woman claimed that she was lured with the promise of a job in the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and later taken to Saudi Arabia.
07 May 2017 1:15 AM
Trump confirms his first foreign trip to Saudi Arabia, Israel and the Vatican
Trump cast his trip as an effort to build cooperation and support between Muslims, Christians and Jews for fighting terrorism.
05 May 2017 9:53 AM
Saudi Arabia on UN women's rights commission despite gender inequality
The conservative Islamic kingdom is very strict about its policy of gender segregation.
25 Apr 2017 5:42 PM
Rescue Indian woman facing harassment in Saudi, Sushma tells Indian embassy
Swaraj's direction to the Indian embassy came after a media report said the woman was deceived by her agents and now physically harassed.
25 Apr 2017 9:50 AM
Saudi Arabia should probe Pak transgender woman's death: HRW
The HRW said it confirmed the death by reviewing official documents and on assertions by a family member that she was tortured in custody.
13 Apr 2017 7:38 PM
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