Saudi Arabia executes three drug traffickers

It practices a strict Islamic legal code under which murder, drug trafficking, armed robbery, rape etc are punishable offence.

17 Feb 2016 7:28 PM

Saudi: 20 nations join military drills

Armed forces from around 20 countries were gathering in northern Saudi Arabia Sunday for “the most important” military manoeuvre ever staged in the region, the official news agency SPA reported.

15 Feb 2016 2:50 AM

Switzerland will handle Saudi Arabia affairs in Iran

Switzerland will handle Saudi Arabia’s consular affairs in Iran and will facilitate Iranian pilgrims coming to the kingdom, Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said on Sunday, following a diplomatic dispu

15 Feb 2016 2:49 AM

Saudi says it intercepted Scud missile from Yemen

Riyadh has deployed Patriots designed to counter tactical ballistic missiles, which have been fired occasionally since March.

14 Feb 2016 1:35 PM

9 Americans held for terrorism in Saudi Arabia

Saudi authorities arrested nine American citizens among 33 “terror” suspects rounded up over the past days, the Saudi Gazette newspaper reported on Sunday.

01 Feb 2016 5:42 AM

2 dead in suicide attack on Saudi Shia mosque

A suicide bomber attacked a mosque in Shia-populated eastern Saudi Arabia during Friday prayers, killing two people and wounding seven, the interior ministry said.

30 Jan 2016 5:24 AM

Divided Syria Opposition in a fix over UN talks

Syrian Opposition members met for a third day Thursday to decide whether to attend UN peace talks, with less than 24 hours before the negotiations were due to open in Geneva.

29 Jan 2016 5:30 AM

John Kerry meets Gulf allies on Syria, Iran

US secretary of state John Kerry met with Gulf Arab officials on Saturday to ease their concerns about warming US-Iranian ties and seek consensus on which Syrian opposition groups should be represente

24 Jan 2016 6:10 AM

Syria, Iran top agenda as Kerry meets wary Arabs in Saudi

The five nations are concerned about the security ramifications of the Iran nuclear deal.

23 Jan 2016 4:20 PM

Yemen shells kill children, two others in Saudi Arabia

Several shells from Yemeni territory landed in the Jazan region.

08 Jan 2016 4:48 PM

Islamic State threatens to destroy Saudi prisons after executions

07 Jan 2016 8:20 AM

ISIS aims to destroy Saudi jails

The Islamic State (ISIS) threatened to destroy Saudi Arabian prisons holding jihadists after Riyadh’s execution of 47 people including 43 convicted Al Qaeda militants.

07 Jan 2016 2:36 AM

Saudi Arabia to halt flights, trade with Iran: Foreign Minister

05 Jan 2016 9:16 AM

Civilian shot dead in attack on police in Saudi cleric's village

Police came under heavy fire during the attack on Sunday night in the eastern village of...

04 Jan 2016 11:48 AM

Saudi Arabia cuts ties with Iran as row over cleric's death escalates

04 Jan 2016 9:21 AM

Saudis execute Shia cleric, 46 others

Saudi Arabia executed a prominent Shias cleric and dozens of Al Qaeda members on Saturday, signalling it would not tolerate attacks by either Sunni jihadists or minority Shia seeking equality, but sti

03 Jan 2016 5:57 AM

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02 Jan 2016 2:35 PM

Saudi says three civilians killed in missile fire from Yemen

Saudis have deployed Patriot missile batteries designed to counter attacks.

01 Jan 2016 4:51 PM

Saudi hospital fire leaves 25 dead, hurts 123

A fire ripped through a hospital in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, killing at least 25 people and injuring 123, the authorities said.

25 Dec 2015 6:05 AM

31 dead, 100 injured in fire at Saudi hospital

24 Dec 2015 3:13 PM