DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A prominent bodyguard to Saudi Arabia’s King Salman was shot and killed in what authorities described as a personal dispute, state TV reported Sunday, offering few details on an incident that shocked the kingdom. Tributes poured in across social media for Maj. Gen. Abdulaziz al-Fagham, …
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia threw open its doors to foreign tourists on Friday, launching a new visa regime for 49 countries and appealing to foreign companies to invest in a sector it hopes will contribute 10% of gross domestic product by 2030. The ultra-conservative Muslim kingdom, relatively closed off …
ISTANBUL — The assault on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia this past weekend has highlighted what analysts say is a rapidly evolving threat from Iranian-made weapons in the region, marking a potentially alarming shift toward precision strikes on critical infrastructure. U.S. officials believe that cruise missiles and drones were used …
An attack on a critical Saudi Arabia oil plant pushed crude prices sharply higher Monday, though its longer-term impact depends on how long production is disrupted and what this weekend’s attack presages for the future. U.S. crude oil jumped $5.61 per barrel, or 10.2%, to $60.46 per barrel in electronic …
How Muslims perform the rituals of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. Millions of Muslims from around the world gather annually in Mecca in anticipation of Hajj – the Muslim pilgrimage, which follows the actions of the Prophet Muhammad 1,377 years ago. Taking part in the pilgrimage at least once in one’s lifetime …
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia on Friday published new laws that loosen restrictions on women by allowing all citizens — women and men alike — to apply for a passport and travel freely, ending a long-standing guardianship policy that had controlled women’s freedom of movement. The development …
Source: Mohammed bin Salman
Source: Mohammed bin Salman
A Saudi prisoner has been executed and crucified, according to a statement by the country’s state media. The man was one of 37 people executed on Tuesday on charges of terrorism. The statement added that the men were charged with “adopting terrorist extremist ideology, forming terrorist cells” and harming the …
AL ULA, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) – In a remote northern corner of Saudi Arabia sit the relics of an ancient civilization, which the kingdom hopes to turn into a global tourism destination as it tries to open up to the world and diversify its economy away from oil. Rock shaped …
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Mohammed Iqbal joined the throng of foreign workers bound for Saudi Arabia during the oil boom of the 1970s, after recruiters from Pepsi visited his native India and dangled an opportunity in the kingdom driving a delivery truck. The workers arrived from Asia and the Middle East, …
BANGKOK (AP) — An 18-year-old Saudi woman who fled her family over alleged abuse and barricaded herself in a Bangkok airport hotel room in a desperate bid for asylum will be allowed to stay in Thailand while her case is evaluated by the U.N. refugee agency, immigration authorities said Monday. …
