Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia, home to Islam's holiest sites in Mecca and Medina, allowed back foreign travellers this year to perform the Hajj.

US President Joe Biden has called on Saudi Arabia and other Gulf producers to increase their oil output to help stabilise prices, which have surged as a result of...

Saudi Arabia is in talks with Aston Martin to purchase stakes in the firm's business. The iconic British luxury car maker is seeking funds for its next range of...

Officials from the United States, Israel, Saudi Arabia and Egypt are currently negotiating on a deal regarding the ownership of islands in the Red Sea, in a move which...

Saudi Arabia's push for swifter oil production hikes by OPEC+, which were agreed in June, involved behind-the-scenes diplomacy to ensure Russia backed the move that followed US appeals for...

OPEC+ said, on Thursday, it would stick to its planned oil output hikes in August, but avoided discussing policy from September onwards as prices have risen on tight global...

Saudi Arabia has announced that it will impose a $2,665 (10,000 riyals) fine against pilgrims attempting to perform the Hajj without a permit. Yesterday the Public Security spokesperson, Brigadier...

Israel will seek US President Joe Biden's permission to sell the Iron Beam defence system to Saudi Arabia and the UAE, i24 News reported yesterday. The news website reported...

Saudi Arabia's population has decreased by at least 2.6 per cent over the past two years, due to the significant amount of expatriate workers who left the Kingdom throughout...

Direct Hajj flights from Israel to Saudi Arabia are just one item under consideration for talks brokered by the US ahead of President Joe Biden's trip to the Middle...

Confirming reports about secret meetings between Israeli, Saudi, Qatari, Bahraini and Emirati military officials, Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz said yesterday that Tel Aviv is building a regional air...

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi announced on Sunday that his country and Iran have agreed to work towards bringing stability to the Middle East. The announcement was made as...

For the first time, an Israeli army chief held talks with his Arab counterparts, including Saudi Army Chief Fayyad Bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili, in Egypt's resort city of Sharm El-Sheikh, the Wall...

Last year human rights groups criticised the kingdom for failing to annul the death sentences handed down to five people who were minors when they were charged

Saudi Arabia has lifted its unofficial boycott of goods and products from Turkiye, after the two countries and their leaders reconciled following years of deteriorated diplomatic ties.

The fiancée of journalist Jamal Khashoggi said yesterday that the political legitimacy Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman is receiving as a result of his tour of the Middle...

A Turkish judge in Istanbul, who opposed the transfer of the murdered journalist, Jamal Khashoggi's case to Saudi Arabia has been relocated, further signalling the government's interference in the...

Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, on Wednesday arrived in the capital, Ankara, on an official visit to Turkiye. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to receive the Crown...

Two Saudi sisters, who fled the Kingdom five years ago, have been found dead in their apartment in Australia earlier this month. According to the news outlet, Daily Mail...

Talks to boost trade by approximately $2 billion a year between members of the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states and the UK are underway today in Riyadh but...

Egypt said on Tuesday that talks between President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman reflected a "mutual understanding" about efforts to confront regional threats to...

Over the weekend Sudanese authorities handed over 21 government dissidents to the Egyptian authorities, accusing them of taking part in a terror act in the Jabra neighbourhood of Khartoum....

The first group of pilgrims left the Gaza Strip yesterday through the Rafah Crossing heading to Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia and Egypt have signed 14 investment deals worth $7.7 billion, marking further economic cooperation between the two and enhancing the Kingdom's support for the North African country....

Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, arrived on Tuesday in Jordan as ties thaw after years of frayed relations due to divergent views on regional conflicts and unfulfilled pledges...

US President Joe Biden's upcoming visit to Saudi Arabia and Israel will have a powerful impact on the region, Israeli Foreign Minister, Yair Lapid, told US Secretary of State,...

Saudi Arabian political analyst and journalist, Turki Al-Hamad, said Egypt is on the verge of bankruptcy and should solve its own crises instead of calling on Gulf countries to...

US President Joe Biden's first visit to the Middle East is scheduled for 13-16 July after he has already made five overseas trips elsewhere. This illustrates the declining position...

Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman headed to Egypt on Monday, State news agency, SPA said, starting his first tour outside the Gulf region in...

Saudi Arabia has lifted the direct and indirect travel suspension for Saudi citizens to Ethiopia, Turkiye, Vietnam, and India, the Ministry of Interior announced on Monday. The Ministry said...

Following its recent success in enticing major global sporting events to the kingdom through its financial muscle, Saudi Arabia is plotting a major push into tennis by bringing the...

Ever since Russia invaded Ukraine in February, many political analysts, especially in the Arab world, have predicted the demise of the unipolar world and the beginning of a multipolar...