Saudi Arabia

In an ongoing brutal murder case involving a young pilot that has shook the streets of Saudi Arabia, a Saudi court yesterday sentenced to death the defendant, Alkhaleej Online news...

Saudi Arabia, on Thursday, strongly condemned a raid by Israeli commandos on the Palestinian town of Jenin that killed seven people and injured two, state news agency, SPA, reported....

Iraq is reportedly looking to host the 2027 Asian Cup football tournament, following the successful hosting of the Arabian Gulf Cup, which the home side went onto win for...

The Minister of State and Governor of Aden, Ahmed Lamlas, who is affiliated with the Southern Transitional Council STC (separatist), which is backed by the UAE, has signed an...

A Shariah-compliant fintech start-up has launched a physical branch in Britain, targeting the country's 3.9 million Muslim population. The "halal investing platform," Wahed inaugurated its first branch on London's...

A twenty-billion-dollar takeover bid (£16bn) by Saudi Arabia to buy Formula One was rejected by the sport's current owners, Liberty Media. The American firm had bought F1 in 2017...

The Israeli economic website, Globes, reported that Saudi Arabia plans to make the islands of Tiran and Sanafir a tourist destination, including hotels and casinos, which Israelis can visit....

The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed, on Monday, the Saudi "positive" position towards restoring relations with Tehran. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman, Nasser Kanaani, said in a press conference,...

Saudi Arabia has appointed 34 women to leadership positions in the two holy mosques in Mecca and Medina, Anadolu News Agency reports. In a statement, the General Presidency for...

The Syrian regime has reportedly agreed to allow the import of goods from Saudi Arabia after a decade-long trade suspension, amid reports of increasing reconciliatory relations between the two...

The Palestinian Authority (PA) on Friday welcomed the stance of Saudi Arabia on the normalisation of ties with Israel, stating: "This is a real support for the Palestinians and...

Saudi Arabia's crude oil exports fell to a five-month low in November, while production also slipped, data from the Joint Organisations Data Initiative (JODI) showed on Thursday, Reuters reported....

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Thursday with US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and discussed plans to promote normalisation with Saudi Arabia. A statement issued by Netanyahu's office,...

Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, hosting his first senior member of US President Joe Biden's administration on Thursday, said they had discussed prospects for a diplomatic breakthrough between Israel...

Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) has led its sport spending spree into another year. After a robust 2022 with the launch of LIV Golf and the signing of...

The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) has signed an agreement yesterday to finance the expansion of the University of the West Indies at Five Islands (UWI) in the Caribbean...

The Saudi Foreign Minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, urged the Israeli government to "engage seriously on resolving the conflict with the Palestinians" noting that this in its interest and...

Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister said, on Wednesday, progress was being made towards ending the Yemen conflict, in which Riyadh leads a military coalition, but more work was needed, including...

The Algerian Minister objected to the Western Sahara appearing between Algeria and Morocco, as Moroccan territory.

Court documents showed that Tesla's billionaire CEO, Elon Musk, had met with the Governor of the Saudi Sovereign Wealth Fund, known as the Public Investment Fund (PIF), Yasir Al-Rumayyan,...

Saudi Arabia and the Houthis in Yemen have resumed "back-channel talks" with the aim of extending the ceasefire in Yemen and reviving negotiations to end the war, Associated Press...

Iran's priority is to de-escalate tension with its Gulf neighbours and increase cooperation, a foreign ministry spokesman has said. Nasser Kanaani's comments coincided with official statements from Saudi Arabia...

Saudi Foreign Minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, said the Kingdom was trying to find a path to dialogue with Iran as the best way to resolve differences,...

Saudi envoy to the United Nations, Abdallah Al-Mouallimi called, Monday, on the Security Council to include the Yemeni Houthi group on the list of terrorist organisations. Speaking at the...

Organisations in Saudi Arabia and the UAE were hit by the most ransomware attacks among Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries between mid-2021 and mid-2022, according to a report published...

Popular South Korean pop singer and YouTuber, Daud Kim, has posted a picture of himself wearing the ihram in front of the Kabaah in the holy city of Makkah,...

The United Nations Envoy for Yemen said, on Monday, he was encouraged by intensified efforts for an expanded truce deal but stressed they should seek an inclusive process for...

Saudi Arabia is hosting its first ever women's 11-a-side international football tournament, which is being held in the Eastern Region, between 11-19 January. The games are being officiated by...

A prominent Saudi Arabian law professor has been handed a death sentence over social media usage. The pro-reform cleric is accused of using such platforms as Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp...

Following the record-breaking contract signed last month between Saudi football club Al-Nassr and former Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo, two other Saudi teams have reportedly expressed interest in signing...

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian confirmed there is an agreement with Saudi Arabia to continue the dialogue until relations between the two countries are normalised. In his statements...

Tunisian President Kais Saied carried out a tour of Avenue Habib Bourguiba in the capital, Tunis, on the eve of the Tunisian opposition's preparations to protest against him on...