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Yemen: 23 heritage sites destroyed by Saudi airstrikes
Saudi-led airstrikes have destroyed 23 archaeological landmarks including heritage sites in six cities.
Fiona Keating Nov 21, 2015
Saudi Arabia: Palestinian poet Ashraf Fayadh sentenced to death by court for renouncing Islam
Ashraf Fayadh believes that police are taking revenge against him for posting a video that showed them lashing a man in public.
Priyanka Mogul Nov 20, 2015
Syria conflict: Saudi Arabia to host talks among Syrian opposition groups
Saudi state media says moderate rebel factions will meet in the country.
Karthick Arvinth Nov 20, 2015
Paris attackers and the 'Captain': Did Isis gunmen inject Arab amphetamine Captagon to fuel butchery?
From Isis killers of Bataclan to Dubai's party people, Captagon is the Arab youth's drug of choice.
James Tennent Nov 19, 2015
Yemen conflict: Amnesty International criticises US arms sale to Saudi Arabia
Rights group warns munitions could be used by Saudi military to target civilians.
Karthick Arvinth Nov 18, 2015
Paris attacks: Security, weapon and oil firms lift stock markets in surprisingly bullish open
Tourism sector companies were among the largest drops after the massacre.
Bauke Schram Nov 16, 2015
Saudi Arabia: Man detained for attempting to smuggle in 48,000 beer cans disguised as soft drinks
Smuggler apprehended by Saudi border police at Al Batha border crossing with UAE.
Karthick Arvinth Nov 13, 2015
Karl Andree: Briton returns home after release from Saudi Arabian prison
Andree, 74, was jailed for more than a year for violating the Islamic country's strict drinking laws.
Karthick Arvinth Nov 12, 2015
Saudi Arabia: Mother saves 3-year-old as maid tries to behead him
The boy is recovering but still under critical care.
Agamoni Ghosh Nov 11, 2015
Bangladesh: Six men to be executed for torturing 2 boys to death
Bangladesh courts sentenced six men to death for separate brutal murders.
Taku Dzimwasha Nov 08, 2015
Saudi Arabia business activity dives to all-time low amid oil price slump
Saudi Arabia non-oil business growth hits record low.
Karthick Arvinth Nov 04, 2015
Secret wife of Saudi king wins £25m in UK court payout
Janan Harb claims she was married to late Saudi monarch King Fahd in 1968.
Tom Porter Nov 03, 2015
Syria conflict: Iran threatens to withdraw from peace talks amid tension with Saudi Arabia
Tehran accuses Riyadh of playing 'unconstructive and negative' role in negotiations.
Karthick Arvinth Nov 03, 2015
Lebanon: Saudi prince charged with drug smuggling over record amphetamine bust on private jet
Abdul Mohsen bin Walid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud among 10 people charged after bust in Beirut.
Umberto Bacchi Nov 02, 2015
Ali Mohammed al-Nimr crucifixion: 'Every day that passes the sword is closer to his neck,' says father
Family of young Saudi sentenced to be crucified and beheaded has begged King Salaman to stop execution.
Fiona Keating Oct 31, 2015
Syria conflict: UN chief Ban Ki-moon calls for compromise to end civil war
Plea comes as powers backing rival factions in conflict meet in Vienna.
Karthick Arvinth Oct 30, 2015
Fears over UK-Saudi relations prompt Cameron to launch diplomatic offensive
Move follows the Saudi ambassador's threat to quit London in protest of the country's treatment.
Romil Patel Oct 30, 2015
Syria talks: US optimism could be short-lived as Saudi Arabia and Iran face off over Assad
US Secretary of State John Kerry has said he is optimistic about the talks.
Orlando Crowcroft Oct 29, 2015
Syria conflict: US to step up efforts to end civil war 'hell' as Iran enters talks
John Kerry says the international negotiations in Vienna crucial to reach a political solution.
Karthick Arvinth Oct 29, 2015
Karl Andree: Briton sentenced to flogging in Saudi prison to be released 'within a week'
Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond sent a tweet about the grandfather who was set to be flogged 350 times.
James Tennent Oct 28, 2015
Saudi Arabia: Actor Abdul Aziz al-Kassar detained for taking selfies with female fans
Star of Kuwaiti dramas released on bail pending an investigation into 'mixing with women unrelated to him'.
Karthick Arvinth Oct 28, 2015
Saudi Arabia-UK relations: Is this realpolitik or greedy nihilism?
Trade is lucrative between Saudi Arabia and the UK but we are compromising our values.
Shane Croucher Oct 27, 2015
Isis affiliate terror group Hijaz Province claims suicide bomb attack on Saudi Arabia mosque
Attack comes amid rise in anti-Shiite attacks in Saudi Arabia by Islamic State affiliates.
Elsa Buchanan Oct 27, 2015
Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr: Who is Saudi Arabia's most vocal Shia critic sentenced to death and crucifixion for dissent?
Nimr has lost his final appeal and could be executed at any time.
Orlando Crowcroft Oct 26, 2015
Saudi Arabia: Prince allegedly snorted cocaine and had gay sex in Beverly Hills
Saudi prince arrested at Beverly Hills mansion last month reportedly went on rampage after snorting cocaine.
Taku Dzimwasha Oct 24, 2015
Saudi Arabia: House of Saud in disarray as momentum to oust King Salman grows
Eight of the 12 surviving sons of the kingdom's founding monarch support King Salman's deposition.
Romil Patel Oct 23, 2015
Saudi Arabia may run out of financial assets by 2020 says IMF
Riyadh's budget deficit forecast to hit 20% of GDP this year amid low oil prices.
Karthick Arvinth Oct 23, 2015
Isis gunman kills 5 and injures 9 in Shi'ite meeting hall in Saudi Arabia
Islamic State gunman was killed by Saudi police.
William Watkinson Oct 17, 2015
Al-Qaeda leader Sanafi al-Nasr reportedly killed by Russian forces in Syria airstrike
Leader was killed with fellow al-Qaeda operatives Abdul Malik al-Jazrawi and Abu Yasir al-Maghrebi in the Aleppo province.
Mark Banham Oct 17, 2015
Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro calls on $70 oil floor again ahead of Opec meeting
Maduro also said he was 'doing everything to save the price and the stability of our oil'.
Bauke Schram Oct 16, 2015
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