Saudi Arabia

The government says some 1,000 Pakistani soldiers are in the kingdom on a training and advisory mission, but the opposition wants to know what exactly they are doing.

Vasudevan Sridharan Feb 22, 2018

War of words between Iran and Israel escalates at Munich security conference.

Vasudevan Sridharan Feb 19, 2018

This is a marked shift from the kingdom's ultra-conservative views taking place under powerful crown prince.

Vasudevan Sridharan Feb 16, 2018

The carvings were discovered at an archaeological site known as the Camel Site and have been dated back to the first century BC or AD.

India Ashok Feb 14, 2018

Why are liberals so reluctant to defend their freedoms?

Yasmin Alibhai-Brown Feb 09, 2018

Mohammed bin Salman's trip to London on 8 March faces demonstrations by anti-war campaigners and human rights groups.

Ewan Palmer Feb 07, 2018

The video that went viral shows a woman and a man performing on a pavement while passers-by watched.

Divya Kishore Feb 02, 2018

A year into Donald Trump's inauguration, tourist numbers have fallen by four percent with the economy losing $4.6bn in revenue.

James Hetherington Jan 26, 2018

Dozens of entrants disqualified from Saudi Arabian 'camel beauty contest' after injecting their animals with Botox.

Neil Murphy Jan 23, 2018

"We eat and drink the food that is thrown away," 11-year-old Ayoub said. "We collect fish, meat, potatoes, onions and flour."

David Sim Jan 18, 2018

While the UAE claims two of its commercial aircraft were intercepted, Doha denies those allegations.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jan 16, 2018

Saudi Arabian women have been kicking tyres and nodding knowingly at the kingdom's first car exhibition aimed at women.

Roger Baird Jan 12, 2018

Is it a prank or a challenge to conservative values in Gulf kingdom? Authorities open investigation into gay wedding ceremony.

Isabelle Gerretsen Jan 08, 2018

Women allowed to attend match between Al-Ahli and Al-Batin on 12 January as part of latest 2030 Vision reforms.

Ewan Palmer Jan 08, 2018

Officials in Saudi Arabia have revealed plans to dole out billions of dollars to those struggling with the increasing cost of living.

Jordan Bhatt Jan 08, 2018

Houthi-aligned reports say the fighter jet was brought down by a surface-to-air missile "the Yemeni air defence".

Vasudevan Sridharan Jan 08, 2018

Eleven princes, who were not identified, were taken into police custody after they engaged in a sit-in protest outside a palace.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jan 07, 2018

A footballer plying his trade in Saudi Arabia could face an investigation after he dabbed on the bench of a league match.

James Hetherington Jan 06, 2018

Iran's chief public prosecutor says the ongoing anti-government protests are the result of a CIA plot.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jan 05, 2018

In the video one of the nurses can be seen holding the baby by its neck and forehead and squashing it while her colleagues can be heard laughing.

Karen Noronha Jan 05, 2018

Saudi prisoner Raif Badawi urges Iranian revolutionaries to not forget jailed Brit Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Mohammed Ali Taheri after protests break out across Iran.

Isabelle Gerretsen Jan 02, 2018

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman says the annual budget is chiefly aimed at improving the living standards of Saudi citizens.

Vasudevan Sridharan Dec 20, 2017

Saudi forces intercepted a Houthi missile which was aimed at a royal palace in the residential area of the kingdom's capital.

Vasudevan Sridharan Dec 20, 2017

Officials in Saudi Arabia have begun exploring for uranium and thorium local reports have revealed.

Jordan Bhatt Dec 19, 2017

Gulf Kingdom to re-open cinemas by March 2018 and hoping to build more than 300 in latest Vision 2030 reform.

Ewan Palmer Dec 11, 2017

If Saudi Arabia stops the bombing of Yemen and stops bowing to Israel and stands straight, then we will have no problems with them, Rouhani said.

Vasudevan Sridharan Dec 10, 2017

Saudi blogger Raif Badawi may receive royal pardon 5 years after being jailed for 'insulting Islam', his wife Ensaf Haidar was told by MEPs.

Isabelle Gerretsen Dec 08, 2017

The buyer of the $450m painting by Leonardo da Vinci has been revealed as Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, the Wall Street Journal has reported

Brendan Cole Dec 07, 2017

Coalition warplanes pounded Yemen's capital with at least 25 air strikes overnight in apparent retaliation for the killing of former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh by Houthi rebels.

David Sim Dec 05, 2017

Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi said their fighters killed former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh for his "treason".

Ananya Roy Dec 05, 2017