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Cars and girls: Saudi Arabia opens first women-only motor showroom
Saudi Arabian women have been kicking tyres and nodding knowingly at the kingdom's first car exhibition aimed at women.
Saudi Arabia: Illicit gay wedding sparks outrage in Islamic kingdom after video goes viral
Is it a prank or a challenge to conservative values in Gulf kingdom? Authorities open investigation into gay wedding ceremony.
Saudi women allowed to attend football matches for very first time
Women allowed to attend match between Al-Ahli and Al-Batin on 12 January as part of latest 2030 Vision reforms.
Saudi Arabia is handing out $13bn to help ease cost of living
Officials in Saudi Arabia have revealed plans to dole out billions of dollars to those struggling with the increasing cost of living.
Yemen's Houthi rebels claim to shoot down Saudi warplane but Riyadh says it's a 'technical glitch'
Houthi-aligned reports say the fighter jet was brought down by a surface-to-air missile "the Yemeni air defence".
Saudi crown prince strikes again: 11 royals arrested for anti-regime protests
Eleven princes, who were not identified, were taken into police custody after they engaged in a sit-in protest outside a palace.
Footballer could face investigation and drug test after 'dabbing' in Saudi Arabia
A footballer plying his trade in Saudi Arabia could face an investigation after he dabbed on the bench of a league match.
Who's behind Iran protests – CIA, Israel or Saudi Arabia? All of the above, says top prosecutor
Iran's chief public prosecutor says the ongoing anti-government protests are the result of a CIA plot.
Outrage after 3 Saudi nurses post video of themselves laughing and squashing newborn baby's face
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.
Iran protests: Jailed Saudi blogger tells 'revolutionaries' to remember prisoners of free speech
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.
Saudi Arabia unveils the kingdom's largest budget in history promising to spend $293bn in 2018
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman says the annual budget is chiefly aimed at improving the living standards of Saudi citizens.
Yemen's Houthis fire ballistic missile targeting Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh
Saudi forces intercepted a Houthi missile which was aimed at a royal palace in the residential area of the kingdom's capital.
Saudi Arabia begins hunt for uranium - but deny it wants to build a nuclear bomb
Officials in Saudi Arabia have begun exploring for uranium and thorium local reports have revealed.
'Watershed moment': Saudi Arabia is opening cinemas for the first time in 35 years
Gulf Kingdom to re-open cinemas by March 2018 and hoping to build more than 300 in latest Vision 2030 reform.
Hassan Rouhani's olive branch to Saudi Arabia – stop bombing Yemen and stand up against Israel
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.
Saudi blogger Raif Badawi may receive royal pardon 5 years after being jailed for 'insulting Islam'
Saudi blogger Raif Badawi may receive royal pardon 5 years after being jailed for 'insulting Islam', his wife Ensaf Haidar was told by MEPs.
Saudi prince Mohammed Bin Salman 'is mystery buyer' of record-breaking $450m da Vinci painting
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
Scenes of devastation in Sanaa after at least 25 Saudi-led air strikes pounded Yemen's capital
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.
Yemen crisis: War or peace, what will follow former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh's death?
Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi said their fighters killed former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh for his "treason".
Mixed reports emerge over death of Yemen's former president Ali Abdullah Saleh
There are reports that say Ali Abdullah Saleh's house was blown up by Houthi rebels in central Sana'a amid the ongoing conflict.
Conservative MPs have accepted £130,000 in gifts from Saudi government since start of Yemen war
This year 14 MPs have received a total of £94,189 in hospitality from the Saudi regime, including business-class flights, luxury accommodation and food.
Saudi Arabia's powerful crown prince vows to eradicate Islamist terror from the world
Mohammed bin Salman promises not to let terrorists distort the image of the "peaceful religion" Islam.
Top Dubai authority calls for bombing Al Jazeera headquarters blaming it for Egypt mosque attack
Dubai's security chief blames Al Jazeera for provoking the extremist attack on the mosque in Egypt's Sinai region.
Why the arrest of Saudi Arabia's second richest man is causing shockwaves in Ethiopia
Saudi Arabia has arrested its second richest man, Sheik Mohammed Hussein Al-Amoudi, as part of a wide-ranging 'anti-corruption drive' - while Ethiopia looks on nervously.
Israeli blogger sparks outrage after posing for picture at holy Saudi mosque
Israeli blogger Ben Tzion has provoked outrage in the Arab world by posing for a picture in Medina's holy Mosque of the Prophet Muhammed.
Saudis to ease blockade to allow urgent humanitarian aid into Yemen
International aid groups describe the situation in Yemen as the world's worst humanitarian crisis as millions are at risk of famine.
Lebanese PM Hariri refutes Saudi Arabia house arrest claims calling it 'a lie'
Prime Minister Saad Hariri tweeted that his stay in Saudi Arabia was to consult security situation in Lebanon.
King Salman's departure is no surprise - It's all part of a plan to make his favourite son new leader
Salman, a rigid ruler who had a firm grip on the royal family for decades, does not want a coup d'etat to happen after his departure.
Israel ready for close cooperation with 'moderate' Arab states like Saudi Arabia, says military chief
IDF chief says Israel would be willing to share intelligence with Riyadh in order to rein in Iran, the arch-rival of both Saudi Arabia and Israel.
Saudi Arabia's King Salman 'to step down next week' paving way for son to succeed him
King Salman of Saudi Arabia is set to step down next week and announce his son Prince Mohammed bin Salman as successor, the Daily Mail has reported.