Saudi Arabia
Egyptian athlete defends himself after flag faux pas at Olympic ceremony
Egypt
August 7, 2016
Egyptian athlete defends himself after flag faux pas at Olympic ceremony
On Friday, the Egyptian Olympic squad joined the throng of athletes that flooded Rio de Janeiro's MaracanĂ£ Stadium for the…
Saudi Arabia’s top cleric urges businessmen to help troops
Middle East
August 4, 2016
Saudi Arabia’s top cleric urges businessmen to help troops
Saudi Arabia's most senior cleric has urged businessmen and banks to set up a fund to help soldiers stationed along…
India says to bring back workers facing ‘food crisis’ in Saudi
Middle East
July 31, 2016
India says to bring back workers facing ‘food crisis’ in Saudi
India said on Sunday it will send a government minister to Saudi Arabia to try to bring back more than…
Despite reform, Saudi ‘guardianship’ still restricts women: HRW
Middle East
July 17, 2016
Despite reform, Saudi ‘guardianship’ still restricts women: HRW
Saudi Arabian laws requiring women to have male guardians have been reformed in recent years but continue to restrict and…
Saudi Arabia’s new jihadists: poorly trained but hard to stop
Middle East
July 13, 2016
Saudi Arabia’s new jihadists: poorly trained but hard to stop
Technical hitches limited the death tolls in three suicide attacks in Saudi Arabia but the apparent coordination of the blasts…
Saudi prosecutors bring charges over Grand Mosque crane disaster: newspaper
Middle East
July 12, 2016
Saudi prosecutors bring charges over Grand Mosque crane disaster: newspaper
Suspects including engineers and two government employees will face trial in Saudi Arabia over the deaths of 107 people when…
Saudi Interior Ministry names Qatif, Medina bombers; suspects arrested
Middle East
July 8, 2016
Saudi Interior Ministry names Qatif, Medina bombers; suspects arrested
Saudi Arabia said a suicide bomber who attacked Prophet Mohammed's Mosque in the city of Medina on Monday was a…
Saudi crown prince seeks to assure Saudis after triple bombings: agency
Middle East
July 5, 2016
Saudi crown prince seeks to assure Saudis after triple bombings: agency
Saudi Arabia's crown prince and anti-terror tsar sought on Tuesday to reassure Saudis of the country's security after suicide attacks…
Suicide bombers hit three Saudi cities, killing at least four officers
Middle East
July 5, 2016
Suicide bombers hit three Saudi cities, killing at least four officers
Suicide bombers struck three cities across Saudi Arabia on Monday, killing at least four security officers in an apparently coordinated…
Higher court to hear appeal on Red Sea islands ruling on July 3
Egypt
June 23, 2016
Higher court to hear appeal on Red Sea islands ruling on July 3
The Supreme Administrative Court has set a date of July 3 to consider the Egyptian government's appeal against Tuesday's court…