Saudi Arabia
Pilgrims return to Mecca as Saudi eases virus restrictions
Middle East
October 4, 2020
Pilgrims return to Mecca as Saudi eases virus restrictions
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — A very small, limited number of people donning the white terrycloth garment symbolic of the…
Activists seek justice on anniversary of Khashoggi killing
Middle East
October 3, 2020
Activists seek justice on anniversary of Khashoggi killing
ISTANBUL (AP) — Journalists and human rights activists called for justice for Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Friday, the second…
Video: ‘Kingdom of Silence’ revisits Jamal Khashoggi’s death and the history of US-Saudi relations
Culture
October 2, 2020
Video: ‘Kingdom of Silence’ revisits Jamal Khashoggi’s death and the history of US-Saudi relations
Two years after the brutal murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, “Kingdom of Silence” again shines a necessary light on the…
Ethiopian migrants held in Saudi Arabia call it ‘hellish’
Egypt
October 2, 2020
Ethiopian migrants held in Saudi Arabia call it ‘hellish’
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — From a filthy cell in Saudi Arabia, the Ethiopian migrant spoke on a smuggled phone,…
Trump is urged to intervene in trial of US-Saudi national
Middle East
October 1, 2020
Trump is urged to intervene in trial of US-Saudi national
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The trial of a US citizen who is also a Saudi national began Wednesday…
Iran rejects Saudi accusation it trained a terrorist cell
Middle East
September 29, 2020
Iran rejects Saudi accusation it trained a terrorist cell
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran rejected on Tuesday an accusation by Saudi Arabia that it had trained a terrorist cell, which…
Turkey prepares second indictment of six Khashoggi murder suspects: media
Middle East
September 28, 2020
Turkey prepares second indictment of six Khashoggi murder suspects: media
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish prosecutors have prepared a second indictment in connection with the 2018 murder of Saudi journalist Jamal…
Saudi Arabia: G-20 gathering of world leaders to be virtual
Middle East
September 28, 2020
Saudi Arabia: G-20 gathering of world leaders to be virtual
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia, which is presiding over the Group of 20 countries this year, said…
Yemen’s president urges Houthis to allow humanitarian aid
Middle East
September 25, 2020
Yemen’s president urges Houthis to allow humanitarian aid
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Yemen’s embattled and exiled president on Thursday urged his government’s rival, the Iran-backed Houthi rebels,…
Saudi king’s rare address to UN showcases monarch in charge
Middle East
September 24, 2020
Saudi king’s rare address to UN showcases monarch in charge
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s King Salman made a rare address to the UN General Assembly on…