Saudi Arabia

Miladunnabi today

The holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi, the birth and demise of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh), will be observed in the country today with due religious solemnity.
24 December 2015, 18:00 PM

31 killed in Saudi hospital fire

A fire at a hospital in Saudi Arabia kills 25 people and injures 107, the country's civil defence says in a statement.
24 December 2015, 05:30 AM

IS denounces Saudi Arabia's anti-IS coalition

Islamic State threatened to attack Saudi Arabia for "colluding with crusaders" after the oil-rich kingdom said it had established a 34-state Islamic military coalition to target the militants.
20 December 2015, 07:14 AM

Kissing a camel sparks dispute, call for divorce in KSA

A huge family dispute erupts in Saudi Arabia after a newly-wed man’s mother accused her daughter-in-law of breaking religious and social traditions by kissing a camel, and pressured her son to divorce his wife.
17 December 2015, 13:08 PM

27 Qatari hunters kidnapped in Iraq

Gunmen have kidnapped at least 27 Qatari hunters in a desert area of Iraq near the Saudi border, officials say.
16 December 2015, 12:29 PM

Confusion clouds Riyadh’s coalition against militancy

Western nations welcome Saudi Arabia's new Islamic coalition against terrorism, but confusion over its role, even among its own members, may undermine its ambitions of tackling militancy and deflecting international criticism of Riyadh.
16 December 2015, 11:38 AM

Pakistan surprised by its inclusion in 34-nation military alliance

Pakistan finds itself in the crosshairs of Middle Eastern politics on Tuesday as Saudi Arabia named it as part of its newly formed 34-nation military alliance of Muslim countries meant to combat terrorism, without first getting its consent.
16 December 2015, 08:42 AM

Saudis elect first woman politician

A Saudi woman wins a seat on Mecca's municipal council in ultra-conservative Saudi Arabia's first-ever elections open to female voters and candidates, the country's election commission announced Sunday.
13 December 2015, 06:23 AM

Saudi Prince in Twitter spat with Trump

A Saudi prince describes US businessman Donald Trump, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, as a "disgrace to America".
13 December 2015, 05:10 AM

Votes counted after historic Saudi poll

Votes are being counted in Saudi Arabia's municipal elections, in which women were allowed for the first time to cast their ballots.
13 December 2015, 04:52 AM

Women in Saudi Arabia voting for first time

Saudi Arabia is going to the polls in unprecedented municipal elections in which women can cast a ballot for the first time.
12 December 2015, 04:05 AM

Saudi Arabia took an 'unprecedented step' and is preparing for a coup

A major report given by the advisers to Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman to The Daily Telegraph suggests that a major change is about to come.
16 November 2015, 05:12 AM

Saudi police confiscate 48,000 beer cans masked as soft drinks

Saudi custom officials and law enforcing personnel stopped a smuggler who tried to bring nearly 48,000 cans of beer disguised as Pepsi cans into Saudi Arabia.
14 November 2015, 07:22 AM

Saudi Arabia bans 50 names

The interior ministry of Saudi Arabia bans 50 baby names that they believe offend or is affiliated with the Kingdom’s cultural or religious sentiments.
8 November 2015, 15:34 PM

Govt to keep sending female workers to KSA: Minister

The government will continue sending female workers for domestic jobs to Saudi Arabia, says Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Nurul Islam.
29 October 2015, 12:14 PM

Saudi blogger gets human rights prize

Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, whose flogging sentence caused an outcry, has been awarded the European Parliament's Sakharov human rights prize.
29 October 2015, 11:27 AM

US: Iran to be invited to Syria talks

The United States announces that Iran may take part in talks to end the civil war in Syria and warned of increased military action against the Islamic State.
28 October 2015, 04:24 AM

Blasts kill one at Hossaini Dalan

At least one person was killed and about 87 others were injured in homemade bomb explosions in front of Hossaini Dalan in old Dhaka early hours today.
23 October 2015, 18:00 PM

New Saudi regulations to protect workers’ rights

The Saudi Arabian government announces new labour regulations to protect the workers’ rights by bringing the employers under strict rules including financial fines.
23 October 2015, 11:24 AM

Hajj stampede death toll tops 2,100: Foreign figures (video)

The death toll from last month's hajj stampede has topped 2,100, according to tallies given by foreign officials, making it by far the deadliest disaster in the pilgrimage's history.
22 October 2015, 07:09 AM