Saudi Arabia

Obama pressed to disclose ‘redacted pages’ of 9/11 report

US President Barack Obama is facing fresh challenges to reveal some 28 redacted pages of a top Senate report of 9/11.
8 June 2015, 10:46 AM

Saudis uphold blogger's 1,000 lashes

Saudi Arabia's Supreme Court upholds the sentence of 1,000 lashes and 10 years of imprisonment on blogger Raif Badawi, despite a foreign outcry.
8 June 2015, 05:38 AM

Saudi court upholds blogger's 10 years and 1,000 lashes

Saudi Arabia's Supreme Court upholds the sentence of 1,000 lashes and 10 years of imprisonment on blogger Raif Badawi, despite a foreign outcry.
7 June 2015, 15:39 PM

SKorea confirms fifth Mers death

Fourteen more cases of Mers have been confirmed in South Korea and a fifth person has died.
7 June 2015, 04:28 AM

Islamic State claims blast killing four at Saudi mosque

Islamic State claims responsibility for a bombing that killed four people at a Shi'ite Muslim mosque in eastern Saudi Arabia on Friday.
29 May 2015, 13:26 PM

Foreign trips galore

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Malaysia are three of the largest destinations for Bangladeshi expatriate workers.
28 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Air strikes kill at least 80 in deadliest bombings of Yemen war

Saudi-led air strikes kill at least 80 people near Yemen's border with Saudi Arabia and in the capital Sanaa on Wednesday.
27 May 2015, 15:02 PM

World's largest hotel coming to Mecca (video)

With twelve towers, 10,000 rooms, 70 restaurants, plus helipads and a full-size convention center, Abraj Kudai in Mecca is set to become the largest hotel in the world when it opens in 2017.
22 May 2015, 15:46 PM

Suicide bomber kills 21 at Saudi Shia mosque, Islamic State claims attack

A suicide bomber kills 21 worshipers during Friday prayers in a packed Shia mosque in eastern Saudi Arabia in an attack claimed by the Islamic State militant group.
22 May 2015, 11:35 AM

Saudi shells hit Yemen aid office, killing 5 refugees: Official

Saudi shells hit an international humanitarian aid office in northern Yemen, killing five Ethiopian refugees and wounding ten, a local official says.
21 May 2015, 08:34 AM

Saudi Arabia advertises for 8 new executioners

Saudi Arabia advertises for eight new executioners, recruiting extra staff to carry out an increasing number of death sentences, usually done by public beheading.
19 May 2015, 08:40 AM

Female overseas jobseekers’ selection starts May 24

Government will select female migrant jobseekers from May 24 to 30 for sending them to Saudi Arabia as domestic helps.
18 May 2015, 10:45 AM

Yemen conflict: Saudi-led coalition resumes air strikes

A Saudi-led coalition has resumed its air strikes against Yemen's rebels after the end of a ceasefire, Yemeni military officials and witnesses say.
18 May 2015, 05:05 AM

Iran's foreign policy ploys

Iran has played the extremist card to the hilt and managed to run rings around the US that continues to suffer from a joint ISIS-Al Qaeda phobia...
12 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Yemen conflict: Strikes rock Sanaa ahead of ceasefire

Saudi-led coalition aircraft have carried out fresh air strikes on Yemen's capital, Sanaa, hours before a five-day ceasefire is set to begin.
12 May 2015, 14:34 PM

Yemeni rebels’ mortar shells kill 2 Bangladeshis in KSA

Two Bangladesh nationals die in Najran area, South Eastern province of Saudi Arabia, 650km away from Jeddah and 50km from Yemen border, by mortar shells launched by Houthi rebels of Yemen.
11 May 2015, 11:42 AM

Yemen rebels fire into Saudi Arabia, kill 3

Yemen's rebels fire rockets into Saudi Arabia, killing at least three people and purportedly capturing five soldiers in an attack showing insurgents' ability to launch assaults.
6 May 2015, 04:16 AM

Saudi king announces new heir

Saudi Arabia's new king announces a major cabinet reshuffle that puts in place a new generation to succeed him.
29 April 2015, 09:53 AM

IRAN AND SAUDI ARABIA

THE airstrikes undertaken by a Saudi-led coalition against targets in Yemen may usher a new phase in one of the longest, most destructive, and most confused conflicts to affect the Middle East and much of the Muslim world: the Saudi-Iranian confrontation.
22 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Hajj flights begin on Aug 16

Hajj flights to carry Bangladeshi pilgrims to Saudi Arabia will begin on August 16 and continue till September 18 this year.
16 April 2015, 15:48 PM