Saudi Arabia

PM leaves Jeddah for home

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Jeddah for home concluding her four-day bilateral visit to Saudi Arabia at the invitation of King and Custodian of two Holy Mosques Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
19 October 2018, 14:36 PM

Khashoggi's disappearance challenges fragile Middle Eastern pragmatism

Saudi Arabia and Turkey, despite being on opposite sides of Middle Eastern divides, are cooperating in Syria to enable youth and women to acquire skills that would either allow them to compete in the job market or turn them into entrepreneurs.
11 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Saudi Arabia declares online satire punishable offence

Saudi Arabia will punish online satire that "disrupts public order" with up to five years in prison, the public prosecutor says, as the kingdom cracks down on dissent.
5 September 2018, 10:01 AM

Saudi-Canada row ramps up

Saudi Arabia and Canada showed no signs of backing down in an escalating row over human rights, after Riyadh abruptly cut ties over Ottawa's vigorous calls for the release of activists jailed in the kingdom.
7 August 2018, 18:00 PM

Saudi Arabia executes 7

Saudi Arabia yesterday executed seven death row inmates who had been convicted of murder and drug trafficking, state media reported.
17 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Saudi Arabia sink Egypt

Saudi Arabia winger Salem Al-Dawsari scores a last-gasp winner as Mohamed Salah's Egypt suffer a 2-1 loss in their Group A dead rubber in Volgograd on Monday.
25 June 2018, 15:56 PM

Suarez sends Uruguay, Russia through

Luis Suarez scores in the 23rd minute as Uruguay beat Saudi Arabia 1-0 in their A fixture at the Rostov Arena today to seal their place in the last 16.
20 June 2018, 16:41 PM

Plane carrying Saudi team caught fire midair!

Saudi Arabia's official team plane caught fire in mid air as they travelled to their World Cup match on Wednesday.
18 June 2018, 21:21 PM

Vogue Arabia cover featuring princes sparks backlash

An image on the cover of Vogue Arabia of a Saudi princess behind the wheel of a red convertible sparks anger in the conservative kingdom following the jailing of activists who campaigned for women to be allowed to drive.
1 June 2018, 14:07 PM

Saudi Cabinet approves measure criminalising sexual harassment

Saudi Arabia’s Cabinet on Tuesday approved a measure criminalising sexual harassment, the state news agency SPA reports, weeks before a decades-old ban on women driving is set to expire.
30 May 2018, 06:38 AM

Saudi issues drone restrictions following palace incident

Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry instructs drone enthusiasts to obtain permission to fly the devices until regulations were finalised, a day after security forces shot down a recreational drone near the king's palace in Riyadh.
22 April 2018, 06:50 AM

PM joins Saudi-led military drill's concluding ceremony

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina joins the concluding ceremony of a Saudi-led joint grand military exercise named "Gulf Shield-1" in the kingdom's eastern province of Al- Jubail.
16 April 2018, 11:57 AM

Fashionably late: Saudi Arabia hosts first-ever fashion week

Fashionable women, dark-haired Saudis and blonde Eastern Europeans alike, fill the gold-trimmed halls of Riyadh’s Ritz-Carlton Hotel, marking the start of Saudi Arabia’s first-ever fashion week.
12 April 2018, 08:44 AM

Saudi Arabia's Perilous Pivot

The most dangerous moment for a bad government,” the nineteenth-century French statesman and historian Alexis de Tocqueville observed, “is usually when it begins to reform itself.” Reform, after all, implies that traditional norms and institutions may have already been discredited, but that alternative structures have yet to be firmly established.
9 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh denounces Houthi missile attacks in Riyadh

Bangladesh conveys its deep concern at the recent multiple ballistic missile attacks by the Houthi rebels aimed at Riyadh and other bordering cities of South Western parts of Saudi Arabia.
27 March 2018, 11:25 AM

Long robes not necessary attire for Saudi women: Senior Cleric

Saudi women need not wear the abaya - the loose-fitting, full-length robes symbolic of religious faith - a senior member of the top Muslim clerical body said, another indication of the Kingdom's efforts towards modernisation.
11 February 2018, 06:47 AM

Saudi Arabia seeks place on tourism map

Gazing at a shimmering salt pan below, a group of first-time Saudi hikers descends craggy slopes into a volcanic crater, part of a hidden trove of natural wonders being promoted to kickstart tourism.
28 January 2018, 06:18 AM

Saudi women to enter stadiums for first time to watch soccer

Saudi women will be allowed for the first time to enter a sports stadium to watch a soccer match between two local teams, though they will be segregated from the male-only crowd with designated seating in the so-called “family section.”
12 January 2018, 09:44 AM

Saudi Arabia, UAE to roll out VAT in 2018

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have long lured foreign workers with the promise of a tax-free lifestyle. Now they plan to impose a 5 percent tax next year on most goods and services to boost revenue after oil prices collapsed three years ago.
27 December 2017, 09:55 AM

Saudi Arabia says it intercepts Houthi missile fired toward Riyadh

Saudi air defences intercepts a ballistic missile fired towards the capital Riyadh but there are no reports of casualties, the Saudi-led coalition says.
19 December 2017, 12:14 PM