Saudi Arabia

Suspects detained during a Ramadan crackdown in Makkah

Dhatchayani, 29, jumped from the first floor balcony of her employer's residence in Dammam

The decision is in line with the Vision 2030 plan to wean the kingdom off oil

Former senator Bob Graham has alleged that Saudi officials provided assistance to the 9/11 hijackers

'The intention also is to transform the society' Culture and Information Minister Adel al-Turaifi

More than 2,000 pilgrims died in the stampede, the worst disaster to ever strike the annual ritual

Saudi Ambassador Abdullah al-Mouallimi told reporters that he was "deeply disappointed" and "disturbed" by the report

Ride-hailing app says about 80 per cent of its more than 130,000 riders in Saudi Arabia are women

Saudi Arabia has deployed Patriot missile batteries to counter tactical ballistic missiles

Iranian pilgrims will unfortunately not be able to take part in hajj, says Culture Minister Ali Jannati

The dispute has provided another arena for discord between the two countries

Sheikh Saleh Bin Fawzan Al-Fawzan says taking pictures is prohibited if not for a necessity

Executions in Saudi Arabia have been surging dramatically for two years now

Man shoots Dr Muhammad Al Zabn arguing that a female gynecologist should have been there instead

OPEC meets next week amid rising political tensions between arch-rivals Iran and oil superpower Saudi Arabia

The planned metro system in Makkah would have 182 kilometres of track and 88 stations

There are codes and guiding principles that underpin international relationships

Maldives foreign ministry says policies that Iran were pursuing in the Middle East 'detrimental to peace and...

Obama opposes the law because it would essentially waive the doctrine of sovereign immunity

Saudi Arabia is the 13th largest foreign holder of US debt

Riyadh has been a key supporter of rebels fighting to overthrow the Damascus regime of President Bashar al Assad

The crude price collapse, to around $46 on Friday, has intensified Saudi efforts to diversify the economy

One of documents declassified offer the interview of a former Saudi diplomat

John F Lehman urges Obama administration to declassify controversial secret 28-page section of US congressional report

Iran's culture minister says arrangements have not been put together and it's now too late

The gunman was killed after refusing to surrender to security forces

Naimi, one of the most powerful figures within the OPEC oil cartel

Saudi interior ministry says two gunmen were trying to infiltrate a police station parking area in Taif province

An investigation is under way into the incident

Police shot dead two suspected "terrorists" and two others blew themselves up, says Saudi interior ministry

Mufreh al-Harissi was found guilty of stabbing to death a fellow Saudi during a dispute

Female Saudi unemployment rose last year to almost 34 percent

News reports suggest one of world's largest construction companies is laying off 77,000 foreign workers

Group was also sanctioned by Saudi government after a deadly crane accident at one of its projects last September

Which way the Kingdom goes will have consequences for Pakistan’s future

To anyone who’s been following the news, it isn’t surprising that the recent Doha meeting was a bust

Given its sweep, analysts say the plan's boosters are likely to come up against an array of obstacles

Programme aims to provide pilgrims with opportunity to see landmarks, historical Islamic sites of the country

In 1970s there were many cinema houses operating in different parts of the kingdom which were shut down in the 80s

Prince Mohammed is in charge not only of the country's economic policy but also the military as defence minister

The group's main stronghold in the port city of Mukalla, according to the Saudi-led coalition

9/11 victims suing Saudi Arabia for allegedly providing material support to al Qaeda to carry out terrorist attack

King Salman issues a decree ordering his dismissal and replacement in the interim by Agriculture Minister

Despite his eagerness to work towards more freedom for women, the prince says the process will take time

Hussain al-Magaafi had been found guilty of fatally stabbing a fellow Saudi following an argument

It will be the first sovereign loan in at least 15 years to the kingdom, the world's biggest oil exporter

Obama is to hold talks with King Salman, attend a summit with the six Gulf Cooperation Council monarchies

An Iranian delegation travelled to Saudi Arabia, for discussions on the pilgrimage to the Muslim holy places

Most of the 19 attackers on September 11, 2001 were Saudi nationals who hijacked four planes

Shawkat Ali Amin saved the life of a Saudi citizen who was about to drown