Saudi Arabia

Coalition jet fires two missiles into police headquarters in a district northwest of Sanaa

A Western diplomat in the kingdom said authorities were "embarrassed" by the accident

Critics remark the appointment is “scandalous” observing it meant 'oil trumps human rights'

The Civil Defense authority said the landslide collapsed the ceiling of a four-story building in Batha Quraish area

Previously marred by stampedes and fires that killed hundreds, it had been largely incident-free for the past decade

Nepal's ambassador to India, Deep Upadhyay, said that he sought speedy justice for the alleged victims

Stability at the top have rarely been more important for Saudi Arabia as it attempts to navigate regional conflict

The Nepali women were rescued from the diplomat's apartment last week after a tip off from a human trafficking group

Yale University hopes to have the best programme for Islamic law in the United States

Says it has issued residency permits to 100,000 Syrians who wished to stay in the kingdom

132 foreigners and Saudis have been put to death in the kingdom this year compared with 87 for all of 2014

Region’s editor-in-chief says magazine has been banned owing to ‘cultural reasons’

Police team rescued the women from an apartment in Gurgaon after a third recently hired maid alerted a local NGO

Airstrikes hit two boats in an area called al Khokha near Hodeidah port in western Yemen

For his three-night stay in Washington, the 222-room hotel’s guests were forced to move to nearby luxury hotels

Saudi Arabia has put security forces on alert for a possible militant attack on a shopping mall or energy installation

National oil company Saudi Aramco says the fire broke out in a basement of the Radium residential compound

Saudi authorities were not immediately available to comment

Calls urgently for a moratorium on executions

It is not clear whether the militants, who have staged a series of attacks on police in Riyadh, are suspected

Construction work will stop on September 9 and will resume on October 14 to construct the three main gates

Saudi women will also be able to run for office in the upcoming municipal elections

Since 2012, 483 people out of 1,118 have died from MERS infection in Saudi Arabia

According to AFP tallies, four deaths bring to 120 the number of executions this year in the kingdom

Interior Ministry says Omar al Nasser was arrested while smuggling a large amount of amphetamines

The latest beheading in the southwestern Baha region brings to 115 the number of executions this year in the kingdom

Twelve members of the security forces among the dead

It is about time we reasserted our ideological independence, and resisted being swayed by Saudi strategic interests

Pakistan condemns the attack. Ministry spokesperson says 9 people wounded as Islamic State group claims responsibility

Number of Saudis and foreigners put to death this year is up 131 per cent from 87 during the whole of 2014

About half of the king's 1,000-person entourage have left along with him

Authorities carried out the sentence against him in the capital Riyadh

Shah Faisal Azeem Shah was found guilty of smuggling the drugs hidden in his body

107 is the total number of executions this year so far

Police say two suspects were arrested after patrol came under fire in al-Jesh village in Qatif district late Tuesday

European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini, Jubeir says Saudi Arabia had raised issue with her

The number of casualties is expected to rise as rescue services are still working in the area

The are lucrative opportunities for Saudi investors in many sectors of Pakistan’s economy

Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir says there was no (political) visit by Hamas to the kingdom

Authorities carry out the sentence against the convict in the Qassim region

Rolls- Royce selected by Saudia to provide engine maintenance and servicing for its Trent 700 engines

Cameras will be installed outside as well as inside the mosques

France and Saudi Arabia have been reinforcing their links as Riyadh seeks to broaden ties with top Western powers

Pakistan Institute of Labour Education and Research (PILER) launches annual report.