Tag: Saudi

EU wants Hariri to return to Lebanon, warns against Saudi meddling

BRUSSELS: The European Union on Monday urged Saad al-Hariri to return to Lebanon, calling on all political forces inside the country to focus on...

Saudi graft purge ‘raises a few concerns’, says Tillerson

DANANG, VIETNAM: Saudi Arabia´s mass purge of elites accused of graft "raises a few concerns", US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Friday, adding...

Catastrophic famine in Yemen if Saudi aid blockade remains: UN

Yemen is facing a mass famine that will affect millions of lives unless the Saudi-led coalition ends its blockade and allows aid deliveries into...

Arrested Saudi princes sleeping on floor of their Ritz-Carlton Hotel ‘jail’

RIYADH - Their detention centre may be the five-star Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh, but the Saudi princes arrested in the high-profile...

Saudi-led coalition accuses Yemen’s Houthi militia of ‘dangerous escalation’

RIYADH: A Saudi-led coalition accused Yemen’s Houthi militia of a “dangerous escalation” on Sunday after Saudi air defence forces intercepted a ballistic missile fired towards...

Corruption suspects not to be given special treatment: Saudi attorney general

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's Attorney General Sheikh Saud Al Mojeb said on Sunday that the government and private officials recently detained over corruption charges will not get...

Saudi women riled by robot with no hjiab and more rights...

  BEIRUT: Women in Saudi Arabia have scorned the government’s decision to grant citizenship to a female robot who, unlike them, does not need a...

Saudi mega city promises liberal lifestyle

RIYADH: The $500 billion mega city planned by Saudi Arabia will be floated on financial markets alongside oil giant Saudi Aramco as part of...

Saudi King Salman to visit Russia on Thursday: Kremlin

MOSCOW: King Salman of Saudi Arabia will visit Russia on Thursday, senior Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov was quoted by the TASS news agency as saying. “We are awaiting...

Saudi petition seeks ‘full’ rights for women

Thousands of Saudis have signed a petition urging an end to the guardianship system that gives men control over the study, marriage and travel...

Saudi defence minister touches down in Pakistan on two-day visit

Saudi Arabian Defence Minister and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud arrived in Pakistan for a two-day official tour on Sunday evening. The...

Saudi Arabia’s top cleric urges businessmen to help troops

Saudi Arabia's most senior cleric has urged businessmen and banks to set up a fund to help soldiers stationed along the southern border with...

Saudi appoints princess to oversee women’s sports

Saudi Arabia has appointed a princess to oversee women's sports in the kingdom, even as the country has doubled the number of female athletes...

PM Nawaz directs to help distressed workers in Saudi Arabia

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has instructed the Pakistani Embassy in Saudi Arabia to assist the Pakistani workers in distress and take all possible steps...

Kuwait jails Shia lawmaker for insulting Saudi, Bahrain

A Kuwaiti court on Wednesday sentenced a Shia lawmaker to 14 years and six months in absentia for remarks deemed highly offensive to fellow...

Blaze engulfs Saudi Mecca hotel, no casualties

A fire ripped through an uninhabited hotel in the Saudi holy city of Mecca on Sunday without causing casualties, the civil defence spokesman said. Firefighters...

Iran says US ally Saudi the real ‘sponsor of terrorism’

Tehran on Sunday dismissed its renewed blacklisting by Washington as a state sponsor of terrorism charging that it was US allies including Riyadh that...