Dutch diplomat falls for Bedouin lifestyle
TO many, the desert may seem to be a vast and barren land where nothing more than cacti and sand dunes dot the landscape. However,…
Saudi Arabia
Saudi king Salman deprives princes of financial advantages
The London-based daily quoted informed sources as saying on Wednesday that King Salman has cancelled all financial advantages of the Saudi princes and is merely…
New regulations in Saudi Arabia
Modernization is the name of the game in Saudi Arabia of 2016 and October is shaping up to be more of the same. Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed…
Saudi Arabia responds to US 9/11 bill veto
In the immortal words of Queen Victoria, Saudi Arabia “is not amused.” With the first 9/11 lawsuit already winging its way to The Kingdom following…
Saudi princess Hassa bin Salman leaves France after arrest of bodyguard over beating
The daughter of the Saudi king has left Paris after her bodyguard was accused of beating a painter and decorator for taking photographs inside her…
Saudi Arabia abandons Islamic calendar
Saudi government workers will be paid according to the Gregorian calendar instead of the Islamic Hijri calendar, making the working month longer as part of…
Saudi princess’ bodyguard denies beating Frenchman
French police are questioning the bodyguard of a Saudi princess over an alleged assault on a workman in Paris. The interior decorator told police that…
America behind Saudi war on Yemen
The United States is the “ultimate force” behind Saudi Arabia’s military aggression against Yemen, says Joe Lombardo, coordinator at United National Antiwar Coalition. “It is…
The way Saudi Royal family treats their servants
Working for the patriarchs and matriarchs of Middle Eastern royal families and their mercurial offspring has never been regarded as an employment opportunity without its…
Saudi women take to Twitter to demand end to guardianship rules
The grand mufti of Saudi Arabia recently made an official statement saying that Saudi Arabia would never abolish the guardianship system, which legally grants men…