Waiting rooms: abandoned Ottoman railway stations – in pictures
German artist Ursula Schulz-Dornburg headed to Saudi Arabia to photograph former railway stations, lost in the desert for decades. Dotting the landscape in Saudi Arabia…
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Muslim pilgrims flock to Medina after performing Hajj
Since Wednesday evening, Muslim pilgrims have flocked to Saudi Arabia’s city of Medina after completing this year’s Hajj ritual — the “fifth pillar” of Islam…
20,000 narcotic pills seized from bus driver transporting pilgrims
Personnel from the General Department for Drug Control in cooperation with customs officers at the Abdali border post have arrested a GCC citizen for attempting…
Men on trial for smuggling two million pills from UAE
Four men have been accused of attempting to smuggle two million banned pills from the UAE into Saudi Arabia. The group were caught at the Al Ghuwaifat border…
Saudi prince warns Iran against using force to pursue rivalry
A senior Saudi official, responding to Iranian criticism of Riyadh’s management of the haj pilgrimage, urged Iran to end what he called wrong attitudes toward…
British MPs to consider ‘alternative report’ on Saudi arms sales
The row in Britain over arms sales to Saudi Arabia looks set to insensify after a senior British MP took the unusual step of preparing…
Father caged a young British woman in Saudi Arabia because of one kiss
A young Briton who accused her father of keeping her ‘caged’ in Saudi Arabia for kissing a boy has ended her bid for freedom – but a judge has…
Sergey Balmasov: Moscow has the opportunity to deliver a painful blow through Riyadh
For a long enough time, the Russian media spreads information about a possible deal with Iran on the sale of S-400 Triumf missile systems to…
Qatar loses 3 troops serving with Saudi coalition in Yemen
The Gulf nation of Qatar says three of its soldiers have been killed while participating in Saudi-led military operations in Yemen. It was Qatar’s biggest…
Yemeni Forces Capture Saudi Military Base in Assir Province
The Yemeni army and Popular forces continued their advances inside Saudi Arabia, and took control of a strategic military base in the Southern part of…