Why Iran needs to fight Saudi Arabia to forge peace
Turki al-Faisal Al Saud’s call for regime change in Tehran, let alone his mere participation at the July 9 Mujahedeen-e-Khalq’s (MEK) annual conference in Paris, is…
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Hotel caught fire in Makkah
A hotel in Makkah Azaziya neighborhood caught fire yesterday, sending plumes of smoke over the area as firefighters worked for hours to extinguish the flames…
Saudi Arabia started to work on buying oil tankers
Saudi Arabia’s national shipping company and the Arab Petroleum Investments Corp. (APICORP) have launched a joint fund to purchase large oil tankers for the kingdom,…
Release of 9/11 report could strain US relationship with Saudi Arabia
The ‘28 pages’ suggest larger connection between al-Qaida and Saudi royal family than previously reported as $89,000 was deposited to family of suspected spy. The…
Saudi Arabia: Male Guardianship Boxes Women In – video
Saudi Arabia’s male guardianship system remains the most significant impediment to women’s rights in the country despite limited reforms over the last decade, Human Rights…
Yemen govt delegation eschews Kuwait-hosted peace talks
UN envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh on Friday evening headed to Saudi capital Riyadh in an effort to persuade a Yemeni government delegation to…
Will Saudi Arabia Open Itself Up for Tourism?
Desert “glamping,” pristine diving spots and some of the best archaeological sites you’ve never heard of all await visitors to Saudi Arabia. There is just…
9/11 report’s classified ’28 pages’ about potential Saudi Arabia ties released
The Obama administration has released the long-classified 28 pages of the official congressional report on the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks, which concerned the alleged…
Saudi yet to compensate 2015 Hajj tragedy victims: Iran
Saudi Arabia has yet to pay compensation for last year’s deadly crane collapse at Mecca’s Grand Mosque and a subsequent Hajj stampede that together left…
Yemen’s Hadi threatens to boycott peace talks
Spokesman for President Hadi threatens boycott of talks if UN envoy pushes for unity government with Houthi rebels Yemen’s government threatened on Thursday to boycott…