Divorced and widowed Saudi women to get greater legal powers
Saudi Arabia will let divorced women and widows manage family affairs without approval from a man or a court order, a state-aligned newspaper said...
Saudi backs deal that would make Assad ally Lebanon's president
Saudi Arabia lent its backing on Thursday to a power-sharing plan that would make a family friend of Syria's Bashar al-Assad president of Lebanon,...
Saudi Al-Hilal FC ask CAS to reverse AFC Champions League defeat
Beaten Asian Champions League semi-finalists Al Hilal have asked the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to overturn their defeat by Al Ahli, claiming...
Between the lines: How Mohammed bin Salman is launching his economic revolution
Lost in the headline generating buzz around Mohammed bin Salman’s determination to plow $2 trillion into the Public Investment Fund (PIF) and turn it...
Saudi Arabia hit by ice flash floods
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Saudi Arabia has been hit by extreme weather conditions this weekend, as seasonal low pressure creates rainfall across Saudi, Iraq and Iran.
The icy floods...
7 killed in Jordan raid had ties to ISIS, planned attacks
Seven men killed in armed clashes with Jordanian special forces had ties to the Islamic State (ISIS) extremist group and had planned attacks on...
Saudi construction company Binladin terminates 50,000 jobs
Construction company Saudi Binladin Group has laid off 50,000 staff, a newspaper reported on Friday, as pressure on the industry rises amid government spending...
UN envoy on Syria holding talks in Riyadh
The UN envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, was in Riyadh Tuesday for talks with diplomats and Syrian opposition representatives on efforts to end...
Saudi Arabia flooding death toll hits eight
The death toll from two days of rains and flooding in western Saudi Arabia rose to at least eight on Wednesday, including three children,...
Putin uses Assad visit to talk up Kremlin role as Syria broker
Vladimir Putin used a rare visit to Moscow by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to talk up the Kremlin's potential to help broker a political...
