Saturday, October 4, 2025

Saudi Arabia hit by ice flash floods

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heXYtvaNVDg 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...

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,...

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...

IISS: Gulf coalition in Yemen is largely successful despite Western Skepticism

The Annual Review of World Affairs assesses the events and themes of the year region by region. It includes essays that analyse the changes...

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 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...

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 coalition in Yemen launches air strikes in Sanaa – coalition-backed Yemeni forces, residents

ADEN, Sept 12 (Reuters) - The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen launched air strikes early on Saturday on two sites in the capital Sanaa, which...

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