A year's worth of rain in Qatar as floods hit Saudi Arabia
A year's worth of rain deluged parts of Qatar on Wednesday as seasonal storms moving through Saudi Arabia flooded streets in a city northwest...
Bill Gates looks to Gulf in anti-poverty campaign despite oil glut
Low oil prices and tight budgets in the Gulf are making it harder to raise money for a fund tackling poverty in the Muslim...
Prince Miteb lays the foundation for Taif hospital
Minister of the National Guard Prince Miteb Bin Abdullah lays the foundation stone for King Salman Specialist Hospital for the National Guard in Taif...
Saudi Arabia shoots down missile fired from Yemen
The Saudi-led coalition fighting Shiite rebels in Yemen says Saudi Arabia has shot down a ballistic missile launched toward the kingdom from Yemen.
The coalition...
Saudi court sends Egyptian to jail for espionage
A Saudi newspaper is reporting that an Egyptian man has been sentenced to six years in prison on charges of attempting to disturb public...
Indonesia university revokes niqab ban after criticism
An Indonesian university whose ban on niqab face veils made global headlines has reversed the policy following criticism that it trampled on personal choice.
Sunan...
Tunisian tennis player banned 7 years for match-fixing
LONDON (AP) — Tunisian tennis player Majed Kilani has been banned from professional tennis for seven years after the sport's anti-corruption body concluded he...
Saudi wanted over August bombing of Asir province mosque killed in raid
A Saudi national shot dead on Thursday in a raid by security forces was on a wanted list of suspects involved in the bombing...
Saudi minister 'not satisfied' with female employment rate
Saudi Arabia's labour minister is dissatisfied with the level of female employment in the kingdom but their not being allowed to drive is not...
Cigarettes off Saudi shelves amid price rise speculation
Cigarettes had disappeared from the shelves in some Saudi cities on Sunday amid speculation on social media that the government was about to raise...
