Saudi Prince Sultan unveils plans to welcome tourists
Saudi Arabia will begin issuing select tourist visas soon to welcome tens of thousands of foreigners a year, part of a sweeping national reform...
Ambitious Saudi economic reforms up against 'vested interests'
Saudi authorities will have to confront a range of vested interests if they hope to pull off an ambitious plan to diversify the economy...
Jordan queen calls for 'legal' refugee path to Europe
Jordan's Queen Rania on Monday called for "legal" paths into Europe for refugees, criticising the EU's controversial deal with Turkey which she said endangers...
Saudis await Prince Mohammed bin Salam's vision of the future
Saudi Arabians are anticipating with hope, doubt and worry the release this week of a government plan to liberate the kingdom from its reliance...
Emirati tycoon creates largest Arab education fund with $1.14 billion
A billionaire businessman from the United Arab Emirates launched the Arab world's largest education fund on Wednesday, setting aside $1.14 billion (4.2 billion dirhams)...
Kuwait oil strike enters day 3, some output restored
A strike by oil workers that has slashed Kuwait's output entered its third day on Tuesday but the state oil firm said it had...
Idaho State University faces concerns over Islamaphobia on campus
Idaho State University's president said on Thursday he had been in talks with Saudi and Kuwaiti education officials seeking to allay concerns about students...
18 dead in week of Saudi rains and flooding
Eighteen people have been killed during heavy rains and floods over the past week in Saudi Arabia, the civil defence agency said on Thursday.
In...
Two dead in Saudi floods
Two people have been killed by flooding in southwestern Saudi Arabia, state television reported on Thursday.
The pair died when three areas in the mountainous...
Saudi strips powers from religious police, orders 'kinder' approach
Saudi Arabia has stripped its frequently criticised religious police of their powers to arrest, urging them to act "kindly and gently" in enforcing Islamic...
