Meet Saudi Arabia's first women election candidates
Activists, professionals and housewives among more than 1,000 to be nominated in the country's first council elections open to women
Their election leaflets cannot contain...
Soldier to receive Medal of Honor for Iraq hostage rescue
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) — An American soldier who helped rescue about 70 hostages set to be executed by Islamic State militants in Iraq...
Saudi film "Barakah yoqabil Barakah" shown at Berlin festival
It's rare that a Saudi Arabian film is shown at a major film festival, but Mahmoud Sabbagh's "Barakah yoqabil Barakah" (Barakah Meets Barakah) has...
Israeli hospital Sheba, UAE’s APEX to develop health technologies
JERUSALEM, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Israel's Sheba Medical Center and the United Arab Emirates's APEX National Investment said on Thursday they signed a preliminary...
Saudi Arabian women are succeeding, author says
A Saudi Arabian sociologist aims to counter stereotypes about her country with a coffee table book profiling successful Saudi women, she said on the...
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...
Egyptian murderer put to death in Riyadh
Saudi Arabia on Wednesday executed an Egyptian convicted of murder.
Mahmud Jumaa Morsi was found guilty of fatally strangling and robbing a Saudi, the interior...
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...
Egypt banking on Salah’s Liverpool form at World Cup
Egypt coach Hector Cuper is hoping star striker Mohamed Salah can transfer the stellar form he's shown for Liverpool this season to the national...
Saudi Arabia urges nationals to leave Lebanon
Saudi Arabia has issued a warning against its citizens from travelling to Lebanon and advises Saudi nationals currently in Lebanon to leave, said state-owned media...
