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Saudi Arabia

Saudi-Iran row deepens as calls for restraint grow

The rift between Saudi Arabia and Iran over the Sunni kingdom’s execution of a Shia cleric widened as Riyadh halted trade and travel ties on top of

05/01/2016

Europe News

Saudi Arabia-Iran tensions threaten world security, former minister tells euronews

The diplomatic rupture between Tehran and Riyadh – following the execution of a prominent Shi’ite cleric by Saudi authorities – threatens world

04/01/2016

Saudi Arabia

Saudis struggle with supremacy crisis

The tension in relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia has reached new heights, amid violent protests and diplomatic rifts. We study the deepening

04/01/2016

Saudi Arabia

Shia Muslims and world leaders condemn Saudi executions

Shia Muslims around the world are furious with Saudi Arabia over the execution of one of their leading clerics, and acts of violence against Sunnis

04/01/2016

Saudi Arabia

Saudi-Iranian rift escalates over executed cleric

Two days after Sunni Saudi Arabia executed a prominent Shi’ite cleric, thousands have marched in Baghdad and Iraq’s southern Shi’ite cities to

04/01/2016

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia breaks off diplomatic ties with Iran

Saudi Arabia has cut off diplomatic ties with Iran following the storming of its embassy in Tehran. Iran’s envoy has been given 48 hours to quit the

04/01/2016

Saudi Arabia

Iranians protest against Saudi execution of Shi'ite cleric al-Nimr

Hundreds of Shi’ite Muslims protested in Tehran on Sunday against Saudi Arabia’s execution of prominent Shi’ite cleric Nimr al-Nimr. Demonstrators

03/01/2016

Saudi Arabia

Shi'ite fury after Saudi mass execution

Saudi Arabia’s mass execution of 47 men on terrorism charges has unleashed anger at home and beyond. Prominent Shi’ite cleric Nimr al-Nimr was

03/01/2016

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia's execution of Shi'ite cleric unleashes anger at home and beyond

Saudi Arabia’s execution of prominent Shi’ite cleric Nimr al-Nimr has unleashed anger at home and beyond. Dozens took to the streets of Al-Qatif in

03/01/2016

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: top Shia cleric among 47 executed

Execution triggers protests across Shia community

02/01/2016

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia's biggest mass execution in 35 years

Leading Shia cleric and 46 others executed

02/01/2016

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia executes Shi'ite cleric Nimr Baqr al-Nimr

Saudi Arabia executed 47 people on Saturday for terrorism, including the prominent Shi’ite Muslim cleric Nimr Baqr al-Nimr, the country’s interior

02/01/2016

Saudi Arabia

Millions of amphetamine pills seized in Saudi drugs bust

Authorities in Saudi Arabia have reportedly seized more than five million amphetamine pills. Eleven people have been arrested, nine of them are said

28/12/2015

Saudi Arabia

More than 20 dead in Saudi hospital fire

Blaze started in intensive care and maternity

24/12/2015

Saudi Arabia

Britain under fire over arms sales to Saudi Arabia

Fresh controversy is surrounding the UK over its selling of arms to Saudi Arabia and their role in the war in Yemen. A Saudi-led coalition has been

17/12/2015

Saudi Arabia

Islamic Military Alliance: a bridge over troubled water

16/12/2015

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia forms anti-terrorism coalition but excludes Iran

The new grouping of Muslim states has been established with a broad remit but it is not clear how it will work with other powers.

15/12/2015

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia elects women councillors for the first time

As many as 20 women have been elected in municipal polls in Saudi Arabia after a ban on women voting and running as candidates was lifted. It’s being

14/12/2015

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabian vote in first female councillors in landmark election

Saudi Arabian women have taken another large leap forward in their path to greater equality with at least eight female candidates winning seats in

13/12/2015

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabian women vote and stand as candidates in historic day for Islamic kingdom

Saudi Arabian women have made history on Saturday in their country by voting for the first time in local council elections. They have also been

12/12/2015

Economy

OPEC crude oil output rises to three-year high

Unfazed by tumbling prices, undeterred by low demand, OPEC raised its production of crude oil to a three-year high in November. Failure to agree a

10/12/2015

Saudi Arabia

900 Saudi women running for office

With less than two weeks until voting gets underway in Saudi Arabia, campaigning by women taking part in elections for the first time is in full

30/11/2015

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia has biggest number of ISIL supporters on Twitter

21/11/2015

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia promises "all support necessary" to Syrian allies

euronews’ Daleen Hassan poke to Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister Adel al-Jubeir after the talks in Vienna, which concentrated on Syria but also

30/10/2015

Europe News

Saudi blogger Raif Badawi wins EU's Sakharov rights prize

Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, who has been sentenced to 1,000 lashes and 10 years in jail for insulting Islam and for cyber crime, was awarded the

29/10/2015

Saudi Arabia

Last month's Hajj stampede becomes 'deadliest in history'

Almost a month after the Hajj stampede, the Associated Press reports the death toll has passed 2,000, making it the deadliest crush in the

22/10/2015