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Coalition airstrikes kill 20 in Sanaa after four-month respite

At least 20 people, mostly young women, have been killed following Saudi-led coalition airstrikes in Yemen.

Indonesia

State executions: a fate worse than death

World

Saudi Minister: Daesh is a gang of criminals, psychopaths and perverts

The atrocious war in Syria is dragging on, Turkey is teetering, there is war in Yemen and the Middle East is, again, in turmoil.

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabian twins suspected of killing their mother who opposed them joining ISIL

Twin brothers in Saudi Arabia allegedly killed their mother after she tried to stop them from joining ISIL in a case that outraged Saudi Arabians worried about rising Islamic…

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World News

Four security officers killed as bombing wave hits Saudi Arabia

At least four security officers have been killed and five wounded after a suicide bomb attack in Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Medina.

Saudi Arabia

Suicide bombers attack three Saudi Arabian cities

Three suicide bombers have struck in three Saudi Arabian cities just before the end of Ramadan, which runs through Tuesday and Wednesday.

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: 'suicide bomb attack' near US consulate in Jeddah

A suicide bomber has died in a blast opposite the US Consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, state TV reports.

Economy

Saudi Arabia unveils austerity Gulf style

Saudi Arabia's just-approved economic reform plan includes more than tripling government earnings from non-oil revenues over the next five years and cutting public-sector salaries.

Economy

Saudi economic reform plan ready for approval

Saudi Arabia's National Transformation Plan to move it away from reliance on oil revenue is reportedly about to be given the green light by the country's cabinet.

Economy

OPEC fails to agree on limiting output, denies it is 'dead'

OPEC has failed to agree on limiting output which would have boosted the price of crude but Saudi Arabia promised not to flood the oil market with extra barrels.

Business Series

Saudi Arabia invests heavily in Uber

Saudi Arabia's government investment fund has put $3.5 billion (3.1 billion euros) into Uber in a boost to the ride-hailing service's Middle East expansion.

Economy

IMF welcomes Saudi reforms

The International Monetary Fund is applauding Saudi Arabia's sweeping reform plan calling it "an appropriately bold and far-reaching transformation".

USA

US Senate passes bill for 9/11 families to sue Saudis

The US Senate has approved legislation that allows the families of 9/11 victims to sue the Saudi government.

Iran

Blame game: Iranians to miss out on hajj

Iranians will not be able to travel to Saudi Arabia for the pilgrimage to Islam's holiest site this year as the two countries fail to agree to organisation and accuse each other of being at fault.

Economy

Challenges ahead for Khalid al-Falih, Saudi Arabia's new energy minister

Saudi Arabia's new energy minister is Khalid al-Falih, with an expanded portfolio and a focus on job creation and economic reform.

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia oil minister sacked in major cabinet reshuffle

The changes in government come just one week after announcing major economic reforms in the country hard hit by the oil price slump.

Economy

Saudi Arabia responds to low oil prices with economic reform plan

Saudi Arabia has unveiled an economic reform plan including selling part of its state energy giant Saudi Aramco and using the cash raised for a massive global investment fund.

Saudi Arabia

Obama arrives in Saudi Arabia amid US 'terror bill' debate

US President Barack Obama is in Riyadh to meet Saudi King Salman and attend a Gulf nations summit on stability, counter-terrorism and Iran.

Economy

Disappointment over oil supply cap failure pushes crude prices down

Oil price tumbled on Monday and OPEC's credibility has been seriously undermined with the failure of talks to try to freeze the production of crude.

Saudi Arabia

US transfers 9 Yeminis to Saudi Arabia from Guantanamo Bay

The United States has transferred nine Yemeni men to Saudi Arabia from the US military prison at Guantanamo under a long-sought diplomatic deal