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Death toll climbs to 107 after Grand Mosque crane collapse

More than 100 people are killed and over two hundred injured after a crane collapses at Mecca's Grand Mosque

Saudi Arabia

More than 100 killed in Mecca crane collapse, say Saudi officials

The Saudi Civil Defence agency says severe rain contributed to the collapse of a crane which has killed more than 100 people in the Muslim holy city

Saudi Arabia

Over 80 dead and scores injured in Mecca crane crash

A crane has collapsed in the Muslim holy city of Mecca killing at least 87 people, according to Saudi authorities. Some 183 more have been injured

Saudi Arabia

Scores dead after crane collapses on Mecca's Grand Mosque

A crane has collapsed in the Muslim holy city of Mecca killing at least 87 people, according to Saudi authorities. At least 65 killed in crane

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Sport

World Cup qualifier in Malaysia abandoned due to crowd trouble

A world cup qualifier between Malaysia and Saudi Arabia was abandoned on Tuesday night following crowd trouble in Selangor. Three minutes before full

Yemen

UAE air strikes intensify in Yemen after deadly rebel missile attack

The United Arab Emirates intensified air strikes in Yemen on Saturday, the day after dozens of its soldiers died in a rebel attack there. Houthi

USA

Saudi Arabia reassured over Iran after Obama meets King Salman

Saudi Arabia says it is satisfied with assurances from Washington over the Iran nuclear deal following President Obama’s meeting with King Salman

USA

Iran and Yemen top agenda as Saudi king meets Obama

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has been meeting US President Barack Obama in Washington, with Iran and Yemen topping the agenda. It is the king’s first

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia said to hold main suspect in 1996 Khobar Towers bombing

He was on the FBI’s most wanted list of suspected terrorists, and on the run for nearly 20 years. Ahmed al-Mughassil, now 48 years old, has been

Sport

Van Marwijk appointed Saudi Arabia boss

Bert van Marwijk has been named the new coach of Saudi Arabia. The Dutch trainer, who led the Netherlands to the 2010 World Cup finals, has signed a

Yemen

Yemen conflict: Hadi loyalists seize largest military base from Houthis

It is claimed fighters loyal to Yemen’s exiled president Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi have seized the country’s largest military base from Houthi forces

France

Saudi King cuts short French holidays after beach row

Saudi King Salman cuts short planned three-week holiday after just eight days. It comes after some 150,000 residents of the French riviera town of Vallauris signed a petition over the closure of a pub

Saudi Arabia

EU foreign policy chief tries to reassure Mideast allies over Iran deal

Federica Mogherini has held talks in Saudi Arabia, before heading off to Iran

Yemen

Violence reported in Yemen despite humanitarian truce

Amid reports that Yemen’s truce has now descended into violence, victims of Saturday’s Saudi-led airstrike in Taiz are taking stock of the damage

Yemen

Yemen: Houthis ignore Saudi-proposed ceasefire

Witness reports suggest Houthi rebels in Yemen have ignored a humanitarian ceasefire declared by the opposing Saudi-led coalition. Head of the Houthi

France

Saudi King flies into Cote d'Azur amid row over beach closure

The King of Saudi Arabia has arrived for a three-week stay at his villa in Vallauris, where a beach has been closed for his visit

Yemen

Houthi militants reject Saudi-coalition truce in Yemen

Forces fighting with the Saudi-led coalition fought Houthi militia for control of Yemen’s largest air base north of Aden. The violence continued

Saudi Arabia

Is Saudi Arabia outlawing rainbows for being gay?

A school in Saudi Arabia has been fined and one of its administrators jailed after a rainbow was painted on it. Enforcers of the country’s strict

France

French beach closed for Saudi royal visit

A public beach on the French Riviera will be closed off during the visit of the Saudi royal family later this summer. The announcement comes after

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia arrests more than 400 suspected ISIL militants

Saudi Arabia has arrested more than 400 people suspected of belonging to the so-called Islamic State group. The Interior Ministry said that the