Saudi strips Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice of their powers…
Saudi Arabia has stripped its frequently criticised religious police of their powers to arrest, urging them to act…
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Al-Arabiya TV channel closes office, newspaper attacked amid Saudi tensions with Lebanon
The Saudi-owned television news channel Al Arabiya shut its offices in Lebanon and dismissed 27 employees, two…
Saudi Arabia urges its citizens to leave Lebanon
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday urged its citizens in Lebanon to leave, after Riyadh halted a $3 billion programme funding…
Lebanon’s Hariri urges Saudi king not to abandon country
Lebanese Sunni politician Saad al-Hariri on Monday urged Saudi Arabia not to abandon Lebanon after it halted aid…
Turkey, Saudi could launch anti-IS ground operation in Syria
Turkey and Saudi Arabia could launch a ground operation against Islamic State (IS) militant group in Syria, while…
Egypt’s immigration minister confirms an Egyptian death after fight in Riyadh
An Egyptian citizen was killed after being run over following a fight with Saudi nationals in Riyadh, Egypt's…
Kerry calls Iranian, Saudi FM to urge calm
US Secretary of State John Kerry called the Iranian and Saudi Arabian foreign ministers on Monday to urge calm…
BREAKING: Saudi Arabia to cut commercial ties, flights to Iran – FM
Riyadh is planning to cut off flights all between Saudi Arabia and Iran, and will ban its citizens from traveling…
Iran says Saudi Arabia looking for an excuse to fuel tensions
Saudi Arabia used an attack on its embassy in Tehran as a pretext to fuel tensions, Iran's foreign ministry said on…
Saudi Arabia’s oil exports surges to 7.364 mln bpd in October
Saudi Arabia's crude oil exports in October rose to 7.364 million barrels per day from 7.111 million bpd in…