Will meetings in Saudi Arabia help Nawaz?
News Analysis Pakistan's ex-Premier, Nawaz Sharif, facing corruption cases in an Accountability Court, reached Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Monday night instead of heading to Lahore as...
US demands Europeans to restrict business with Iran
News Analysis | US Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, shocked the European companies by demanding that European allies should support latest US ban on Iran's...
How to Improve Pak-UAE ties across the board
News Analysis | During a visit to the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), the United Arab Emirates Ambassador Hamad Obaid Alzaabi has said...
Unbelievable! why did a Saudi Groom walk out, minutes before his wedding?
News Desk | In a bizarre turn of the events, a significant day in the life of a Saudi family, suddenly turned into a rather...
Saudi Arabia fires extremist Imams from Mosques and seminaries
News Analysis | In a bid to shed the image of Saudi state harboring extremists, Minister of Saudi Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir said that Saudi...
The Russian-Saudi joint energy fund will keep bilateral relations on right track
Andrew Korybko | Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak announced the measure and told Russian media that “Our focus is not just on strengthening our cooperation...
Arab Spring finally comes to Saudi Arabia: Cinemas will be opened?
News Analysis | The Saudi Gazette has reported that the Kingdom will soon be opening cinema and theatres before the end of this year. Former Minister...
Saudi women now allowed to issue Fatwas
News Analysis | In a historic decision passed by the Shura Council, Saudi cleric women are now authorized to issue Fatwas alongside their male counterparts. This extension...
Vision 2030 vs Saudi ultra-conservatives
James M. Dorsey | Saudi Arabia’s lifting of a ban on women’s driving raises a host of questions that transcend the issue of women’s rights...
Saudi Arabia Eases restrictions on messaging apps, but WhatsApp and Viber Are Still Blocked
Afef Abrougui | After more than four years of heavy censorship, Saudi Arabia has eased restrictions on the use of internet-based call and messaging (VoIP) applications. In...
Saudi Arabia Lifts Driving Ban on Women: Is Prince Salman’s Vision 2030 already materializing?
James M. Dorsey | Saudi Arabia’s long-awaited lifting of a ban on women’s driving, widely viewed as a symbol of Saudi misogyny, will likely serve...
Saudi King to visit Moscow: Expects Russia’s help to bring the war in Yemen to an end
M K Bhadrakumar | The forthcoming visit by Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz to Russia (October 4-7) carries great symbolism. Such poignancy is for several reasons –...