Saudi King in hospital: Is this the beginning of the reign of “King MbS”?
Saudi Arabia's 84-year-old ruler King Salman was admitted to hospital in Riyadh Monday for gall bladder inflammation, the royal court said, prompting the postponement...
G20 “crisis meeting” in Saudi Arabia as world economy burns
G20 finance ministers and central bankers are set to hold talks Saturday aimed at spurring global economic recovery from a coronavirus-triggered recession amid growing...
Despite international pressure, Gulf remains locked in Qatar wrangle
A UN court's ruling in favour of Qatar over an airspace dispute marks another setback for Saudi-led blockading nations, but despite rising international pressure...
Palestine plays regional power politics with proposed energy deal
When Faed Mustafa, Palestine’s ambassador in Ankara, expressed interest in June in negotiating with Turkey an agreement on the delineation of maritime boundaries in the...
Qatar channel BeIN permanently banned in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia said Tuesday it has permanently revoked the licence of Qatari broadcaster beIN Sports and slapped it with a fine of $2.7 million...
UAE launches Mars mission: joins elite club
The oil-rich United Arab Emirates (UAE) has built a nuclear power programme and sent a man to space, and now plans to join another...
New at Saudi Hajj: Bottled ZamZam, sterilized pebbles for Rami
Saudi Arabia has issued SOPs for about 1,000 pilgrims who will be allowed to perform the hajj pilgrimage in Mecca later this month, an...
Hajj 2020: Saudi Arabia’s unveils revised guidelines amid pandemic
Saudi Arabia, the center of the Muslim world, custodians of the Kaaba. There has been immense unrest amidst the Muslim world regarding the royal...
All roads lead to Saudi Arabia as Turkey begins trial of Kashoggi murderers
Twenty Saudi suspects including two former aides to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman went on trial Friday in absentia in Turkey, accused of killing...
MBS keen on stewarding KSA economy despite setbacks
When Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan announced austerity measures in May, including an $8 billion USD cut back on spending on Vision 2030 —...
Coronavirus allows UAE to extend hand of friendship to Israel
Companies in the United Arab Emirates and Israel will join forces to research and develop technology to fight the novel coronavirus, the two countries,...
Yemen faces economic disaster as Saudi remittances dwindle
On top of war and the coronavirus pandemic, Yemen faces looming economic disaster as a crisis gripping its main benefactor Saudi Arabia dents remittances...