Saudi oil shipment halt: A potential watershed in the Yemen war
James M. Dorsey | A spike in oil prices as a result of a temporary halt in shipments through the strategic Bab el Mandeb strait may be...
Houthi rebels target Saudi oil tanker in Red Sea
News Analysis | According to the Saudi news agency an oil tanker came under attack near the Yemeni coast suffering mild damage. “The Saudi oil...
Fan girl may face sexual harassment charges, jail for hugging a singer at concert
News Desk | A Saudi woman has been arrested for hugging a male singer in a concert. Singer Majid Mohandis was performing in a concert...
Woman may face Saudi sex charge and jail for hugging pop star
AFP | A woman may face charges under a new harassment law in Saudi Arabia after storming a stage to hug a pop star, authorities...
Saudi Arabia, Oman sites added to UNESCO World Heritage List
News Desk | UNESCO added Saudi Arabia's Al-Ahsa Oasis and Oman's ancient city of Qalhat to its World Heritage List on Friday, the world cultural...
Saudis probe woman TV presenter over ‘indecent’ dress
News Desk | Saudi authorities have launched a probe after a female TV presenter wore "indecent" clothes while reporting on the end of a decades-long...
Saudi women rev up motorbikes as end to driving ban nears
AFP | Even a year ago, it would have been hard to imagine -- Saudi women clad in skinny jeans and Harley-Davidson T-shirts, revving motorbikes...
Imran Khan’s entrance in Medina sparks debate
News Desk | The latest video of Imran Khan in the Medina airport has sparked another controversy. In a video circulating on social media, Khan...
Saudi effort to isolate Iran internationally produces results
James M. Dorsey | Saudi efforts to isolate Iran internationally are producing results in North Africa and Central Asia. Authorities and religious leaders in Tajikistan...
First Saudi women get driving licences
AFP | Saudi Arabia on Monday began issuing its first driving licences to women in decades, state media reported. "The first group of women today received...
Saudi Arabia seeks to criminalise sexual harassment
AFP | Saudi Arabia is preparing to outlaw sexual harassment, officials said Tuesday, less than a month before the conservative kingdom lifts its decades-long ban...
Saudi Arabia urged not to turn Iraq into ‘cold war’ front with Iran
AFP | Saudi Arabia should avoid turning Iraq into a "battleground in a cold war" with its regional rival Tehran, the International Crisis Group said...