Saudi Arabia
Saudi crown prince to visit Washington on March 19
Middle East
March 1, 2018
Saudi crown prince to visit Washington on March 19
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is to visit the United States from March 19-22, for the first time as…
Senators to force vote in bid to end US involvement in Yemen war
Middle East
March 1, 2018
Senators to force vote in bid to end US involvement in Yemen war
US lawmakers on Wednesday launched a bipartisan effort to end American involvement in Saudi Arabia’s conflict with Yemen, an extraordinary…
Saudi Arabia: Critics slam human trafficking of Moroccan ‘maids for sale’
Middle East
March 1, 2018
Saudi Arabia: Critics slam human trafficking of Moroccan ‘maids for sale’
Controversy surrounds Saudi Twitter ads depicting Moroccan women for sale as domestic servants in the oil-rich kingdom. The case has…
Egyptian singer Tamer Hosni to host concert in Saudi Arabia
Culture
February 28, 2018
Egyptian singer Tamer Hosni to host concert in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Entertainment (GAE) announced on Wednesday that Egyptian singer Tamer Hosni will host a concert for…
Russia vetoes UN Yemen resolution targeting Iran
Middle East
February 27, 2018
Russia vetoes UN Yemen resolution targeting Iran
Russia has vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would have put pressure on Iran for failing to prevent its missiles…
Saudi military leaders replaced amid stalemated war in Yemen
Middle East
February 27, 2018
Saudi military leaders replaced amid stalemated war in Yemen
Saudi Arabia replaced its military chief of staff and other defense officials early on Tuesday morning in a shake-up apparently…
All that jazz: Saudis attend country’s first jazz festival
Middle East
February 25, 2018
All that jazz: Saudis attend country’s first jazz festival
Men and women swayed to music at Saudi Arabia’s first-ever jazz festival on Friday, the second of a three-day outdoor…
Suicide bombings in Yemen’s Aden leave dozens dead or wounded
Middle East
February 25, 2018
Suicide bombings in Yemen’s Aden leave dozens dead or wounded
Yemen’s de-facto capital Aden has been hit by a twin suicide bomb attack, security officials in the city said on…
Saudi Arabia to invest $64 bn in entertainment in next decade
Culture
February 22, 2018
Saudi Arabia to invest $64 bn in entertainment in next decade
Saudi Arabia is to invest $64 billion in its entertainment sector over the coming decade, an official said Thursday, as…
At least 15 dead in air strike in northern Yemen: residents
Middle East
February 22, 2018
At least 15 dead in air strike in northern Yemen: residents
At least 15 people were killed in an air strike by the Saudi-led coalition air strike in northern Yemen, residents…