Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia cancels female Egyptian star Sherine’s concert
Music
October 15, 2017
Saudi Arabia cancels female Egyptian star Sherine’s concert
Saudi Arabia’s entertainment authority says it has cancelled plans for a concert featuring a famous Egyptian singer named Sherine, known…
Saudi officials says fire in capital kills 10
Middle East
October 15, 2017
Saudi officials says fire in capital kills 10
Saudi Arabia’s Civil Defense says 10 people have died in a fire at a carpentry workshop in the capital, Riyadh.…
Saudi woman detained for flouting still-in-place driving ban
Society
October 9, 2017
Saudi woman detained for flouting still-in-place driving ban
A Saudi woman who appeared in a video driving a car in the capital, Riyadh, has been briefly detained for…
Kremlin says S-400 missile talks with Saudi Arabia on track
Middle East
October 9, 2017
Kremlin says S-400 missile talks with Saudi Arabia on track
The Kremlin said on Monday that talks with Saudi Arabia over Moscow supplying Riyadh with advanced S-400 air defense missile…
Saudi Aramco IPO on track for 2018: officials
Business
October 5, 2017
Saudi Aramco IPO on track for 2018: officials
A plan to list Saudi Aramco in 2018 is on track, senior Saudi officials said in Moscow on Thursday, as…
Saudi Arabia says it has a new investor: Richard Branson
Business
October 4, 2017
Saudi Arabia says it has a new investor: Richard Branson
The Virgin founder toured Saudi attractions last week including heritage site Madain Saleh and a section of Red Sea coast…
Umm Kulthum back to broadcast on Saudi state-TV after 30-year ban
Egypt
October 3, 2017
Umm Kulthum back to broadcast on Saudi state-TV after 30-year ban
State-run Saudi cultural channel Al-Thakafiya TV resumed broadcasting on Tuesday for the first time in 30 years one of the…
Women in Saudi Arabia still can’t do these things
Society
September 30, 2017
Women in Saudi Arabia still can’t do these things
In a first for the conservative religious kingdom, Saudi Arabia has declared that women will finally be able to drive, the…
Saudi Arabia to allow women to drive for 1st time next year
Middle East
September 27, 2017
Saudi Arabia to allow women to drive for 1st time next year
Women will be allowed to drive for the first time next summer in Saudi Arabia, the ultra-conservative kingdom announced, marking…
Official sacked after Yoda image appears on Saudi textbook
Middle East
September 26, 2017
Official sacked after Yoda image appears on Saudi textbook
Saudi authorities fired a senior education official and other supervisors after a school textbook was found that included a photo-shopped…