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Yemen’s Hadi sees only a military solution to crisis: Arabiya TV
Middle East

Yemen’s Hadi sees only a military solution to crisis: Arabiya TV

A solution in Yemen’s two and-a-half year-old civil war will likely come through military rather than political means, the country’s…
Women allowed into stadium as Saudi Arabia promotes national pride, part of reform push
Middle East

Women allowed into stadium as Saudi Arabia promotes national pride, part of reform push

Saudi Arabia is celebrating the 87th anniversary of its founding this weekend with an unprecedented array of concerts and performances,…
Saudi cleric suspended over ‘quarter-brain’ women drivers quip
Middle East

Saudi cleric suspended over ‘quarter-brain’ women drivers quip

A Saudi cleric who said women should not drive because their brains shrink to a quarter the size of a…
Saudi university to dismiss suspected Brotherhood-linked academics
Middle East

Saudi university to dismiss suspected Brotherhood-linked academics

A large Saudi public university announced it would dismiss employees suspected of ties to the banned Muslim Brotherhood, adding to…
Above the oil: Inside a gated US compound in Saudi Arabia
Society

Above the oil: Inside a gated US compound in Saudi Arabia

Women behind the wheel of a car, residents drinking alcohol and baseball as a regular pastime: It doesn’t sound like…
The Saudi artists imagining Western pop icons in Bedouin style
Art news

The Saudi artists imagining Western pop icons in Bedouin style

Clad in Bedouin attire from head to toe, “Sheikh” William of Arabia is smiling, seemingly content with having swapped Kensington…
Saudi Arabia creating $2.7B entertainment investment company
Business

Saudi Arabia creating $2.7B entertainment investment company

Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund is creating an entertainment investment company as the deeply conservative kingdom loosens the reins on…
King’s forces arrest prominent Saudis in warning to critics
Middle East

King’s forces arrest prominent Saudis in warning to critics

When news broke of a possible breakthrough in an impasse that has pitted Qatar against its Arab neighbors for the…
Saudis urged to report on each other’s social media activity
Middle East

Saudis urged to report on each other’s social media activity

Saudi Arabia is urging people to report subversive social media activity via a phone app, part of an apparent crackdown…
Saudis say time not ripe for international Yemen probe
Middle East

Saudis say time not ripe for international Yemen probe

The time is not right for an independent international inquiry into human rights violations in Yemen, Saudi Arabia’s ambassador in…
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