Saudi Arabia

Religion

Why Jordan cannot be stripped of Al-Aqsa custodianship

Tampering with the Hashemite status quo at Jerusalem's holy sites would put the region and the world on a collision course
Inside Yemen
Desperation forces Yemenis to risk lives smuggling qat to Saudi Arabia
Sudan war
Defected Sudanese RSF commander Savannah performs Hajj in Mecca
War on Iran
Why Trump is using Iran talks to revive the Abraham Accords
Occupation
UAE and Bahrain fail to join GCC condemnation of Somaliland opening embassy in Jerusalem
War on Iran
Trump calls for 'mandatory' adherence to Abraham Accords in Iran ceasefire talks
War on Iran
Iran has won the war. Trump and Netanyahu now face a reckoning
David Hearst
War on Iran
Hajj pilgrims press on despite Iran war uncertainty
Heritage
The Renewal of Islam: An Oxford academic's antidote to bigoted narratives
Israel normalisation deals
Why Netanyahu leaked his secret wartime visit to the UAE
Ali Bakir
Inside Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia freezes work for western consultants, even as oil revenue rises
Diplomacy
Who stands to gain and lose from peace between Ethiopia and Eritrea?
Jennifer Riggan
Saudi Human Rights
Blair advising Saudis under $12m deal with his institute: Report
Business
Saudi’s economy: Why Vision 2030 will fail
MEE correspondent
Saudi Purge
Mohammad bin Salman's reign of terror will not make Saudi Arabia stable
Madawi al-Rasheed
Media
The Independent partners with Saudi firm to launch Middle East news websites
Yemen War
The most dangerous job in Yemen’s war zone? Being a homegrown reporter
Sport
Football: Second religion of the Middle East
Diplomacy
When will the Saudis learn that Trump is toxic?
David Hearst
Inside Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Woman may face sex charges, jail for hugging pop star
Saudi Purge
Top cleric 'detained by Saudi authorities'
Migration
Saudi levy on foreign workers pushes thousands to leave country
Politics
Jeremy Hunt: Are we looking at the UK's next prime minister?
Peter Oborne