Saudi Arabia

Inside Yemen

Desperation forces Yemenis to risk lives smuggling qat to Saudi Arabia

While some smugglers earned enough money to start legitimate business at home, others were killed or arrested at the border
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
Sudan war
Exclusive: Sudan’s Burhan open to talks with UAE but ceasefire not imminent
Gulf Tensions
Saudi Arabia to press ahead with canal cutting Qatar from land: Report
Occupation
Jared Kushner meets Saudi crown prince for Middle East talks
Sport
Mohammed bin Salman looks on as Saudis flop in World Cup opener
Yemen War
Battle for Hodeidah: Pro-government forces take airport and approach port
Saudi Human Rights
Saudi Arabia arrests two more women activists
Saudi Human Rights
Saudi circus ‘nudity’: Entertainment chief is fired
Inside Lebanon
Saudi Arabia attempts a political comeback in Lebanon
Paul Khalifeh
Occupation
Palestinians face reckoning with US administration in a shifting Middle East
Media
Arabic press review: Israeli delegation set to visit Bahrain - again
Yemen War
'No time to negotiate': UAE calls on Houthis to leave Hodeidah
Yemen War
Saudi Arabia says it intercepted Houthi missile launched from Yemen
Palestine state
Abu Dis: The Palestinian 'capital' Saudi Arabia wants to force on Abbas