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
Energy
Saudi Arabia, Russia will seek OPEC production increase of 1.5 million bpd
Yemen War
Yemen: Coalition strikes continue to batter Houthi-held Hodeidah
Iraq Vote
Q&A: Leading Sadrist says foreign powers should not 'hold influence' over Iraq
Yemen War
Yemen: Saudi coalition claims to have control of Hodeidah airport
Yemen War
Saudi-led coalition poised to take airport of Yemen's main port city
Gulf Tensions
How Russian arms sales help to keep the Gulf divided
Bill Law
Inside Jordan
How Jordan's economic crisis exposed Saudi Arabia's leadership vacuum
David Hearst
Yemen War
Dozens dead as Hodeidah offensive enters its second day
Inside Jordan
Jordanian ministers: Gulf aid package won't fix our economy
Inside Jordan
Qatar pledges $500m to Jordan in economic aid package
Inside Jordan
Why Jordan needs Saudi Arabia
Mohammad Ayesh
Gulf Tensions
Qatar takes UAE to UN human rights court over boycott