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
Diplomacy
Saudi government gave Obama aides ‘suitcases full of jewels’, says ex-official
Diplomacy
Interview: Marwan Muasher, peace architect and Jordanian diplomat
Women
Saudi Arabia issues first driving licences to women in decades
Women
Saudi Arabia 'releases eight people' held in women's rights crackdown
Media
Qatar's BeIN channels back on air in UAE ahead of World Cup
Gulf Tensions
Saudi Arabia threatens Qatar with military action over Russian missile deal: Report
Saudi Human Rights
Saudi king appoints new ministers of labour and culture
Migration
Migrant groups demand protection for Bangladeshi domestic workers in Saudi
Saudi Human Rights
Al-Qaeda warns Saudi crown prince over 'sinful projects'
Saudi Human Rights
Is Mohammed Bin Salman rewriting Saudi Arabia's history?
Basheer Nafi
Women
'Shameful': Vogue lauds Saudi driving reform amid crackdown on women activists
Yemen War
A killer or a hero? Nephew of former Yemeni president divides Taiz