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
Syria War
Russia wants Iran out of Syria. Iranians aren't so happy about that
Saudi Human Rights
Saudi Arabia approves measure to criminalise sexual harassment
Saudi Human Rights
Salman's 'moderate Islam': A Disneyland for robots, not an open society
Madawi al-Rasheed
Diplomacy
Hariri heads to Saudi for second time since suspect resignation
Saudi Human Rights
Saudi House of Cards: Why Mohammed bin Salman sees rivals everywhere
Madawi al-Rasheed
Gulf Tensions
Qatar bans Saudi, UAE goods from stores
Migration
Abuse in Saudi Arabia: How Bangladeshi maids escape ‘dream job’
Human Rights
Saudi rights campaigner arrested as state cracks down on activism
Gulf Tensions
US lobbyist issues subpoena storm in legal row with Qatar
Women
Saudi releases three women's rights advocates arrested in crackdown
Sudan
Blood and gold: Now Sudan's land wars have spread to mining
Migration
Safe houses in Saudi Arabia: Bangladeshi maids find refuge amid abuse, torture