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
Politics
Bombing Syria is a Saudi-sponsored adventure that will achieve nothing
Madawi al-Rasheed
Saudi Human Rights
Saudi Arabia opens new cinema, ending almost 40-year ban
Syria War
Saudi Arabia reaffirms offer to deploy troops in Syria
Saudi Human Rights
Saudi forces seals besieged eastern Shia town: Rights group
Syria War
Syrian government continues to injure, kill civilians in rebel areas
Arms Trade
REVEALED: Jeremy Corbyn falsely claims British-made weapons went to Islamic State
Media
Arabic press review: Ugandan soldiers to bolster UAE forces in Yemen
Yemen War
Sisi takes flak for 'plastic missiles' speech slip in Saudi Arabia
Migrant Workers
Philippines claims Saudi boss forced maid to drink bleach
Syria War
The 'Pipelineistan' conspiracy: The war in Syria has never been about gas
Gulf Tensions
At Arab summit, Saudi king slams Iran's 'blatant interference'
Yemen War
Destination Yemen: Migrant arrivals soar despite war, famine and sickness