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
Culture
Night at the museum: MBS face to face with topless 'Liberty' on Paris tour
Yemen War
Houthis fire ballistic missiles at Saudi capital and oil sites
Human Rights
Middle East tops death penalty list with 'gruesome tally' of executions
Yemen War
Houthis claim drone attack on Saudi Aramco oil refinery
Gulf Tensions
Saudi Arabia to build canal cutting off Qatar: reports
Yemen War
NGOs urge Spain to stop selling weapons to Saudi Arabia
Media
Why Saad Hariri’s MBS selfie is generating so much buzz
Science
Finger bone points to early humans in Arabian Peninsula
Energy
Oil on his mind: Saudi crown prince heads to Texas
Saudi Human Rights
Tequila on The Rock, as Mohammed bin Salman parties in Hollywood
Media
Arabic press review: 10,000 Algerians expelled from France
Yemen War
Houthi rebels kill dozens of Sudanese troops in Yemen ambush