Saudi Arabia

Inside Yemen

Yemen: The rise of Saudi-backed Salafi commanders

Having played a key role in the conflict against the Houthis and separatists in southern governorates, Salafis now hold significant positions as military leaders in Yemen
War on Iran
World losing 100 million barrels a week of oil with Hormuz closed, Saudi Aramco chief says
Arms Trade
Gulf turns to Turkey for air defence systems amid Iran threats
War on Iran
Senior royal says Saudi Arabia avoided Israeli plan to 'plunge region into ruin'
Saudi-UAE Tensions
'Ideology, family and history': The UAE-Saudi Arabia feud explained
War on Iran
Gulf states derailed Trump's 'Project Freedom' by cutting US access to airspace and bases
War on Iran
The myth of Gulf exceptionalism and US protection is over
Hind Al Ansari
Inside Libya
'A big pact': How the US plans to unite Libya through two ruling families
War on Iran
Saudi Arabia and its allies must curb the growing Israeli-Emirati axis
David Hearst
War on Iran
Iran told Saudi Arabia it planned to 'crush the UAE': Report
Gulf Tensions
UAE's Opec exit seeks to hit Saudi Arabia where it hurts
Mohamad Elmasry
Yemen War
Eddie Izzard: I was born in Yemen - its civil war shames us all
Eddie Izzard
Egypt Turmoil
Why 2017 is the year Sisi will sink
Amr Khalifa
Egypt Turmoil
Blood, bribery, and the two islands: An Egyptian tale
Amr Khalifa
GCC
Oman seeks multi-billion bailout from Gulf neighbours: Report
Yemen War
UK helped train Saudi unit accused of whitewashing Yemen war crimes
Diplomacy
Saudi unblocks military aid to Lebanon: Lebanese sources
Arms Trade
UK trains Bahraini troops as May puts trade before human rights
Yemen War
Five killed as air strike hits Yemen school: Medics
Inside Lebanon
Lebanon's Aoun visits Riyadh to mend Saudi fences
Inside Iran
Death of Iran's Rafsanjani: Gulf mourns – but Arab social media is less forgiving
Saudi Human Rights
Two Saudi militant suspects shot dead in police raid
Saudi Human Rights
2017: A Saudi existential crisis
Madawi al-Rasheed