Saudi Arabia and Qatar sign reconciliation agreement
Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have reopened their borders with Qatar ahead of a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit in Saudi’s Al-Ula province today.
The summit...
Saudi woman sentenced to death for torture and murder of Bangladeshi maid
A Saudi woman has been given the death penalty for torturing and murdering her Bangladeshi maid.
The Riyadh Criminal Court found Ayesha al-Jazani guilty of...
Human rights organisation launches in UK to safeguard rights in Saudi Arabia
A human rights organisation has launched to defend political and civil rights in Saudi Arabia and monitor and highlight human rights violations there.
UK-based Standing...
Foreign pilgrims barred from making Hajj for second year running
Saudi Arabia has said it will limit registration for this year’s Hajj pilgrimage to citizens and residents of the Kingdom in light of the...
Saudi authorities warn hujjaj to respect public health rules or face consequences
A few days ahead of the Hajj season, the Saudi authorities have warned that violations will be dealt with appropriately, especially regarding health preventive...
Saudi judoka faces Israeli and shakes hands at Olympics
A Saudi Arabian female judoka, Tahani Alqahtani, has bucked the trend of Muslim athletes refusing to face Israelis by fighting the Israeli judoka Raz Hershko.
Alqahtani also...
Saudi Arabia embraces pagan festival of Halloween
According to media reports from the Middle East, Saudi Arabia is fully embracing the pagan festival of Halloween with pumpkins, lights and ghoulish decorations springing...
Saudi Arabia says it’s ready to recognise Israel on 1967 borders
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has said that the entire “Muslim World”, including Riyadh, would recognise Israel if it withdraws to the 1967 boundary.
In...
Over 730,000 attend massive rave in Saudi Arabia
More than 730,000 people attended Saudi Arabia’s MDLBeast Soundstorm music festival last week and, according to media reports, attendees were drunk, women wore skin-tight...
Jeddah demolition drive leaves thousands homeless
As part of Mohammad Bin Salman’s Vision 2030 for Saudi Arabia, authorities have started demolishing homes and other structures in the port city of...
