Report: Human rights situation in Saudi Arabia getting worse
A Saudi human rights organisation based in the UK has said human rights violations in the kingdom are on the rise despite numerous warnings...
Saudi Arabia allows supermodels to do raunchy photoshoot in Medina province
It has emerged that Saudi Arabia gave permission for international supermodels to do a raunchy photoshoot in Al Ula in Medina province.
Vogue Arabia revealed yesterday...
Saudi Arabia and Iran agree to restore ties, work towards regional peace
Two of the most powerful and influential Muslim countries in the world - Iran and Saudi Arabia - have agreed to re-establish diplomatic relations...
Saudi club Al Nassr to pay Cristiano Ronaldo £173m a year
The Saudi Arabian football club Al Nassr will pay Cristiano Ronaldo up to £173m per year - making him the highest-paid sportsman of all time.
The...
No touching the Ka’aba and Black Stone during Hajj
Saudi authorities have issued special health protocols for this year's Hajj, including that pilgrims must not touch or kiss the Holy Ka'aba and the Black...
Israel praises grand mufti of Saudi Arabia’s comments labelling Hamas a terrorist group
An Israeli minister has welcomed comments by the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia that the Palestinian resistance group Hamas is a terrorist organisation.
Israeli Communications...
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...
Saudi Arabia opens up its airspace to Israeli aircraft
In a further sign of thawing relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel, Riyadh has announced that it will open its airspace to all legitimate...
Did the jumu’ah khutba in Makkah indicate a Saudi-Israel normalisation?
A khutba by the imam of Masjid al Haraam in Makkah, Abdulrahman al-Sudais, has been widely interpreted as Saudi official approval for the UAE-Israel...
Saudi scholars declare jihad against Russia for Syria airstrikes
Fifty two Saudi academics and scholars have called on the public to “hurry” to Syria to fight Russian forces, Al Arabiya reports.
The clerics, some...
