Both Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates would benefit from two weak states kept in perpetual conflict, expert says.
Saudi Arabia ends executions for crimes committed by minors, says commission
Activists say Saudi Arabia has one of the world’s worst human rights records. They say freedom of expression is severely curtailed and critics of the government are subject to what they say is …
Yemen Separatists Declare Self-Rule in Blow to Saudi Arabia
(Bloomberg) — Yemen separatists have declared self-rule in the country’s south, dealing a major blow to Saudi Arabia’s efforts to end a devastating civil war it fueled in the neighboring nation.A Nov …
China’s March crude imports from Saudi slip, Russia up 31% – customs
China’s March crude oil imports from top supplier Saudi Arabia fell 1.6% from a year earlier, while purchases from No.2 supplier Russia rose 31%, Reuters’ calculations based on customs data showed on …
Qatar, Saudi Arabia bid to host 2030 Asian Games
23 Apr 2020 18:00 GMT The city of Hangzhou, in China’s eastern Zhejiang province, will host the Asian Games in 2022 [File: AFP] Qatar and Saudi Arabia will compete for the hosting rights of the Asian …
Qatar, Saudi Arabia compete to host 2030 Asian Games
The sporting rivalry extends from a political one that intensified in 2017 when Saudi Arabia and regional allies imposed an economic and transport boycott on Qatar, the host of soccer’s 2022 World Cup …
Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court ends flogging as punishment
The General Assembly of Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court has decided to end flogging as punishment in disciplinary cases, according to a document cited by local media.
Saudi Arabia is responsible for the slow death of the kingdom’s Nelson Mandela
Hamid, Saudi Arabia’s most prominent intellectual and activist, is gone. Two weeks ago, al-Hamid, collapsed and slipped into a coma in prison. For weeks, he had been denied a long-overdue cardiac …
Newcastle, Saudi Arabia and the Power of Words
All too often, sports blurs the frivolous and the significant. Why should there be a higher moral burden on fans to draw bright lines?
Saudi Arabia: Prominent human rights activist ‘dies in jail’
Human rights groups had long called for his release. Saudi Arabia, widely criticised for its intolerance of dissent, has not commented on the reports. Dr al-Hamid, 69, and another activist, Mohammed …