Saudi Arabia releases eight people held in activist crackdown
Saudi Arabia has temporarily released eight people accused of communicating with organisations opposed to the kingdom but is holding nine others in detention, state news agency SPA reported on Saturday.
Jun 03, 2018, 15:21 PM IST
Saudi Arabia shuts women-only gyms after video showing tight-fitting attire emerges
The video was reportedly shot for promotional purposes and showed a woman in a top and tight lowers, and with her hair loose.
Apr 29, 2018, 07:48 AM IST
Cinema halls to re-open its doors in Saudi Arabia after 35 years
Saudi Arabia had some cinemas in the 1970s but its powerful clerics closed them, reflecting rising Islamist influence throughout the Arab region at the time.
Apr 05, 2018, 06:26 AM IST
Saudi king underlines support for Palenstinians after Crown Prince's Israel comments
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had said in an interview that Israeli people have a right to a nation-state in at least part of their ancestral homeland - something Saudi Arabia has long opposed.
Apr 04, 2018, 07:08 AM IST
In major shift from Saudi stance, Crown Prince says Israel has 'rights' to its land
"I believe the Palestinians and the Israelis have the right to have their own land."
Apr 03, 2018, 08:34 AM IST
Saudi Crown Prince admits his generation suffered from 'ultraconservative interpretation of Islam'
Mohammed bin Salman admitted decades of "ultraconservative interpretation of Islam" has led to many in Saudi Arabia suffering but said that there is a big change coming around.
Mar 19, 2018, 15:54 PM IST
He's Hitler! Saudi crown prince targets Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, warns against Iran's nukes
Accusing Iran`s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei of trying to repeatedly destabilising the region, Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman said his country will develop nuclear weapons too if Iran gets the deadly bombs.
Mar 15, 2018, 19:22 PM IST
Saudi Arabia to host first Arab Fashion Week
The Dubai-based Arab Fashion Council said on its website that fashion week would be held in Riyadh from March 26 to March 31.
Feb 20, 2018, 08:19 AM IST
Saudi crown prince calls Iran's supreme leader 'new Hitler'
In an interview, Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said Iran could not be allowed to spread its influence.
Nov 24, 2017, 19:05 PM IST
'Battle of the sexes': Saudi men react to women driving
The decision was led by Prince Mohammed, who styles himself as a reformer who will set the country on the road to modernity and civil liberty.
Oct 04, 2017, 18:01 PM IST
Saudi women rejoice at end of driving ban long backed by clerics
The Saudi ambassador to Washington said on Tuesday women would not need their guardians` permission to get a licence, nor to have a guardian in the car when driving.
Sep 27, 2017, 18:13 PM IST
Donald Trump congratulates new Saudi crown prince, raises Qatar row
Qatar is home to the biggest US air base in the Middle East -- a hub in the war against the Islamic State group.
Jun 22, 2017, 08:47 AM IST
Iran pilgrims to join this year's hajj: Saudi Arabia
Iranian pilgrims will participate in this year`s annual hajj, Saudi Arabia said on Friday.
Mar 17, 2017, 18:45 PM IST