Saudi prince eyes world’s big cities for mile-high tower
ReutersBy Mirna Sleiman | Reuters – Reuters/Reuters – Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal speaks during an interview with Reuters at his office …
Saudi Arabia says MERS coronavirus kills four more
ReutersReuters – Reuters/Reuters – Men wearing surgical masks as a precautionary measure against the novel coronavirus, speak at a hospital in Khobar …
Postpone Haj if you can
Arab NewsBy JEDDAH: P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR | Arab News – In an unprecedented move aimed at preventing congestion and stampedes and ensuring …
Expat remittances likely to plummet after labor cleanup
Arab NewsBy JEDDAH: DIANA AL-JASSEM | Arab News – Remittances from Saudi Arabia by expatriate workers to their home countries are likely …
Chaos at Jeddah airport
Arab NewsBy JEDDAH: IRFAN MOHAMMED | Arab News – Mon, Jun 17, 2013 There is severe overcrowding at King Abdul Aziz International …
Saudi cuts pilgrim numbers due to construction
Sunday, 16 June 2013 The number of domestic pilgrims will be cut by 50% and international pilgrims by 20% due to construction …
Traveling to Dubai is ‘forbidden,’ Saudi cleric tells a woman
Sunday, 16 June 2013 Saudi Sheikh Abdulaziz Al-Fozan, professor of comparative Islamic jurisprudence, told Al Arabiya the Dubai fatwa was “incorrect.” (Al …
Iranian Foreign Policy After the Election
Realists and Islamic Idealists Face Off Farideh Farhi and Saideh Lotfian June 13, 2013 A supporter of Iranian presidential candidate Saeed Jalili …
Saudi’s King Abdullah cuts holiday short due to ‘events in the region’
Saturday, 15 June 2013 Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah arrives at Heathrow Airport in #est London October 29, 2007. (File Photo: Reuters) Al …
How To Win Over the Arab Street It’s Not Who We Are, It’s What We Do
By Amaney A. Jamal U.S. President Barack Obama visited Jordan’s ancient city of Petra on Saturday as he wrapped up a four-day …
Saudi Arabia, France agree Qusayr scenario can’t be repeated in Aleppo
Tuesday, 11 June 2013 Syrian residents collect their belongings in Qusayr June 8, 2013. (Reuters) Al Arabiya France and Saudi Arabia agreed …
Will Iranian election sway Iraq’s path to democracy?
Monday, 10 June 2013 Iranian presidential candidate conservative former chief of the Revolutionary Guards Mohsen Rezai (C-R), speaks to an unidentified man …
GCC to take action against Hezbollah loyalists in Gulf
Tuesday, 11 June 2013 The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) says it will take action against Hezbollah loyalists living in the GCC countries. …
Amnesty sees 180,000 illegal workers leave Saudi, report says
Sunday, 9 June 2013 Illegal immigrant workers wait in line at the Saudi immigration offices at the Alisha area, west of Riyadh, …
Don’t Discount the Iranian Election The Surprising Tie Between the Vote and the Nuclear Negotiations
Dennis Ross June 5, 2013 Ali Khamenei attends a meeting with nuclear scientists in Tehran in 2012. (Courtesy Reuters) Many commentators have …
Iran offers Syria $4 billion credit line, central bank says
Monday, 27 May 2013 Iran opens two lines of credit totalling $4 billion to Damascus (File Photo: AFP) AFP, Damascus Iran has …
Businesses reject $1,500 minimum wage for Saudi nationals
Tuesday, 28 May 2013 Business owners reportedly rejected a proposal to increase Saudi workers’ minimum wage to 5,800 riyals per month. (File …
EU arms embargo lift ‘too little, too late,’ says Syrian opposition
Tuesday, 28 May 2013 “Definitely it is a positive step, but we are afraid it could be too little, too late,” Louay …