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The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said Saturday it shot down an air target fired towards the Saudi capital, Riyadh, Anadolu Agency reports.The coalition did not give further details, but Saudi media said the target was a missile fired by the…

Portuguese and Juventus striker Cristiano Ronaldo has turned down a multi-million advertising offer from the Saudi Arabia tourism authority. According to The Telegraph Sport, the football star was offered €6 million (£5.3m) annually to be…

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Bin Farhan Bin Abdullah divulged on Thursday that the kingdom and Washington have "common interests" in Yemen, news agencies reported.The foreign minister made his remarks in an interview with Saudi TV…

The Saudi authorities have released human rights activist Essam Koshak after four years of detention, according to the social media accounts of Saudi activists.Koshak was arrested in January 2017 and has been released after serving his full…

For most people, the effects of COVID-19 are already painful enough – the fear of contracting the virus, the fear of spreading it to others, the fear of seeing loved ones suffer, the fear of someone close dying. But for Sri Lanka’s…

Saudi Arabia's embassy in Qatar will reopen "in days", Al Arabiya TV channel said on Thursday, citing Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal Bin Farhan, Reuters reports.Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt agreed earlier this…

Saudi Arabia's foreign minister has voiced optimism that relations between Riyadh and Washington will be "excellent" under new US President Joe Biden, Al-Arabiya TV channel cited him as saying on Thursday, Reuters reported.Appointments made…

The son of prominent Saudi cleric Salman Al-Ouda, who was jailed in 2017 for opposing the blockade on Qatar, has appealed for the release of his father. Writing in the Guardian, Abdullah Al-Ouda called on Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman to…

Al-Aqsa Mosque's Abu Hurairah 'the father of kittens' has died of complications 3 months after contracting Covid-19 January 21, 2021 at 1:00 pm READ: Israel settlers call for demolition of Dome of the Rock, official says…

Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil exporter, beat Russia, maintaining its ranking as China's largest crude supplier in 2020, Chinese government data showed on Wednesday.Data from the General Administration of Chinese Customs showed that…

The Saudi government announced on Tuesday that it is looking to achieve security and stability in the region, as well as supporting political solutions in Yemen, Syria and Libya.In a ministerial council meeting, King Salman Bin Abdulaziz…

The administration of incoming US President Joe Biden plans to review the recent designation of Yemen's Houthi movement as a "terrorist" group. It is also expected to end support for the Saudi-led coalition as the devastating Yemen war…

The International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS) demanded on Tuesday that the Archbishop of Greece, Ieronymos II, should issue an official apology for what they believe were offensive remarks about Islam and Muslims, Anadolu has…

Human rights organisations have criticised the Saudi Arabian authorities for failing to annul death sentences handed down on five people who were minors when they were charged, despite promises nine months ago to end the death penalty in…

Snow fell in Saudi Arabia and Algeria at the weekend as temperatures plummeted to below freezing. Residents of the southern Aseer region in the Kingdom also saw an extremely rare snowfall on Thursday when temperatures dropped as low as…