Saudi Arabia

January 8, 2013

Saudi women will be permitted to work in shops selling female accessories, it has been announced
06:22 GMT

Saudi women will be permitted to work in shops selling female accessories as long as they are subject to the rules of Islamic Sharia, the head of the "Promote Virtue and Prevent Vice" committee has said.

January 6, 2013

Painting by Fadi Yazigi, in From Syrian With Love
07:45 GMT

Saudi's Jeddah Athr art gallery starts its Syrian exhibition with a glimpse into the colorful history of this troubled nation.

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal.
07:22 GMT

Saudi Arabia has denied reports that its air force used fighter jets to bomb targets in Yemen.

January 4, 2013

Joining the drones: Saudi warplanes.
11:00 GMT

A new report reveals that Saudi Arabia has used its fighter jets to carry out a number of attacks against Yemen on behalf of the United States.

January 3, 2013

Marwa plays a deaf woman in her upcoming film.
15:22 GMT

Saudi actress Marwa Mohammad has her new movie that focuses on the struggles of being a deaf person in a non-deaf world.

January 2, 2013

No need for haunted houses, the female-produced film is causing enough of a scare already!
09:22 GMT

Ayat Al Eisa, the first Saudi woman to produce a horror movie, spills all about the frightening film.

Most Gulf stock markets were closed yesterday for the New Year, but Saudi Arabia and Oman were open and performed well
08:49 GMT

Riyadh Saudi stocks close higher yesterday with gains in all sectors after oil prices edged up on Monday and the U.S. Senate passed a deal to avert a "fiscal cliff" which threatened the world's largest economy.

December 31, 2012

Bahrain has signed six financing agreements totalling $448 million with the Saudi Development Fund
10:16 GMT

Bahrain has signed six financing agreements totalling $448 million with the Saudi Development Fund to support a number of infrastructure projects as part of the GCC Development Programme.

December 30, 2012

Saudi Arabia has announced a record breaking $221 billion  budget for 2013
04:00 GMT

Saudi Arabia’s council of ministers on Saturday agreed a record budget for 2013 with revenues expected to hit $221 billion (167 billion euros), state television Al-Ekhbariyah said.

December 27, 2012

The group spanned both the UAE and Saudi.
05:26 GMT

A group accused of plotting attacks in multiple countries has been dismantled by the UAE's security authorities.

December 26, 2012

Stock markets across the region suffered a bad day yesterday
14:02 GMT

Egypt’s bourse fell on Tuesday due to a weak outlook for economic policy, and all other Gulf markets also declined as investors booked profits ahead of the year-end.

December 24, 2012

Mohammad Abdo
09:59 GMT

The legendary Saudi singer turns down a place on the Kuwaiti festival line-up with a poor excuse.

December 23, 2012

Saudi Deputy Defence Minister Prince Khaled Bin Sultan attends the 9th Special Operations Forces Exhibition and Conference (SOFEX) May 08, 2012 in Amman, Jordan. (Photo by Salah Malkawi/ Getty Images)
08:07 GMT

The editor of a liberal Saudi site, designed to allow religious discussion, is arrested and could face the death penalty.

December 20, 2012

Saudi Gangnam style! Parody of the most watched YouTube video was the most popular upload in the MENA region in 2012
13:49 GMT

A Saudi ‘Gangnam Style’ parody is among the most popular YouTube videos this year in the MENA region.

Saudi Arabia has signed new contracts to boost energy and water production in the Kingdom
08:44 GMT

Saudi Arabia has signed new contracts for water and power to boost supply to Madinah and Yanbu, in a deal worth $4 billion.