Saudi Arabia
March 13, 2013
Seven men convicted of armed robbery were executed in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, despite last-minute appeals by rights groups that their lives be spared, the interior ministry and a witness said.
March 12, 2013
Having been arrested at a protest in Buraidah, the group were released without charge.
March 10, 2013
Two human rights activists are jailed for setting up an illegal organization in the Kingdom and rebelling against the authority of the king.
Saudi Arabia’s HSBC Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for February tops the charts, a senior economist said.
March 7, 2013
Stock markets across the region had a healthy day on Wednesday, despite a downward trend in the UAE, with Egypt's bourse being lifted out of an 11-week low.
UAE actress and stylist Dana Hamdan is journeying into her first television drama with the new television drama “Al Araf” (The Godfather) starring Egyptian 'King of Comedy', Adel Imam.
March 6, 2013
The delegation discussed ways to make promote elections in both countries, despite their differences.
March 5, 2013
Saudi Arabia will execute seven men on Tuesday for crimes they committed as juveniles, Amnesty International said.
March 4, 2013
New US Secretary of State arrives in Riyadh for talks with his opposite Prince Saud Al Faisal
March 3, 2013
Companies in Saudi Arabia, famously austere for female employment, have reiterated their support for giving more Saudi women jobs.
February 28, 2013
While Saudi Telecom Co's (STC) continues to explore “suitable” investment opportunities outside the kingdom, the Riyadh-based sees the more profitable local market as a priority, their CEO has said.
Jordan's finance minister thanked the Saudi Ambassador to the Kingdom on Wednesday for $200 million, used to prop up the ailing economy.
February 26, 2013
A team of experts from Saudi Arabia and Bahrain recently held talks in Manama to discuss the feasibility of a rail link between the two neighbors separated by the Arabian Sea.
February 25, 2013
A newly publish report claims that Saudi Arabia is spending more on renewable energy as the Kingdom tries to cut down on the oil it burns in power stations, but is the House of Saud really about to fall for solar?
February 24, 2013
What goes up must come down? Saudi Arabia's per capita income rose 27.2 percent from 2010 to 2011 following an increase of 17.1 percent from 2009 to 2010, according to a report by the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA). But inflation may find earners hitting a snag if the economy does not diversify.