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Bodyguard of Saudi king killed in shooting
Agence France-Presse . Riyadh | Updated at 04:31pm on September 29, 2019
A prominent bodyguard of Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has been shot and killed at a friend’s house in what has been described as a personal...
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Saudi Arabia opens to tourists
Agence France-Presse . Riyadh | Updated at 12:40am on September 28, 2019
Saudi Arabia said Friday it will offer tourist visas for the first time, opening up the ultra-conservative kingdom to holidaymakers as part of a push...
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Iraq PM meets with KSA crown prince over oil attacks
Agence France-Presse . Riyadh | Updated at 03:49pm on September 26, 2019
Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman hosted Iraq’s prime minister Adel Abdel Mahdi for talks on Wednesday focused on attacks on the kingdom’s oil infrastructure,...
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Saudi-led coalition strikes Yemen
Agence France-Presse . Riyadh | Updated at 12:00am on September 21, 2019
The Saudi-led coalition said it launched a military operation against Tehran-linked Yemeni rebels Thursday, in its first known strike since an attack on the kingdom’s...
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Saudi races to restore oil supply after strike blamed on Iran
Agence France-Presse . Riyadh | Updated at 01:14am on September 16, 2019
Saudi Arabia raced on Sunday to restart operations at oil plants hit by drone attacks which slashed its production by half, as Iran dismissed US...
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Houthi drones hit 2 Armaco plants in Saudi Arabia
Agence France-Presse . Riyadh | Updated at 12:00am on September 15, 2019
Drone attacks sparked fires at two Saudi Aramco oil facilities on Saturday, the interior ministry said, the latest such assault claimed by Yemeni rebels as...
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Yemeni rebel drones spark fires at two Saudi Aramco oil facilities
Agence France-Presse . Riyadh | Updated at 05:27pm on September 14, 2019
Drone attacks sparked fires at two Saudi Aramco oil facilities on Saturday, the interior ministry said, the latest such assault claimed by Yemeni rebels as...
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Saudi Arabia replaces energy minister with king’s son
Agence France-Presse . Riyadh | Updated at 12:00am on September 09, 2019
Saudi Arabia’s king Salman on Sunday replaced the energy minister with one of his sons, state media said, in a major shakeup as the OPEC...
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Riyadh iterates warning against Yemen rebels
Agence France-Presse . Riyadh | Updated at 12:00am on September 07, 2019
Saudi Arabia on Thursday issued a stern warning to Yemeni separatists who have seized key parts of the south, saying any attempt to destabilise Yemen...
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Coalition says it was unaware of prisoners held at Yemen site
Agence France-Presse . Riyadh | Updated at 12:00am on September 03, 2019
The Saudi-led military coalition fighting Yemen’s Huthi rebels said Monday it was unaware that prisoners were held at a detention site it targeted with air...