World / Gulf

Major Saudi pipeline attacked by drones: minister 14 May 2019 - 01:46 pm

Riyadh: Two pumping stations on a major Saudi oil pipeline were attacked by drones on Tuesday, halting the flow of crude along it,...

Houthi-run TV says Yemeni group targeted vital Saudi installations 14 May 2019 - 01:28 pm

DUBAI: A television station run by Yemen's Houthi group said on Tuesday the Iran-aligned movement had launched drone attacks on Saudi installations, without...

Saudi Arabia says two oil tankers attacked near UAE waters 13 May 2019 - 11:30 am

DUBAI/LONDON: Saudi Arabia said on Monday that two Saudi oil tankers were among vessels targeted by a "sabotage attack" off the coast of...

Houthis tell UN to press Saudi-led forces to implement Yemen peace deal 11 May 2019 - 07:16 pm

Yemen's Houthi movement called on the United Nations on Saturday to press the Saudi-led coalition to implement the Hodeidah agreement, al-Masirah TV said,...

Amnesty slams UAE trial of eight Lebanese citizens 09 May 2019 - 01:53 pm

Beirut: The terrorism trial of eight Lebanese detained in the United Arab Emirates is unfair and based on fabricated confessions obtained under torture,...

Saudi sisters who fled to Georgia say granted 'new home' 07 May 2019 - 03:54 pm

Tbilisi: Two Saudi sisters who fled to Georgia saying they feared being killed if they returned home posted on social media Tuesday that...

Our efforts will continue to contain longstanding Gulf crisis: Kuwaiti official 01 May 2019 - 05:00 pm

Doha: Deputy Foreign Minister of Kuwait Khaled Al Jarallah stressed that his country's efforts will continue to contain the longstanding Gulf crisis, hoping...

Khashoggi trial farce : Saudi royal advisor in perennial no-show; foreign diplomats without interpreters 30 Apr 2019 - 06:25 pm

Washington: Two top Saudi royal advisors have been linked to journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder. One has been labeled the "ringleader" but questions are...

Trump: 'Saudi Arabia buys a lot, I don't want to lose them' 28 Apr 2019 - 05:49 pm

US President Donald Trump has reiterated his support for Saudi Arabia at a "Make America Great Again" (MAGA) rally where he also described...

UN rights boss condemns Saudi Arabia's beheading of 37 men 24 Apr 2019 - 08:21 pm

GENEVA/DUBAI: The U.N. human rights chief on Wednesday condemned the beheadings of 37 Saudi nationals across the kingdom this week, saying most were...

Pull 'inhuman' women monitoring app, runaway Saudi sisters tell tech giants 24 Apr 2019 - 08:21 pm

TBILISI: Two runaway Saudi sisters on Wednesday urged Apple and Google to pull an "inhuman" app allowing men to monitor and control female...

Saudi faces rising criticism after mass execution 24 Apr 2019 - 08:21 pm

Dubai: Saudi Arabia faced growing criticism Wednesday for its mass execution of a group comprised mostly of people from the kingdom's Shiite Muslim...

Saudi Arabia executes 37 citizens for 'terrorism' 23 Apr 2019 - 04:17 pm

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia said it executed 37 of its citizens on Tuesday after they were convicted of "terrorism" in the kingdom, which is...

Four die in armed attack in Saudi Arabia: Report 21 Apr 2019 - 01:41 pm

Four people died as an attack on a police station in Saudi Arabia's central Riyadh province was foiled, Saudi media said on Sunday,...

Runaway Saudi sisters in Georgia hope to move to third country for safety 19 Apr 2019 - 09:33 pm

TBILISI: Two runaway Saudi sisters said on Friday they have applied for asylum in Georgia but still feared they could be reached by...

Saudi runaway sisters plead for help on social media 17 Apr 2019 - 11:55 am

Two Saudi sisters appealed for help Wednesday from the former Soviet republic of Georgia after fleeing their country, in the latest case of...

Feud between wife, ex-wife sparks slander case in Dubai 09 Apr 2019 - 10:50 am

Dubai: A British woman has been prevented from leaving Dubai, police in the Emirate said Monday, after her ex-husband's new wife pressed defamation...