World / Gulf

Saudi Arabia arrests 9 writers, including 2 US citizens, supportive of detained women activists 05 Apr 2019 - 09:47 pm

Dubai: Saudi Arabia has arrested at least nine writers and academics, including two US citizens, in an apparent crackdown on supporters of detained...

Detained Saudi women activists back in court but no more releases 03 Apr 2019 - 05:37 pm

Riyadh: A Saudi court hearing in the high-profile trial of detained women activists ended Wednesday without bail for eight of them, campaigners said,...

Saudi Arabia compensating Khashoggi children: Washington Post 02 Apr 2019 - 06:51 pm

WASHINGTON: Saudi Arabia is compensating the children of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi for his murder, The Washington Post reported Monday. Each of the...

Saudi Arabia executes four people for drug trafficking 01 Apr 2019 - 06:35 pm

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia's interior ministry said four people were executed Monday for drug trafficking, including one woman, bringing to 53 the number of...

Kuwait suspends maritime traffic "Temporarily" due to bad weather 01 Apr 2019 - 03:19 pm

Kuwait: Kuwait's Port Authority announced on Monday the suspension of maritime traffic in the ports of Sheweikh, Al-Doha and Shuaiba temporary due to...

Investigator says Amazon chief's phone hacked by Saudis 31 Mar 2019 - 11:39 am

Washington: The investigator hired to look into the release of intimate images of Jeff Bezos said Saturday he has concluded that Saudi Arabian...

Saudi Arabia temporarily releases three detained women activists 28 Mar 2019 - 10:01 pm

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia on Thursday temporarily released three out of 11 women detained nearly a year ago in a broad crackdown on activists,...

Runaway Saudi sisters leave for new country after six months stranded in Hong Kong 25 Mar 2019 - 06:28 pm

Hong Kong: Two Saudi sisters marooned in Hong Kong have arrived in a safe third country after securing humani-tarian visas, their law firm...

Amir of Kuwait meets Chancellor of Austria 24 Mar 2019 - 05:03 pm

Kuwait: The Amir of the State of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah met on Sunday with Chancellor of Austria Sebastian Kurz who...

Pompeo, in Kuwait, urges resolution to Gulf crisis 20 Mar 2019 - 01:38 pm

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday renewed calls for a resolution to a blockade of Qatar by four other Arab nations,...

Saudi women activists on trial after a year in detention 13 Mar 2019 - 05:53 pm

Riyadh: Ten Saudi women appeared in court Wednesday for the first time since being detained last year in a sweeping crackdown on activists,...

EU adds UAE to new tax-haven blacklist 12 Mar 2019 - 04:23 pm

BRUSSELS: European Union governments adopted a broadened blacklist of tax havens on Tuesday, the EU commission said in a statement. Ten jurisdictions were...

Oman temporarily suspends operations of Boeing 737 MAX after Ethiopia crash 12 Mar 2019 - 03:54 pm

Muscat: Oman on Tuesday suspended takeoffs and landings by Boeing 737 MAX planes at its airports, said its aviation authority, making it the...

Trial of woman Saudi activist to open March 13: Amnesty 11 Mar 2019 - 04:47 pm

Riyadh: The trial of Saudi activist Loujain al-Hathloul, detained last year in a sweeping crackdown on campaigners, will start on March 13, her...

Saudi app criticized for feature to control women's travel 08 Mar 2019 - 08:18 pm

The Saudi government app Absher is mostly a way for people to pay traffic fines and complete other administrative tasks electronically. But one...

EU adds UAE to draft tax haven blacklist 06 Mar 2019 - 03:38 pm

BRUSSELS: European Union states have added 10 jurisprudence to a draft tax haven blacklist, including the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bermuda, an...

Saudi talk show suspended after critical views aired 04 Mar 2019 - 05:41 pm

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: Authorities in Saudi Arabia have suspended a new television talk show that tackled sensitive issues and aired critical views...