Saudi Arabia

A Saudi doctor went on trial on murder charges Monday over the car-ramming attack on a Christmas market in a German city.

Saudi Arabia has officially ended its “kafala” system of rules for migrant labor, a system that effectively turned some 13 million migrants into indentured servants and gave their employers total control over their lives.

Golf Legend Jack Nicklaus has won his $50 million lawsuit against his own company after he accused executives of defaming him.

On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher stated that President Donald Trump’s less judgmental approach to Saudi Arabia was more effective at producing results in the Middle East than the Biden administration, which initially tried to isolate

Dave Chappelle joked that it’s “easier to talk” in Saudi Arabia than in the United States while headlining the Riyadh Comedy Festival. 

Comedian Bill Burr has defended his performance at the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia several of his peers denounced him and others as sellouts. 

A backlash has been brewing against comedians joining the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia, accusing them of profiting from a totalitarian regime. 

Saudi Arabia on Wednesday signed a defense pact with its longtime ally Pakistan, a move clearly inspired by Israel’s strike on Hamas leaders in Qatar last week.

After meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) at an emergency summit in Doha, Qatar on Monday, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian declared that Iran, Saudi Arabia, and other major Muslim powers have a “very heavy responsibility” to prevent Israeli “aggression” – such as the airstrike that killed terrorist leaders living in luxury in Doha last week.

It turns out there is something that can get Tom Brady out of retirement: Making big money in a Saudi flag football tournament.

Saudi Arabian state media reported on Thursday that the Saudi government will provide 1.65 million barrels of crude oil to the government in Damascus to assist with the postwar reconstruction of Syria.

Internet monitors said over the weekend that widespread service disruptions in Asia and the Middle East appear to have been caused by damage to undersea cables in the Red Sea, off the coast of Saudi Arabia. It was not immediately clear if the cable damage was caused by deliberate sabotage.

Iran-backed Houthi insurgents in Yemen raided U.N. offices on Sunday, taking at least 11 U.N. employees prisoner, then launched a missile at an Israeli-owned oil tanker in the Red Sea on Monday. Israel Defense Forces (IDF) had killed much of the Houthis’ senior leadership, including their “prime minister” Ahmed al-Rahawi, in an airstrike on Thursday.

The head of the presidential office of Ukraine, Andrii Yermak, and a delegation including top security officials traveled to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, this week and held meetings on Wednesday with Saudi leaders regarding “security guarantees” for the country.

According to shipping data, the top buyers of Russian seaborne fuel in July were Saudi Arabia and India, although India has backed off Russian oil imports slightly.

LIV Golf has canceled the media credentials of a golf reporter after the man refused to edit out a question about the league’s Saudi funding.

Russian President Vladimir Putin made a conspicuous effort on Tuesday to bring Saudi Arabia’s de facto chief executive, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), into the final stage of the Ukraine peace process as a major player.

Saudi Aramco, the national oil company of Saudi Arabia, posted a 22 percent decline in profits for the second quarter of 2025.

Twenty three people were hurt when an amusement park ride in Saudi Arabia broke in half on Wednesday.

A massive delegation of Saudi businessmen led by Saudi Minister of Investment Khalid bin Abdulaziz al-Falih visited Damascus, Syria, on Wednesday for a forum allegedly resulting in over $6 billion in investment commitments to rebuild the war-torn nation.

The Qatar Olympic Committee confirmed on Wednesday that it is pursuing a bid to host the 2036 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, citing its recently completed sports stadiums and other facilities built for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Apple rolled out a website and iPhone app in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, taking its first steps toward major retail operations in the Kingdom. Tuesday also marked the first time Apple has offered service and support in Arabic.

Prince Al-Waleed bin Khaled bin Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, widely known as the “sleeping prince” of Saudi Arabia, died on Saturday at the age of 36. He had been in a coma for 20 years.

A ground force led by Arab nations, possibly including a Yemenite force, will be necessary to remove the Houthis as a regional threat, according to a senior Israeli government official.

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has reportedly given 1,000 Palestinian relatives of terrorists a free trip to participate in the Mecca pilgrimage, raising eyebrows as the kingdom considers peace with Israel.

Saudi international relations expert Dr. Salem Alyami told Saudi news network Al Arabiya on Wednesday that the Kingdom’s major diplomatic concern at the moment is containing the Iran-Israel conflict to keep the rest of the Middle East from destabilizing.

Reports in Israeli media on Sunday revealed that documents uncovered in Gaza by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) indicated a close, years-long relationship between the government of Qatar and the genocidal terrorist organization Hamas, including the emir of the country fundraising for the jihadists.

The governments of Saudi Arabia and Qatar will subsidize the salaries of government workers under Syria’s nascent Islamist regime, the countries announced this weekend.

The UK Guardian on Wednesday published a report about hundreds of young Saudi Arabian women being held in secretive facilities – variously described as “care homes,” “jails,” “shelters,” and “prisons” – where they face brutal punishment for disobeying their husbands or male family members.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) told Breitbart News exclusively that the neocons have lost the hearts and minds of the American public who are firmly with President Donald Trump’s America First vision on foreign policy, but that they are still very powerful behind the scenes in the swamp in Washington and trying to secretly “undermine” the president’s push for peace worldwide.

CLAIM: Multiple reports of dubious sourcing surfaced this weekend claiming that the Islamist government of Saudi Arabia had decided to end its 73-year ban on alcohol sales and consumption in anticipation of hosting the 2034 FIFA World Cup.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has defended the multibillion-dollar AI partnerships between U.S. companies and Gulf nations brokered by former President Donald Trump, labeling critics of the deals as “naive.”

Former Vice President Mike Pence said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that President Donald Trump’s remarks made during a speech last week in Saudi Arabia were a “disservice” to veterans.

Dozens of business leaders and spokesmen are lauding President Donald Trump after more than 2 trillion dollars in deals were made during his Middle East trip, according to the White House.

President Donald Trump’s visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) included a deal on Thursday that will allow the Emiratis to purchase advanced semiconductors from the United States, paving the way for them to build the largest artificial intelligence (AI) campus outside of America’s borders.