Bangladesh Looks to Saudi Arabia in a Twist of Irony
April 22, 2018 Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman by James M. Dorsey Bangladesh, in a twist of irony, is looking to Saudi Arabia to fund a $ 1 billion […]
First Saudi cinema opens with popcorn and ‘Black Panther’
Source: Associated Press By AYA BATRAWY RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — The lights dimmed and the crowd of men and women erupted into applause and hoots as Hollywood’s blockbuster “Black […]
Catholic cardinal meets Saudi king in historic visit to Riyadh
Source: Aljazeera French cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran’s visit marks the first official meeting between Saudi ruler and a Catholic official. 19 Apr 2018 King Salman has recently held a number of meetings with representatives of Christian traditions [Bandar Algaloud/Saudi Kingdom Council]Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has met French cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran during […]
5 facts about religion in Saudi Arabia
Source: Pew Research Center BY DALIA FAHMY Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends a meeting in London on March 7, 2018. (Dan Kitwood/WPA Pool/Getty Images) Since his father became Saudi […]
Sports abayas in Arabia are the new trend
Colourful and oozing defiance, a sports-friendly version of the abaya gown was once considered a symbol of cultural rebellion in conservative Saudi Arabia, but it is fast becoming the new […]
Saudi Arabia wins seat at UN commission on women
Abdallah Al-Mouallami, the Saudi envoy to the UN Updated 18 April 2018 Arab News April 18, 2018 01:58 The Kingdom was one of 12 new countries elected The commission will […]
Book Review: The Leadership of Muhammad by Prof. John Adair
Epigraph: Indeed, the Messenger of God is an excellent model for those of you who put your hope in God and the Last Day and remember Him often. (Al Quran […]
Syria, Iran dominate Arab League summit
AFP/Dhahran Filed on April 15, 2018 The summit begins 24 hours after US, France and Britain launched the air strikes in war-torn Syria. Arab leaders meet in Saudi Arabia for […]
Saudi Crown Prince woos Amazon, Lockheed and others to build a tech hub
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman just capped off a three-week tour across the U.S. to meet with tech moguls. His Vision 2030 goal is to diversify Saudi Arabia’s […]
Arab women leaders take spotlight at Top CEO forum
The first day of the event was devoted to women’s role in business, the economy and society, where experts took to the stage at the invitation of media personality Muna […]
Cycling in Jeddah: Saudi women embrace change
Reuters International This content was published on April 9, 2018 2:09 PMApr 9, 2018 – 14:09 Amirah al-Turkistani, a graphic design lecturer at Jeddah International College, rides her bicycle […]
Ancient Finger Bone Found in Saudi Arabia Reveals a New Clue About Early Humans
Source: Time By MALCOLM RITTER / AP (NEW YORK) — An ancient human finger bone found in Saudi Arabia provides a new clue about when and how our species migrated out […]
Saudi-led airstrike kills 15 in Yemen
Source: Fox News By AHMED AL-HAJ | Associated Press SANAA, Yemen – Yemeni tribal officials say a Saudi-led coalition airstrike has killed at least 15 people, including children, in the southwestern […]
Gulf feud hits new low with proposal to make Qatar an island
Source: Fox News DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Saudi media are reporting a proposal to dig a maritime canal along the kingdom’s closed border with Qatar, turning the peninsula-nation into […]
As Saudi prince arrives, ties with France more complex than before
By Reuters – Apr 07,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Al Saud is seen during a meeting with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres at the […]
Saudi cinema screens reopen on 18 April ‘with Black Panther’
Source: BBC News Saudi Arabia’s first cinema in more than 35 years will open on 18 April, showing the action movie Black Panther. It is part of a deal done […]
First Cinema to open in Arabia April 18.
Tequila on The Rock, as Mohammed bin Salman parties in Hollywood #SaudiStruggle A-lister The Rock uses Instagram to hail ‘historic night’ of boozy debates on reform with Saudi crown prince, before editing post The Rock and bin Salman met at Rupert Murdoch’s flash Hollywood mansion (AFP/composite) Thursday 5 April 2018 […]
Al-Qaeda heir Hamza bin Laden tells Saudis to rise up against its ‘criminal tyrant’ leader over the Crown Prince’s close relationship with Trump
Source: Daily Mail The son of Osama bin Laden has attacked Saudi Arabia‘s relationship with America in a new video as the Kingdom’s powerful Crown Prince tours the US. Hamza bin Laden, who jihadis have hailed as the ‘heir’ to the leadership of al-Qaeda, also urged ‘our dear people in […]
By blaming 1979 for Saudi Arabia’s problems, MBS is peddling revisionist history
Source: Dawn IN an interview with the news programme 60 Minutes, Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman said of Saudi Arabia before 1979, “We were living a very normal life like the rest of the Gulf countries. Women were driving cars, there were movie theatres in Saudi Arabia, women worked everywhere. […]
Reforming Saudi Arabia
Source: Dawn THE de facto Saudi ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, spoke only half the truth when he admitted in an interview to the Washington Post that his country had funded the spread of Wahhabism at the behest of Western powers to help counter the Soviet Union during the […]