Saudi Arabia to Lift Ban on Movie Theaters After 35 Years
Source: Time By ABDULLAH AL-SHIHRI AND AYA BATRAWY/ AP 10:30 AM EST (RIYADH) — Saudi Arabia announced on Monday it will allow movie theaters to open in the conservative kingdom next […]
Saudi Arabia To Allow Movie Theaters To Open For First Time In 35 Years
Source: Reuters and Huffington Post Cinemas were banned in the early 1980s under pressure from Islamists as Saudi society turned towards a restrictive form of the religion. DUBAI, Dec 11 […]
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Identified as Buyer of Record-Breaking da Vinci
Source: The Wall Street Journal By Shane Harris in Washington, Kelly Crow in Miami and Summer Said in Dubai Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who is leading an austerity drive at […]
Lebanon’s economic dependence on Saudi Arabia is dangerous
By Hannes Baumann December 7 2017 Lebanese President Michel Aoun, right, speaks with Prime Minister Saad Hariri at the presidential palace Tuesday in Baabda, east of Beirut. (Dalati Nohra/Lebanese government/AP) […]
Saudi billionaire pledges entire fortune to charity
Editor’s Note: Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal had already announced that he will donate his fortune to Charity. Let’s see what is left of it once the Crown Prince has taken […]
Trump asks Saudi Arabia to allow immediate aid to Yemen
Reuters International This content was published on December 7, 2017 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before departing the White House for New York in Washington, U.S., […]
EXCLUSIVE: ‘American mercenaries are torturing’ Saudi elite rounded up by new crown prince – and billionaire Prince Alwaleed was hung upside down ‘just to send a message’
Source: Daily Mail UK Source in Saudi Arabia says American private security contractors are carrying out’interrogations’ on princes and billionaires arrested in crackdown Detained members of Saudi elite have […]
Saudi says most people detained in anti-corruption sweep have settled
Reuters International This content was published on December 5, 2017 (reuters_tickers) RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor said on Tuesday most of the people detained in a sweeping anti-corruption campaign launched last month have agreed to settlements to avoid prosecution while the rest could be held for months. […]
Here’s the Winner of the Reader Poll for TIME’s 2017 Person of the Year
Source: Time By TIME Staff December 4, 2017 Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, has won TIME’s Person of the Year 2017 online reader poll, earning more votes than other world […]
Travel agencies can now issue Saudi tourist visas
ARAB NEWS | Published — Tuesday 5 December 2017 JEDDAH/RIYADH: Travel agencies in category D can now issue visas for tourists and for educational or medical treatment purposes inside and outside the Kingdom. The Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH) in Jeddah has issued the first license allowing […]
What’s next for Lebanon now that Hariri is back?
Source: Aljazeera by Joe Macaron 24 Nov 2017 Moments after landing in Beirut on November 21, Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri visited the grave of his late father Rafiq. The symbolism of […]
Saudi Arabia vows new Islamic alliance ‘will wipe terrorists from the earth’
Sunday’s meeting coincides with escalation in tensions between Riyadh, Tehran By AFP – Nov 27,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Saudi Crown Prince and Defence Minister Mohammed Bin Salman (centre) motions […]
Saudi Arabia bans photos, videos at Islam’s two holiest sites
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL PublishedNovember 23, 2017 AFP Photo Saudi Arabia banned visitors from taking photos and videos at Islam’s two holiest mosques, a statement said Thursday. According to the […]
Mohammad bin Salman: 95 percent of suspected billionaires agreed to settlement
Mohammed bin Salman said that many prominent members of the Ritz crowd had already publicly pledged allegiance to him. (SPA) Staff writer, Al Arabiya English Friday, 24 November 2017 […]
Israel and Saudi Arabia: What’s shaping the covert ‘alliance’
Source: BBC News By Jonathan Marcus Defence and diplomatic correspondent To all intents and purposes, Saudi Arabia and Israel are de facto allies in the struggle against Iran’s rising influence […]
Inside Saudi Arabia’s gilded prison at Riyadh Ritz-Carlton
Source : BBC News Dozens of prominent Saudi figures are being held in the Ritz-Carlton in Riyadh. Many names are still secret, but the list is said to comprise at […]
Saudi prince in a china shop
Source: Dawn WHEN you watch a spoiled brat whose parents have never stopped it from doing anything walk into a curio shop, you know it’s just a matter of time before disaster strikes. And sure enough, even when he didn’t wield the kind of power he does now, Prince Mohammed […]
Saudi Arabia’s Revolution From Above
Nov 16, 2017 Joschka Fischer After becoming the heir apparent to the Saudi throne earlier this year, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has quickly consolidated his power and begun to […]
How Saad Hariri’s resignation could backfire on Saudi Arabia
Source: CNN If Saudis are indeed behind the machinations, they may find they have waded a bit too deep into Lebanese politics this time. There’s an old saying about this country, that it’s easy to swallow, but hard to digest. Saudi Arabia, led by impetuous 32-year-old Crown Prince Mohammed Bin […]
Saudi King Salman to step down next week: Report
Source: The Express Tribune Saudi monarch King Salman is set to step down and announce his son Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman as his successor next week, sources said. The […]