Saudi Arabia

DUBAI Us has removed its most advanced missile defense system and Patriot batteries from Saudi Arabia in recent weeks, whilst the kingdom faced continued air attacks from Yemen’s Houthi rebels. The redeployment of the defenses from…

JEDDAH 57 Islamic states accumulated to reaffirm their obligation to Afghanistan during the current emergency, urging the future Afghan administration to promote national reconciliation and adhere to the UN's charter and resolutions.…

Al Jasrah, Bahrain Hundreds of cars crowded roads linking Saudi Arabia and Bahrain on Monday, as Riyadh permitted citizens vaccinated against Covid-19 to travel abroad more than a year after barring external trips. The King Fahd…

Qatar’s ruler Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani visited Saudi Arabia on Monday for the first time since this January’s Gulf reconciliation agreement ended a years-long spat. Al-Thani was received at the King Abdulaziz International Airport…

DUBAI Dryad Global is receiving "unconfirmed reports" that a vessel, possibly the NCC Dammam oil tanker, has been attacked off the Saudi Red Sea port of Yanbu, the maritime security group said on Twitter on Tuesday. There was no…

BAGHDAD Iran’s foreign minister on Monday praised Baghdad’s efforts aimed at bolstering regional stability, saying he hopes they would lead to “more negotiations and understandings” in the region. Mohammad Javad Zarif spoke to…

BEIRUT Lebanon called on Saudi Arabia on Monday to reconsider its decision to ban Lebanese produce from entering the oil-rich kingdom over a drug smuggling case. Officials vowed to investigate and institute strict new measures. The…

DUBAI The family of a former top Saudi intelligence official who is living in exile and locked in an international feud with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman say they have become pawns in the kingdom’s efforts to bring the spy chief…

BAGHDAD A first round of direct talks between regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran signaled a possible de-escalation following years of animosity that often spilled into neighboring countries and at least one still-raging war. But few…