Oil falls after Saudi price cuts signal demand concerns Oil prices fell today, extending losses after the world's top exporter Saudi Arabia slashed crude contract prices for Asia over the weekend, reflecting well-supplied global ... Business • 06 Sep
S Arabia increased executions after G20 term - Amnesty Saudi Arabia ramped up executions in the first half of 2021 following a drop during its term as G20 president in 2020, Amnesty International said. World • 03 Aug
Saudi doctors separate Yemeni baby from twin A team of doctors in Saudi Arabia has separated a Yemeni baby from her parasitic twin, authorities said, marking their 50th successful operation on conjoined ... World • 31 Jul
US urges Saudis to disband elite force behind killing The United States has urged Saudi Arabia to disband an elite unit under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that Washington sanctioned over the killing of ... World • 01 Mar
US report blames Saudi prince over Khashoggi killing Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved of an operation to capture or kill journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was murdered in 2018, according to a ... World • 27 Feb
US report on Khashoggi murder expected today A declassified version of a US intelligence report expected to be released today has found that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved the 2018 ... World • 25 Feb
Prominent Saudi women's activist released from jail Saudi authorities have released prominent women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul after nearly three years in detention, her family said, as the kingdom comes under renewed ... World • 11 Feb
Coronavirus crisis to dominate Saudi-hosted G20 summit Saudi Arabia opened the G20 summit in a first for an Arab nation, with the virtual forum dominated by efforts to tackle the coronavirus pandemic ... Coronavirus • 21 Nov 20
Saudi to host online G20 summit amid Covid pandemic Saudi Arabia hosts the G20 summit on Saturday in a first for an Arab nation, but the scaled-down virtual format could limit debate on a ... Business • 18 Nov 20
Death sentences scrapped, 8 jailed in Khashoggi case A Saudi court has overturned five death sentences over journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder in a final ruling that jailed eight defendants to between seven and ... World • 07 Sep 20
Muslims begin socially-distanced hajj pilgrimage Mask-clad Muslims began annual hajj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia's Mecca today, circling Islam's holiest site along socially distanced paths in the smallest pilgrimage in modern ... Coronavirus • 29 Jul 20
Khashoggi murder trial told oven was lit after killing A Saudi consulate worker in Istanbul told a Turkish court today he had been asked to light a tandoor oven less than an hour after ... World • 03 Jul 20
Jamal Khashoggi's family say they forgive his killers The sons of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi have said they "forgive" the killers of their father, an announcement analysts said effectively grants clemency to ... World • 22 May 20
Saudi Aramco Q1 net profit slides 25% as oil prices dip Saudi Arabian state oil giant Aramco has today reported a 25% fall in first-quarter net profit, below analyst estimates, hurt by lower crude oil prices ... Business • 12 May 20
Saudi triples VAT rate due to Covid-19 and oil slump Saudi Arabia will triple its value added tax rate and suspend a cost of living allowance for state employees, the kingdom's finance minister said today, ... Business • 11 May 20
Saudi coalition calls for deal to be honoured in Yemen A Saudi-led coalition mired in a lengthy war in Yemen has urged Emirati-backed southern separatists to honour terms of a Riyadh peace deal and share ... World • 27 Apr 20
Saudi Arabia abolishes flogging Saudi Arabia has abolished flogging as a punishment, the supreme court announced, hailing the latest in a series of "human rights advances" made by the ... World • 25 Apr 20
Oil ends March with biggest monthly & quarterly losses Crude oil benchmarks ended a volatile quarter with their biggest losses in history, as both US and Brent futures were hammered during March on the ... Business • 01 Apr 20
Oil jumps after three-day slump but virus still weighs Oil prices bounced nearly 7% today after a three-day selloff drove them to their lowest in almost two decades as demand plummeted due to the ... Business • 19 Mar 20
Oil bounces 8% on stimulus hopes, virus slows in China Oil prices bounced 8% today from the biggest one-day rout in nearly 30 years, as investors eyed the possibility of economic stimulus amid a price ... Business • 10 Mar 20
Wall St plunges after oil shock, trading halted Wall Street's main indexes dropped 7% and the Dow Jones crashed 2,000 points in what would be its biggest one-day fall ever in opening trade ... Business • 09 Mar 20
Oil prices down 30% on Saudi moves, virus fears Oil prices plummeted around 30% today after Saudi Arabia slashed its official selling prices and set plans for a dramatic increase in crude production next ... Business • 09 Mar 20
Saudi senior royals detained over alleged coup plot Saudi Arabia has detained three senior Saudi princes for allegedly planning a coup, sources with knowledge of the matter said. World • 07 Mar 20
UN says 19 children among dead in recent Yemen strikes Nineteen children were among at least 31 civilians killed in air strikes on rebel-held northern Yemen last week, the United Nations has said. World • 20 Feb 20
UN report points to Saudi involvement in Bezos hack United Nations human rights experts have called for an investigation into allegations that the Saudi Arabian Crown Prince was involved in the hacking of Amazon ... World • 22 Jan 20
