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Saudi officials say Jamal Khashoggi left shortly afterwards but Turkish officials and his fiancee, who was waiting outside, said he never came out

Saudi minister says Khashoggi murder claims are 'lies'

Saudi Arabia's interior minister has rejected claims there were orders to kill missing Riyadh critic and journalist Jamal Khashoggi, describing them as "baseless allegations and lies".

World • 13 Oct 18

Jamal Khashoggi after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul

Saudi delegation in Turkey for talks over journalist

Turkey and Saudi Arabia are at odds over a planned search by the Turkish authorities at the kingdom's Istanbul consulate where journalist Jamal Khashoggi disappeared last week, according to reports.

World • 12 Oct 18

Jamal Khashoggi disappeared on 2 October after visiting a Saudi consulate in Turkey

US Senators trigger probe into journalist disappearance

Twenty-two US senators have signed a letter to President Donald Trump, triggering an investigation and determination of whether human rights sanctions should be imposed over the disappearance of a Saudi journalist.

World • 10 Oct 18

Pictures of missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi are seen during a rally in front of the Saudi consulate in Istanbul

Trump plans to speak to Saudi officials over journalist

US President Donald Trump has said he plans to speak with Saudi Arabian officials about the disappearance of prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who went missing a week ago.

World • 09 Oct 18

Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi

Turkey believes journalist killed in Saudi consulate

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said he is closely following the case of missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi after Turkish officials said they believed he had been killed at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.

Turkey • 07 Oct 18

A Yemeni artist paints pro-peace graffiti on a wall in the capital Sanaa

New round of Yemen peace talks to open in Geneva

Yemen's warring parties are to meet in Geneva on Thursday for a new round of peace talks, with little hope of a breakthrough in an "ugly war" between the Saudi-backed government and rebels linked to Iran.

Yemen • 04 Sep 18

The strike comes less than two weeks after another strike which left 40 children dead (file pic)

22 children killed in Saudi-led air strike in Yemen

At least 22 children and four women were killed in a Saudi-led coalition air strike while fleeing fighting in Yemen, the UN aid chief has said.

Yemen • 24 Aug 18

Participation in a Tesla deal could bring Saudi Arabia closer to developing a domestic car industry

Saudi fund may play minor part in Musk's Tesla plan

Elon Musk told investors this week that "obviously, the Saudi sovereign fund has more than enough capital needed" to finance taking Tesla private.

Business • 15 Aug 18

By going private, Tesla could operate without requirements for financial reports and other pressures of a publicly traded firm

Tesla board forms committee to consider going private

Tesla's board of directors says it has formed a special committee to consider Chief Executive Elon Musk's proposal to take the electric auto giant private.

Business • 14 Aug 18

A mass funeral was held for many of the dead children in Yemen

Child death toll from Yemen attack rises to 40

Forty children were among 51 people killed in a Saudi-led coalition air strike on a bus in rebel-held northern Yemen, the Red Cross said as it revised its death toll.

Yemen • 14 Aug 18

Elon Musk last week shocked investors with his announcement on Twitter that he was looking to take Tesla private at $420 a share, valuing the company at $72 billion

Saudis back bid to make Tesla private - Musk

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said a 31 July meeting with Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund convinced him he could secure funding to take the electric car-maker private, but that he was still talking to the fund and other investors as he seeks to nail down financing.

Business • 13 Aug 18

A child is treated by medics following the air strikes in Saada

Children among dozens killed in Yemen air strike

Saudi-led coalition air strikes have killed dozens of people in northern Yemen, including children travelling on a bus, Yemeni health officials and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said.

Yemen • 09 Aug 18

Saudi Arabia is underscoring the aggressive foreign policy of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

Saudi Arabia suspends Toronto flights as row deepens

Saudi Arabia and Canada have showed no signs of backing down in an escalating row over human rights, after Riyadh abruptly cut ties over vigorous Canadian calls for the release of activists jailed in the kingdom.

World • 07 Aug 18

The first driving licences were issued earlier this month and the ban itself was formally lifted today

Saudi women allowed behind wheel as ban is lifted

Today, the world's only ban on women drivers will end. Women in Saudi Arabia will be allowed to sit behind the wheel and drive for the first time.

Saudi Arabia • 25 Jun 18

The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries is gathering in Vienna today

OPEC agrees modest hike in oil supply

OPEC has agreed to raise oil production by around 1 million barrels per day from July for the group and its allies, an OPEC source said.

Business • 22 Jun 18

The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries meets on Friday to decide on oil output policy

OPEC sees strong oil market, may need more output

Global oil demand is set to stay strong in the second half of 2018, an OPEC technical panel forecast this week, suggesting the market could absorb extra production from the group.

Business • 19 Jun 18

A Saudi woman puts on her seat belt as she begins a driving lesson in Riyadh

Saudi Arabia begins issuing driving licences to women

Saudi Arabia has begun issuing driving licences to women for the first time in decades, according to state media.

World • 04 Jun 18

Analysts said investors have started pricing in the likelihood of Saudi Arabia and Russia increasing crude oil production

Oil prices mixed but expected output increase a drag

Oil prices were mixed in early trade this morning, but remained under pressure from expectations that Saudi Arabia and Russia would pump more crude to ease a potential shortfall in supply.

Business • 29 May 18

Lynn Laverty Elsenhans, the former chairwoman, president and CEO of US oil refiner Sunoco, has been appointed to the Saudi Aramco board

Saudi Aramco appoints first woman to its board

Saudi Aramco, the world's top oil company which is preparing to go public, has said it has appointed new members to its board including a female executive.

Business • 30 Apr 18

It is the latest Saudi-led air strike on the country, after a similar strike hit a power station in Sana'a on Friday

20 killed, 40 wounded in air strike on Yemeni wedding

Air strikes by a Saudi-led military coalition have killed at least 20 people attending a wedding in a village in northwestern Yemen, residents and medical sources said.

Yemen • 23 Apr 18

Saudi crown prince Mohammad bin Salman said women need not wear the abaya robe or head cover, as long as their attire is "decent and respectful"

Saudi crown prince says women need not wear head cover

Women in Saudi Arabia need not wear head cover or the black abaya - the full-length robes symbolic of Islamic piety - as long as their attire is "decent and respectful", the kingdom's crown prince has said.

World • 20 Mar 18

Saudi Aramco has invited banks pitching for roles in its stock market listing for meetings in the coming weeks to make their case

Bankers invited to Saudi Arabia to pitch for Aramco IPO

Saudi Aramco has invited banks pitching for roles in its stock market listing, including Citi and Goldman Sachs, for meetings in the kingdom in the coming weeks to make their case, sources have said.

Business • 09 Jan 18

The arrests follow a November purge in which Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman spearheaded the arrests of more than 200 princes, as the kingdom attempts to diversify its economy

Saudi princes arrested over anti-austerity protests

Saudi Arabia's attorney general has confirmed 11 princes have been arrested after protesting the kingdom's austerity measures, and will face trial after "disrupting public peace and order".

News • 07 Jan 18

The move is an important step as it shows the IPO process is moving ahead despite market speculation it could be delayed or totally shelved

Saudi Arabia converts Aramco into joint-stock company

Saudi Arabia has changed the status of its national oil giant Aramco to a joint-stock company as of January 1, in a key step for an initial public offering planned for later this year.

Business • 05 Jan 18

Amazon and Apple talks are part of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's push to give Saudi Arabia a 'high-tech look'

Amazon and Apple in talks to set up in Saudi Arabia

Amazon and Apple are in licensing discussions with Riyadh on investing in Saudi Arabia, two sources told Reuters.

Business • 28 Dec 17

Saudi Arabia