Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A senior Syrian delegation led by foreign minister Asaad al-Shaibani arrived in Riyadh on its first ...

Visit comes as Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani, Syria’s newly appointed foreign minister, meets GCC officials in Damascus. Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani was appointed foreign minister on December 21 by the ...

Billed as a futuristic city-state with dazzling architecture including parallel 106-mile-long skyscrapers taller than the Empire State Building, Neom is the centerpiece of Saudi Crown Prince ...

Saudi Arabia executed 330 people this year, the highest number in decades, despite de facto ruler Mohammed bin Salman’s 2022 assertion that the death penalty had been eliminated except for ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This is a locator map for Afghanistan with its capital, Kabul. (AP Photo) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM ...

The first Boeing 747-100s were built with six upper-deck windows (with three on each side). The limited number of windows was because at first, the upper deck was used for lounge areas. However, ...

Emma Alraabeah, 18, was found dead two years after leaving Saudi Arabia, an inquest hears. Ex-firearms officer Gary Pearson was badly hurt in a bizarre training incident that remains a mystery.

In January 2015, Abdullah, the 90-year-old king of Saudi Arabia, was dying in hospital. His half-brother, Salman, was about to become king – and Salman’s favourite son, Mohammed bin Salman ...

Before the final, Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti warns against mistakes from 4-0 El Clasico thrashing by Barca. European champions Real Madrid crush Mallorca 3-0 and will now play archrival ...

Saudi Arabia has an oil-based economy with strong government controls over major economic activities. It possesses about 16% of the world's proven petroleum reserves, ranks as the largest exporter ...