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This year's hajj, limited to a maximum of 10,000 attendees, was by all accounts literally a breath of fresh air.
Comment: In a weak attempt at justice for Jamal Khashoggi, the UK imposed sanctions, but then apparently apologised and returned to negotiating arms exports with Saudi Arabia, writes Courtney Freer.
China and Iran's strategic partnership: A zero sum game?
Analysis: China and Iran's bilateral relationship is gaining strategic significance.
Saudi Arabia pushes plans to transform Riyadh into metropolis
Saudi Arabia is hoping to turn its capital into one of the Arab world's biggest metropolises.
Saudi spends $1.7 million on NEOM megacity PR plan
Saudi Arabia has invested heavily in the NEOM project.
Everything you need to know about Hajj 2020
This year's Hajj pilgrimage has been scaled back to 1,000 participants in a bid to stop the spread of coronavirus. Here is everything you need to know
Family of slain Saudi activist slam NEOM 'compensation plan'
Saudi Arabia has been accused of offering NEOM compensation money 'under threats' to members of the Huwaiti tribe who were evicted to make way ...
Over million expatriates expected to leave Saudi Arabia
Some 178,000 applications to leave the kingdom were made within a period of just over a month.
Inside Saudi Arabia's controversial Newcastle takeover bid
A poor human rights record, broadcast piracy and the murder of Jamal Khashoggi are casting a shadow over the Saudi-funded takeover.
Riyadh continues buying up arms despite harsh austerity measures
Saudi Arabia shows no signs of halting arms purchases despite austerity measures due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The human cost of Saudi Arabia's dystopian Neom megacity
The killing of a tribal activist has shone a spotlight on the Western firms helping to build Saudi Arabia's Neom megacity.
Saudi Arabia sees huge spike in coronavirus cases
Saudi Arabia has seen a spike in Covid-19 cases, as fears mount of a second wave of the epidemic.
Theft behind Saudi mosques' recent hefty electricity bills
Saudi mosques are being given hefty electricity bills due to theft.
Saudi foreign reserves continue to decline
Saudi's foreign reserves fell for a second month, totalling up to a $48 billion decline in March and April.
Stalled Newcastle bid exposes limits of Saudi money
Comment: The WTO's objection to Mohammed bin Salman's Newcastle United deal won't fix Saudi Arabia's human rights record, but it's a step in the ...
HRW demands Saudi Arabia release family of exiled official
Human Rights Watch has demanded the immediate release of two adult children and the brother of former royal advisor Saad al-Jabri, who fled to Canada in 2017.
Saudi Arabia begins lifting coronavirus curfew
Saudi Arabia said it is moving toward a 'post-lockdown normal'.
Saudi Ramadan TV drama criticised for pro-Israel content
Another Ramadan TV drama from Saudi Arabia has invited scrutiny
Saudi Arabia enters whole new world with Disney shares
Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) disclosed some $10 billion worth of investments into US corporations on Friday, Reuters reported.
What will be left of Saudi Vision 2030, post-coronavirus?
Comment: As coronavirus and oil revenues force the Saudi government to make cuts that will impact its citizens, the fate of its grandiose ...
Saudi Vision 2030 takes $8bn cut as austerity bites
Saudi Arabia's much-hyped modernisation programme has taken a substantial funding cut as the kingdom's finances suffer from the ...
The Middle East at war with coronavirus
In today's roundup: Iran re-opening mosques, free flights for healthcare workers, Gulf states reaching out to Israel, a new lockdown for Lebanon ...
Saudi markets reel after tripling of VAT
Monday’s austerity measures are valued at around 100 billion royals ($26.6 billion).
Palestinians are next on Saudi Arabia's hit list
Comment: Despite its domestic woes, Saudi Arabia has not let up on its media campaign to manufacture pro-normalisation and anti-Palestinian ...
Saudis may have to tighten their belts as low oil prices and coronavirus lockdowns hit.
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