The Latest Breaking News from Arabia

Saudi Arabia strongly condemned on Sunday a missile attack on Iraq’s northern Kurdish regional capital of Erbil. The Saudi Foreign Ministry said the Kingdom stands by Iraq in its measures to protect its security and stability. It also rejected all forms of violence, extremism and terrorism.

Saudi Arabia will host the Global Entrepreneurship Congress, under the patronage of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense. The three-day event, which is organized by the General Authority for Small and Medium Enterprises (Monsha’at), in collaboration with the Global Entrepreneurship Network, will be held…

Saudi Arabia’s AlUla is set to host on Friday “Symphony under the Stars,” a musical performance in the majestic Arch Rock area of Madakheel. The performance will star Italian pianist and composer, Dardust, who is well-known for combining the minimalist piano world with European influenced visual effects. In this performance,…

Vienna (AFP) - Saudi Arabia, Russia and other top oil producers on Wednesday agreed to hold firm on only gradually opening the taps despite Russia's assault on Ukraine sending prices spiralling.

Saudi Arabia announced on Monday 653 new COVID-19 cases and 1,081 recoveries in the past 24 hours. The Ministry of Health (MoH) also announced two new deaths, bringing the fatalities tally in the Kingdom to 8,998. The ministry’s data showed that the total number of infections in Saudi Arabia reached…

Saudi Arabia’s state miner, Maaden, has announced a profit and plans to boost its capital by $3.2 billion amid a surge in commodity prices. Saudi Arabian Mining Co. will offer 1 bonus share for each held, according to a statement. That will double its capital to 24.6 billion riyals ($6.6…

The medieval settlement of Unguja Ukuu, on the Zanzibar Archipelago off the coast of Tanzania, was a key port in an extensive Indian Ocean trade network that linked eastern Africa, southern Arabia, India and Southeast Asia.

Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture and Chairman of the Food Security Committee, Abdulrahman Abdulmohsen AlFadley, confirmed that the supplies and stocks of food commodities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are reassuring, and there are no concerns about abundance in the local markets against the backdrop of…

Istanbul (AFP) - Turkey must keep insisting on justice for slain Riyadh critic Jamal Khashoggi even as ties with Saudi Arabia improve, his Turkish fiancee told AFP in an interview. 

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan has blamed the Houthis for escalating the situation in Yemen, saying they continue to attack areas under government control. The minister indicated that the militias reject peace, while Saudi Arabia is trying everything in its power to protect the Yemeni government's areas. "We…

Readers of books that chronicle the history of the Arabian Peninsula, specifically its center (Najd or Al-Yamamah), from the early Islamic ages until the past four centuries, notice a reference to, or even an emphasis on the spread of ignorance, heresy and polytheism among the population.