Saudi Arabia’s crown prince warned in an interview that oil prices could spike to “unimaginably high numbers” if the world doesn’t come together to deter Iran, but said he preferred a political solution to a military one. Speaking to the CBS programme ’60 Minutes’, Mohammed bin Salman also denied ordering the killing of journalist Jamal […]

Hajar Raissouni denied having an abortion and denounced the trial as being politically motivated. A court in Morocco has sentenced journalist Hajar Raissouni to a year in jail for having had an “illegal” abortion and sexual relations outside of marriage. The 28-year-old’s Sudanese fiance and gynaecologist on Monday were also handed one and two-year jail […]

BEIRUT, Lebanon — A longtime personal bodyguard to two Saudi kings was shot and killed by a friend during a personal dispute, the Saudi state news media said on Sunday. The report provided no details on why the friend shot the bodyguard, Gen. Abdulaziz al-Faghem, who often appeared with King Abdullah, who died in 2015, […]

Few people outside Saudi Arabia had heard of Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud before his father became king in 2015. But now, the 33-year-old crown prince is considered the de facto ruler of the world’s leading oil exporter. He has won plaudits from Western leaders for some of the reforms he has overseen in the […]

King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud acceded to the Saudi throne on the death of his half-brother, King Abdullah. He was governor of Riyadh province for 48 years before becoming defence minister in 2011 and crown prince a year later. Aged 79 when he came to the throne, he had already taken on the duties of […]

Syria’s foreign minister demanded on Saturday that American and Turkish forces evacuate the war-ravaged country immediately or face “any and all countermeasures authorized under international law.” Syrian officials have made similar threats in the past to push unauthorized forces from the country but have never taken serious steps to do so. Syrian troops, which have […]

Lightweight champion returns to the octagon after 11-month absence to face Dustin Poirier in Abu Dhabi. Undefeated mixed martial artist Khabib Nurmagomedov is set to return to action after almost a year away from competition, headlining the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s (UFC) 242 card in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Nurmagomedov, a supreme grappler hailing from […]

So, who wants to go to Saudi Arabia? The government is about to find out. The country said on Friday that it would open up the country to international tourists, announcing a new visa program for citizens of 49 countries that is intended to diversify the economy and reduce the kingdom’s dependence on oil. Under […]

A landmark nuclear deal between Iran and world powers appears close to collapse, three years after it went into effect. Here’s how it got to this point. What does the deal do? Iran has always insisted its nuclear programme is peaceful. But suspicions it was being used as a cover to develop a nuclear bomb […]

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince said he bears responsibility for the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi last year by Saudi operatives “because it happened under my watch”, according to a PBS documentary to be broadcast next week. Mohammed bin Salman, the kingdom’s de facto ruler, has not spoken publicly about the killing inside the Saudi consulate […]