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Yemen rebel missile shot down near Makkah ASIA

Yemen rebel missile shot down near Makkah

Yemeni rebels have launched one of their longest-range strikes against Saudi Arabia, firing a ballistic missile that was shot down near the holy city of Makkah, the Saudi-led coalition fighting them said Friday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Hike in Saudi visa fees could impact business ties ECONOMY

Hike in Saudi visa fees could impact business ties

A seven-fold hike in visa fees to do business in Saudi Arabia risks deterring the foreign investment needed to transform its oil-dependent economy, diplomats and other sources say.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Saudi police arrest 'online cross-dresser' ASIA

Saudi police arrest 'online cross-dresser'

Saudi police have arrested a man on public order charges after he was accused of cross-dressing online, a report in the conservative kingdom said late on Monday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Yemen demand international probe on funeral strike ASIA

Yemen demand international probe on funeral strike

Yemen's Houthi rebels Sunday demanded an international probe into an air strike that killed more than 140 people at a funeral, after a Saudi-led Arab coalition admitted ‘wrongly’ hitting it.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Saudi holds live-fire drills during Gulf war games ASIA

Saudi holds live-fire drills during Gulf war games

Saudi Arabia is conducting live-fire drills during war games underway in the Gulf, official media said on Tuesday, as tensions simmer with Iran.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Indian migrant labourers recall Saudi nightmare ASIA

Indian migrant labourers recall Saudi nightmare

They left India for Saudi Arabia with big dreams, but have returned with only harrowing tales after an oil price slump threw the economy into turmoil, leaving thousands of poor migrant labourers stranded.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Saudi petition seeks 'full' rights for women ASIA

Saudi petition seeks 'full' rights for women

Thousands of Saudis have signed a petition urging an end to the guardianship system giving men control over the work, study and even travel of female relatives, an activist said Tuesday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Saudi executes Ethiopian for murdering a child ASIA

Saudi executes Ethiopian for murdering a child

Saudi Arabia on Monday executed an Ethiopian woman convicted of killing a Saudi child, the interior ministry said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Saudi-led raids kill 20 civilians in Yemeni rebel port ASIA

Saudi-led raids kill 20 civilians in Yemeni rebel port

Saudi-led air strikes killed 20 civilians in the rebel-held Yemeni port city of Hodeida late on Wednesday just hours after the rebels celebrated the second anniversary of their seizure of the capital, a government official said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
US House allows 9/11 victims to sue Saudi, bill heads to Obama INTERNATIONAL

US House allows 9/11 victims to sue Saudi, bill heads to Obama

The House of Representatives passed legislation Friday that would allow victims of the 9/11 attacks and their relatives to sue foreign governments suspected of backing acts of terrorism against the United States.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Russia, Saudi say agree joint action to stabilise oil price INTERNATIONAL

Russia, Saudi say agree joint action to stabilise oil price

The world's two biggest oil producers Saudi Arabia and Russia said Monday they had agreed to ‘act together’ to stabilise oil prices as they seek to steady the markets.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Six Filipinos dead in Saudi house fire ASIA

Six Filipinos dead in Saudi house fire

A pregnant woman, her husband and infant daughter were among six Filipinos killed in a weekend fire at their Saudi Arabian residence, the Philippines embassy said on Monday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016