The Saudi-owned television news channel Al Arabiya has shut its offices in Lebanon and dismissed 27 employees, in a sudden move that comes amid political tensions between Riyadh and Beirut.
Saudi Arabia on Sunday accused President Bashar al-Assad's regime and its ally Russia of ‘ceasefire violations’ in Syria.
Syria's main opposition umbrella group was meeting in the Saudi capital on Monday as Washington and Moscow worked to secure a ceasefire.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif warned Saudi Arabia on Tuesday not to deploy troops in Syria, saying it would violate international law, while also demanding that Riyadh stop bombardments in Yemen.
Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) said a bomb scare that grounded its Riyadh-bound flight from Madrid on Thursday was a false alarm.
Passenger growth of Cebu Pacific’s (CEB) Middle East flights has remained robust due to sustained capacity between Manila and Riyadh, Kuwait and Dubai, and the launch of Manila-Doha in June 2015, a top official has said.
US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Saudi Arabia on Saturday hoping for an easing of tensions between the Sunni power and its predominantly rival Iran.
A handout picture released by the Palestinian Authority’s press office yesterday shows Saudi Arabia’s King Salman meeting with Palestinian President Mohmud Abbas in Riyadh.
Saudi authorities said that they had seized more than 5mn amphetamine tablets and arrested 11 people in one of the kingdom's largest drug busts.
