The Latest Breaking News from Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia kills 81 men in one day in biggest mass execution in decades

Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry confirmed 81 men were put to death today for committing "various crimes including murdering innocent, men, women and children"

Daily Mirror · Mar 12, 2022

Iraq to host another round of Iran-Saudi Arabia talks - ministry

Iraq will host another round of talks between regional foes Iran and Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, the foreign ministry in Baghdad said on Saturday, without giving further details.

Reuters · Mar 12, 2022

Saudi Arabia executes 81 convicts in one day

Saudi Arabia says it executed 81 convicted men on Saturday exceeding the number put to death in the whole of last year.

Evening Standard · Mar 12, 2022

Saudi blogger reported freed after decade in prison

The wife of Saudi Arabian blogger Raif Badawi says he has been released after a decade in prison for criticizing the country’s conservative religious establishment

The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2022

Saudi blogger Raif Badawi released from prison

Badawi’s wife, Ensaf Haidar, says she has spoken to Badawi, who had served a 10-year sentence for “insulting Islam”.

Al Jazeera · Mar 11, 2022

Sportswashing and Global Football’s Immense Power

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its intersection with the sport on multiple levels has once again brought to the surface some uncomfortable, yet stark, truths.

Sports Illustrated · Mar 11, 2022

Riyadh to Host Global Entrepreneurship Congress 2022

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…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 11, 2022

Saudi Defense Ministry: 2 American Women Rescued from Houthis in Yemen in Special Operation

Saudi Arabia and the United States mounted a joint operation in January to rescue two young American women who were held captive by the Iran-backed Houthi militias in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa. Defense Ministry spokesman Turki al-Malki confirmed the operation, saying it was an "extension of the firm partnership…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 11, 2022

9/11 families call out Biden for Saudi oil engagement

"No reset of our nation’s relationship with Saudi Arabia can be successful without proper reconciliation for the attacks on September 11, 2001."

Axios · Mar 11, 2022

Two American women rescued from Yemen's Houthis in U.S.-Saudi operation -source

Saudi Arabia and the United States mounted a joint operation in January to rescue two young American women who were held captive by the Iran-backed Houthi movement in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, a source with knowledge of the matter said on Thursday.

Reuters · Mar 10, 2022