Tag Archives: Saudi Arabia

Thursday, 5 October 2017 :  Saudi authorities said on Wednesday they had arrested 22 people, including a Qatari national, for using social media to spread dissent. Another 24 people were detained in the northern Hail region for stirring tribal divisions, the state news agency SPA reported. Neither report went into …

Wednesday, 27 September 2017 :  Saudi King Salman on Tuesday ordered that women be allowed to drive cars, ending a conservative tradition seen by rights activists as an emblem of the Islamic kingdom’s repression of women. The kingdom, the birthplace of Islam, has been widely criticised for being the only …

Wednesday, 20 September 2017 :  Saudi Arabia will lift its ban on internet calling applications on Wednesday, authorities said, easing restrictions online as the conservative kingdom faces new criticism over censorship. Voice and video calling apps such as WhatsApp and Skype will be “widely available to users”, a government statement …

Tuesday, 22 August 2017 :  Qatar will build a stadium shaped like an Arabian skull cap for the 2022 World Cup, organisers said on Sunday, as the Gulf state moves ahead with preparations for the tournament despite a diplomatic rift with its neighbours. Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the United …

Thursday, 17 August 2017 :  Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday it would welcome Qatari pilgrims to Saudi Arabia to perform the haj this season, amidst a feud that severed transport links between the two nations since June. A statement on the official Saudi Press Agency said the Salwa border point …

Monday, 31 July 2017 DUBAI – Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister called Qatar’s demands for an internationalization of the Muslim hajj pilgrimage a declaration of war against the kingdom, Saudi-owned Al Arabiya television said on Sunday, although it was unclear whether Qatar had actually made any such demand. “Qatar’s demands to …

Monday, 24 July 2017 BEIRUT: Iran announced the launch of a new missile production line on Saturday, according to state media, against a backdrop of tension between the United States and Tehran. The Sayyad 3 missile can reach an altitude of 27 km (16 miles) and travel up to 120 …

Monday, 3 July 2017 CAIRO (Reuters) – Foreign ministers from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain will meet in Cairo on Wednesday to discuss Qatar, Egypt said on Sunday. “At the invitation of Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, there will be a quartet meeting of the foreign ministers …

Saturday, 13 May 2017 JEDDAH: The completion date for the world’s tallest tower has been pushed back to 2019, a Saudi Arabian billionaire said, almost 6 years after launching the record-breaking project. Jeddah Tower is to rise more than a kilometre, placing it above Dubai’s Burj Khalifa. “The project was …

Thursday, 13 April 2017 JAKARTA: Saudi Arabia authorities have deported 200 Indonesian umrah (minor haj) pilgrims for allegedly violating immigration laws by working illegally in the country, which hosts the largest number of Indonesian migrant workers. The deported pilgrims reportedly misused their visas by working in various cities across Saudi …