Riyadh: News
13 Feb 2020
TwitterIn conservative Saudi, youngsters are taking the 'risk' of dating
Saudi Arabia's conservative society bans a lot of things and a relationship before marriage is one of them.
26 Dec 2019
Tamil NaduDecade's last Solar Eclipse today, people see 'ring of fire'
A rare celestial spectacle started at 8:17 am in India today, as the moon covered the Sun for the last solar eclipse of the decade.
01 Nov 2019
Saudi ArabiaWWE Crown Jewel 2019: Analyzing the major takeaways
The Riyadh sports season had an epic start, as WWE Crown Jewel pay-per-view presented a spectacular event at the King Fahd International Stadium on Sunday.
30 Oct 2019
Saudi ArabiaWWE: Preview and last-minute predictions for Crown Jewel 2019
The sporting season in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia would be headlined by WWE's second pay-per-view in the country this year, the Crown Jewel.
02 Oct 2019
IndiaSnubbing Pakistan, Saudi Arabia says it "understands" India's J&K move
In what qualifies as a diplomatic win for India, Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Wednesday told National Security Advisor Ajit Doval that the Kingdom understands New Delhi's Jammu and Kashmir move.
27 Sep 2019
Saudi ArabiaFor the first time, Saudi Arabia will issue tourist visas
For the most part of its existence, Saudi Arabia has been off-limits for the tourists, but it's going to change soon.
02 Apr 2019
Saudi ArabiaKhashoggi's children given houses, receive monthly payments from kingdom: Report
The children of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi have received multimillion-dollar homes and are being paid thousands of dollars per month by the kingdom's authorities, The Washington Post reported yesterday.
05 Mar 2019
TurkeySaudi authorities strip US-Saudi doctor, torture him with electric shocks
In a hair-raising news, a US-Saudi doctor was tortured in Riyadh using electric shocks.
11 Feb 2019
Donald TrumpSaudis don't know where Khashoggi's body is: Foreign Affairs official
Riyadh doesn't know the location of dissident Jamal Khashoggi's body, despite having detained the Saudi team that murdered him, a high-ranking foreign affairs official in the kingdom said in an interview with CBS that was broadcasted yesterday.
30 Oct 2018
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia promised 'complete' probe of Khashoggi murder: Jim Mattis
Saudi Arabia has promised a "full" investigation into the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Sunday following talks with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir in Bahrain.
22 Oct 2018
TurkeyTurkish President vows to reveal 'naked truth' over Khashoggi death
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to reveal within days the "naked truth" over the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, as Riyadh said it didn't know the whereabouts of his body and that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had been unaware of any operation to murder him.
18 Oct 2018
Emmanuel MacronFrench Minister pulls out of Saudi conference over Khashoggi's disappearance
Two weeks after Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi disappeared, France's Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire said he was pulling out of a major investment conference in Saudi Arabia.
03 Aug 2018
Jet AirwaysJet Airways flight skids beyond runway in Riyadh, no casualties
As many as 149 people on board a Mumbai-bound Jet Airways flight from Riyadh escaped unhurt after the aircraft went off the runway following an aborted take-off from Riyadh airport on Friday, the airline said.
06 Jan 2018
Saudi Arabia11 Saudi princes arrested for protesting outside king's palace
Saudi Arabia on Saturday arrested 11 princes for staging a protest outside one of king's palaces, Qasr a-Hokm, and refusing to leave despite royal orders. All of them will face trial shortly.
28 Dec 2017
Saudi ArabiaVishwanathan Anand beats World No.1 Magnus Carlsen in World Rapids
Former world champion Vishwanathan Anand stunned the reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen at the World Rapid Championship in Riyadh.
20 Dec 2017
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia intercepts rebel-fired ballistic missiles from Yemen
The Saudi-led coalition forces fighting the Houthi rebels in Yemen have reportedly intercepted a ballistic missile fired by the latter above Saudi Arabia's capital city, Riyadh.
30 Nov 2017
Saudi ArabiaWhen Riyadh's Hotel Ritz became a five-star prison
Riyadh's world-famous luxurious Ritz-Carlton hotel is now a detention centre.
13 May 2017
Donald TrumpUS may close $100bn defence deal with Saudi Arabia
A senior White House official said the US is close to sealing a series of arms deals with its ally Saudi Arabia worth a total of $100 billion.