Amid virus, Saudis close Islam’s holiest sites to foreigners
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia on Thursday closed off the holiest sites in Islam to foreign pilgrims ov...
Q&A: Saudis halt Muslim pilgrimage over virus fears
CAIRO (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s unprecedented decision to halt the umrah pilgrimage amid the global outbreak of a new virus ...
Virus response in Mideast tainted by political views of Iran
BEIRUT (AP) — In the Middle East, even virus outbreaks are political. The coronavirus has killed 26 people in Iran -- th...
Devices found in missiles, Yemen drones link Iran to attacks
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A small instrument inside the drones that targeted the heart of Saudi Arabia’s oil in...
Determined: Ethiopian female migrants risk all for Saudi
They are among the most vulnerable of the tens of thousands of migrants making the long and perilous trek from Ethiopia to Saudi Arabia in search of j...
Amnesty finds Saudi anti-terror court a weapon of repression
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia has used a secretive court established to try terrorism cases as "a weapon of repression" to imprison peace...
Muslim nations reject Trump’s Mideast plan in Saudi meeting
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Days after Gulf Arab states expressed their support for President Donald Trump's efforts at resolving the Israeli-Palest...
Gulf Arabs back Trump’s Mideast efforts, but not peace plan
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A tectonic shift in relations quietly underway for years now was on full display as representatives of Gulf Arab states ...
Khashoggi documentary ‘The Dissident’ lands at Sundance
PARK CITY, Utah — A searing documentary about the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khassoggi made its anticipated debut at the Sundance Film...
Saudi crown prince’s WhatsApp linked to Bezos phone hack
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The cellphone of Amazon founder and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos was hacked in what appeared to be an attempt by Sau...
Risky Gulf Arab strategy tested by killing of Iran general
DUBAI, United Arab Emirate — U.S. allies in the Persian Gulf have loudly pushed for hawkish policies by Washington to pressure, isolate and cripple Ir...
Saudis sentence 5 people to death for Khashoggi’s killing
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — A court in Saudi Arabia sentenced five people to death Monday for the killing of Washington Post columnist and royal family cri...
Saudi Arabia cuts loose with bevy of models and a rave
DIRIYAH, Saudi Arabia — Supermodels and social media mavens, their makeup artists and hair stylists in tow, posed at a concert in leather pants, chunk...
AP Interview: Saudi prince says sports is a tool for change
DIRIYAH, Saudi Arabia — A world class tennis exhibition, an international golf tournament, a Formula series car race and the world heavyweight boxing ...
‘Simplicity is genius’: Joshua boxes smart to reclaim titles
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Anthony Joshua jumped up and down in the ring with his massive entourage, celebrating being around $70 million richer and havin...
‘Sportswashing’ fears dog Ruiz-Joshua fight in Saudi Arabia
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — In one part of Riyadh, two of the world’s most high-profile boxers squared off at a weigh-in outside a 5-star hotel ahead of th...
Ruiz even heavier for his heavyweight rematch with Joshua
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — World heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr. will be nearly 50 pounds heavier than Anthony Joshua for their title rematch on Saturd...
Saudi Aramco plans $25.6B share sale in biggest ever IPO
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil company Aramco on Thursday set a share price for its IPO — expected to be the biggest eve...
New dawn for boxing as Ruiz, Joshua set for Saudi rematch
The thick, sparkling ring on his right hand and the diamond-studded watch around his left wrist were indications of just how much life has changed for...
OPEC debates deeper production cuts to push up oil price
VIENNA — The countries that make up the OPEC oil-producing cartel are meeting Thursday to decide whether to cut down on their production and push up p...
OPEC nations grapple with oversupply of oil
The world may be heading for an even greater oversupply of oil, and that possibility — which could drive down fuel and energy prices — is hanging over...
Saudi king touts reforms, Aramco IPO in annual address
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi King Salman touted his country’s reforms in his annual address Wednesday and stressed the importance of his government’s ...
Saudi Aramco takes another step toward 1st public offering
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil giant Aramco revealed it will sell up to 0.5% of its shares to individual investors, but ...
Stuck on US terror list, Sudan turns to wealthy Gulf for aid
CAIRO — Sudan's new prime minister has repeatedly urged the West to end his country's international pariah status. He says it's the only way to save t...
Saudi Arabia formally starts IPO of oil firm Saudi Aramco
DHAHRAN, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia formally began an initial public offering Sunday of a sliver of oil giant Saudi Aramco after years of delay, hopi...
US filmmaker Oliver Stone praises Putin for role in Syria
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — American filmmaker Oliver Stone on Wednesday praised Russian President Vladimir Putin as a "stabilizing force" in the Middle Ea...
Saudi energy minister: Saudi Aramco’s public offering ‘soon’
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — A planned stock offering of a small part of state-run oil giant Saudi Aramco "will come soon" and only at the direction of Saud...