Saudi Arabia
IPL teams set to splash the cash
The Indian Premier League opens its "mega-auction" later Sunday in Saudi Arabia with teams primed to splash out millions of dollars on world-class cricketers for the lucrative Twenty20 tournament.
Victory over Saudi Arabia gives World Cup belief, says Indonesia coach
Indonesia coach Shin Tae-yong believes his team's shock 2-0 win over former Asian champions Saudi Arabia in Jakarta on Tuesday gives them a real chance of reaching the 2026 World Cup.
Renard in Saudi Arabia return talks after Mancini exit
Herve Renard is negotiating a surprise return as coach of the Saudi Arabia national team, a source close to the federation told AFP on Friday.
Saudi players cannot live in the past, warns coach Mancini
Saudi Arabia coach Roberto Mancini has warned his players not to rest on their previous achievements as he seeks to reinvigorate his team's challenge for an automatic berth at the 2026 World Cup.
Vinicius Jr open to one billion euro Saudi offer, sources say
Real Madrid and Brazil forward Vinicius Jr is open to an offer of more than one billion euros from Saudi Arabia, sources close to the player told Reuters on Monday.
Saudi hails kingdom's first female Olympic swimmer
Saudi dignitaries on Sunday hailed the performance of Mashael Alayed, the first female swimmer from the kingdom to compete in an Olympics.
Captain Nacho to leave Real Madrid for reported Saudi move
Club captain Nacho Fernandez will leave Real Madrid for a reported move to Saudi Arabia, the 15-time Champions League winners announced on Tuesday.
Saudi says 1,301 deaths during hajj, mostly unregistered pilgrims
Saudi Arabia said Sunday that more than 1,300 faithful died during the hajj pilgrimage which took place during intense heat, and that most of the deceased did not have official permits
'Maldives what?': Saudi fashionistas attempt beach rebrand
A second show on Friday was billed as the first to focus on women's swimwear, an envelope-pushing development in a conservative Muslim country that less than a decade ago required women to wear body-covering abaya robes.
Bangladeshi killed in Saudi road crash
A Bangladesh national dies in a road accident in Riyadh of Saudi Arabia.
Rohingya Detainees in KSA: Riyadh moves to deport them to Bangladesh
Saudi Arabia is going to deport scores of Rohingyas, held indefinitely by the kingdom, to Bangladesh, reports Middle East Eye (MEE), a London-based news portal covering events in the Middle East.
PM leaves Jeddah for home
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Jeddah for home concluding her four-day bilateral visit to Saudi Arabia at the invitation of King and Custodian of two Holy Mosques Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
Khashoggi's disappearance challenges fragile Middle Eastern pragmatism
Saudi Arabia and Turkey, despite being on opposite sides of Middle Eastern divides, are cooperating in Syria to enable youth and women to acquire skills that would either allow them to compete in the job market or turn them into entrepreneurs.
Saudi Arabia declares online satire punishable offence
Saudi Arabia will punish online satire that "disrupts public order" with up to five years in prison, the public prosecutor says, as the kingdom cracks down on dissent.
Saudi-Canada row ramps up
Saudi Arabia and Canada showed no signs of backing down in an escalating row over human rights, after Riyadh abruptly cut ties over Ottawa's vigorous calls for the release of activists jailed in the kingdom.
Saudi Arabia executes 7
Saudi Arabia yesterday executed seven death row inmates who had been convicted of murder and drug trafficking, state media reported.
Saudi Arabia sink Egypt
Saudi Arabia winger Salem Al-Dawsari scores a last-gasp winner as Mohamed Salah's Egypt suffer a 2-1 loss in their Group A dead rubber in Volgograd on Monday.
Suarez sends Uruguay, Russia through
Luis Suarez scores in the 23rd minute as Uruguay beat Saudi Arabia 1-0 in their A fixture at the Rostov Arena today to seal their place in the last 16.
Plane carrying Saudi team caught fire midair!
Saudi Arabia's official team plane caught fire in mid air as they travelled to their World Cup match on Wednesday.