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.
46,664 pilgrims yet to travel to Saudi: Biman
Some 46,664 Bangladeshi pilgrims are yet to travel to Saudi Arabia to perform this year's hajj, according to Biman Bangladesh Airlines Ltd.
Saudi Arabia to restart work on $26.6 billion Grand Mosque expansion
Saudi Binladin Group will restart work on the $26.6 billion expansion of the Grand Mosque in Mecca in September, nearly two years after work stopped in the wake of a crane collapse at the site that killed 107 people, sources say.
Dream shattered in Saudi Arabia
With the dream of a better life, Fatema left for Saudi Arabia without telling anyone in her family.
Saudi has ‘clear link’ to extremism in UK: Report
A British think tank report has drawn a clear link between the Gulf state of Saudi Arabia’s continued funding and growing Islamist extremism in the UK.
The Gulf crisis: Grappling for a face-saving solution
A two-week old conflict in the Gulf goes to the core of key issues in international relations that hamper the fight against political violence and govern diplomatic relations: the absence of an agreed definition of terrorism that allows autocrats to abuse efforts to counter extremism by repressing non-violent critics and the ability of small states to chart their own course and punch above their weight.
The longer the Gulf crisis lasts, the higher the stakes get
Saudi Arabia and the UAE appear to be contemplating and engineering some drastic action in Qatar with the stakes in the Gulf crisis so high that a negotiated solution may prove difficult, if not impossible.
Widening gulf between Gulf countries
Tension is again rising in the Middle East after Saudi Arabia and its allies (mainly other Gulf countries) abruptly cut ties with Qatar, accusing it of supporting terrorism in the region.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina performs Umrah
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, now on a four-day official visit to Saudi Arabia at the invitation of Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, performs holy 'Umrah' in Makkah.
Football: Japan on high alert for Saudi 'provocateurs'
Japan coach Vahid Halilhodzic on Friday warned his players against Saudi Arabia's "specialists in provocation" in a home World Cup qualifier this month that could potentially decide his own future.
Hajj flights completed
The good news is that Bangladesh Biman has managed to send all the intending Bangladeshi pilgrims to Saudi Arabia in time for hajj but some 300 passengers...