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.

April 17, 2016
April 17, 2016

Guantanamo Bay: Nine Yemenis released to Saudi Arabia

Nine Yemeni prisoners from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility in Cuba have arrived in Saudi Arabia after being transferred, US officials say.

March 19, 2016
March 19, 2016

Saudi bus crash kills 19 Egyptian pilgrims

Nineteen people have been killed after a bus carrying Egyptian pilgrims crashed in Saudi Arabia, Egypt's state-run Mena news agency says.

March 16, 2016
March 16, 2016

Saudi Arabia: All female Brunei crew in historic flight

Three Royal Brunei Airlines pilots have made history by being the company's first all-female flight crew, making their first journey to Saudi Arabia, where women are not allowed to drive.

March 8, 2016
March 8, 2016

Saudi FM in Dhaka to discuss bilateral, global issues with PM

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir arrives in Dhaka on a brief official visit to discus ‘bilateral and global’ issues.

March 6, 2016
March 6, 2016

5 Bangladeshis killed in KSA

Five Bangladeshi workers were killed and two others injured when a “trailer” hit a bus in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia yesterday morning.

March 5, 2016
March 5, 2016

5 Bangladeshis killed in Riyadh road crash

Five Bangladeshi workers are killed and two others injured when a trailer hit their bus as they were going to their workplace in Riyadh of Saudi Arabia.

February 16, 2016
February 16, 2016

Four oil producing nations agree to freeze output

Saudi Arabia, Russia, Qatar and Venezuela have agreed to freeze their oil output at January levels if other producers follow suit.

February 12, 2016
February 12, 2016

Saudi Arabia offers greater role in air war on IS: US

Saudi Arabia decides to increase its military contributions to the campaign against Islamic State, including offering to expand its role in the air campaign, US Defense Secretary Ash Carter's spokesman says after bilateral talks.

February 12, 2016
February 12, 2016

Nature Quest: Snake farm awaits govt nod for 3yrs

As a young man, while working in Saudi Arabia as a newspaper photographer for several years, Abdur Razzak of Nandipara village in Patuakhali Sadar

February 11, 2016
February 11, 2016

Saudi Arabia shooting: Attacker 'kills six' at Jazan education office

An attacker has opened fire at an education department office in Saudi Arabia's southern Jazan province, killing six employees, officials have said.