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Saudis in ‘difficult’ talks to keep Ronaldo next season

Riyadh: Saudi officials are in "difficult" talks to keep Cristiano Ronaldo in the country, a source with knowledge of the negotiations told AFP on...

Trump threatens Saudis with ‘punishment’ over journalist disappearance

ISTANBUL: US President Donald Trump threatened Riyadh on Saturday with 'punishment' if a journalist was killed inside its Istanbul consulate, as Saudi Arabian officials...

Saudis to allow women into sports stadiums from 2018

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will allow women into sports stadiums for the first time from next year, authorities said Sunday, in a landmark move opening...

Saudis apologise over ‘disgraceful’ snub of minute’s silence

SYDNEY: Saudi Arabia football chiefs apologised Friday after the national team was accused of "a disgraceful lack of respect" for failing to observe a...

Oil prices dip, Saudis dampen hopes on output talks

SINGAPORE: Oil prices dipped in Asia on Friday after Saudi Arabia's oil minister cast doubt on the need to cut output, denting hopes for a deal at talks next month aimed at addressing a global supply glut.

Saudi crown prince seeks to assure Saudis after triple bombings

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's crown prince and anti-terror tsar sought on Tuesday to reassure Saudis of the country's security after suicide attacks targeting the holy city of Medina, the U.S. consulate in Jeddah and Shias in the city of Qatif.

Suicide bombers hit three Saudi cities; ‘body parts seen’

MEDINA/ QATIF/ JEDDAH: Suicide bombers struck three cities across Saudi Arabia on Monday, in an apparently coordinated campaign of attacks as Saudis prepared to break their fast on the penultimate day of the holy month of Ramadan.

Maldives sides with Saudis to cut ties with Iran

COLOMBO: The Maldives has joined its key financial backer Saudi Arabia in cutting diplomatic ties with Iran, accusing it of undermining peace and security in the Gulf region.

Saudis act against anti-Islamic footballer haircuts

RIYADH: Saudi sports authorities are taking action against footballer hairstyles deemed to be anti-Islamic in the ultra-conservative kingdom, local media reported. 

Two Pakistanis among 18 foreigners dead in Oman bus-truck collision

MUSCAT: Two Pakistanis among 18 people from different countries were killed in a head-on collision involving a truck and a bus on Tuesday.

France tightens bonds with Saudis despite rights record

PARIS: Top French and Saudi leaders will huddle Wednesday in Paris to discuss projects worth billions of euros, as France tightens relations with the conservative kingdom despite persistent criticism of its human rights record.

Al Qaeda kills two Saudis accused of spying for America: residents

ADEN: Al Qaeda militants in Yemen killed two alleged Saudi spies on Wednesday, residents said, accusing them of planting tracking devices which enabled the assassination of the group's leader in a suspected U.S. drone strike last week.

Border strikes kill two Saudis, Yemen death toll near 2,000: WHO

CAIRO/ADEN: Two Saudi border guards were killed and five wounded by shells fired from Yemeni territories, an Interior Ministry spokesman said late on Wednesday, as the United Nations said the war's death toll was close to 2,000.

Saudis pound arms depots in Yemen, Houthis block aid

ADEN: Saudi-led aircraft pounded Iran-allied Houthi militiamen and rebel army units in central Yemen and the capital Sanaa on Monday, residents said, reporting that food and medical supplies were running low.

U.S. expands intelligence sharing with Saudis in Yemen operation

WASHINGTON: The United States is expanding its intelligence-sharing with Saudi Arabia to provide more information about potential targets in the kingdom's air campaign against Houthi militias in Yemen, U.S. officials told Reuters.

Saudis organise public run to tackle rising obesity

RIYADH: Levels of diabetes and obesity are rising in Saudi Arabia, an official said on Wednesday, as Riyadh announced its first publicly organised run to promote a more active lifestyle.

Saudis beheaded in first executions of 2015

RIYADH: Two Saudis convicted of drug trafficking became the first people executed in 2015 in the ultra-conservative Muslim kingdom, which beheaded 87 people last year, according to an AFP tally.

Saudis block website that reported woman driver's case

DUBAI: Saudi authorities have blocked the website of a regional human rights group which reported the case of a woman who tried to defy the kingdom's ban on female drivers.
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