Saudi adopts 2010 budget with deficit forecast

Government projects record spending of $144 billion and revenues at $125.3 billion for 2010.


Saudi women graduates facing gender challenges

Poll reveals only 22 percent of male graduates agree women should be able to compete head-to-head with men.


GCC brushes off Iraq oil threat

Gulf Arab leaders stride towards launching their own single currency without UAE, Oman.

GCC leaders support Saudi over Yemen fight

Saudi dissidents blast government after deadly flood

Dissidents insist officials should be elected to overcome corrupt mismanagement by princes, bureaucrats.


Rotana: News Corp tie-up imminent

News Corp’s imminent acquisition of 10% of Saudi entertainment group could give latter more global reach.


Saudi preaches Switzerland lessons in tolerance

Place of no other religion than Islam denounces Switzerland’s ban on construction of new mosque minarets.


Saudi 'deplores' Iran charge of abducted scientist

Foreign ministry spokesman stunned by Iran’s allegations about Amiri's disappearance.


Saudi’s Naimi: Gulf economy remains 'strong'

Oil minister says one of fundamentals of Gulf's economic strength is petrochemical, chemical industries.


Riyadh hails 'perfect' oil price, stable market

Arab heavyweights in OPEC cartel united in their support for maintaining production quotas.


Court refuses Bin Laden's son entry to Britain

Immigration tribunal questions Omar bin Laden's marriage to British woman, attitude to his father.


Jeddah flood disaster: who is going to try who?

Saudis call for holding officials accountable as King Abdullah sets up high-level committee to probe catastrophe.


Saudi king visits area of Yemen border conflict

King Abdullah goes on ‘inspection visit’ to Jizan province where Saudi forces have been battling Huthis.


Calls for opening corruption file after Saudi city disaster

Will disaster that hit Saudi Arabia's Red Sea port city of Jeddah be turning point to open corruption and negligence file?


Meanings behind hajj, fifth pillar of Islam

Hajj provides reminder of how great prophets established deep relationship with God.

Obama sends hajj, Eid greetings to Muslims
Heavens open as 2.5 million pilgrims begin hajj

Flooding kills 10 in Jeddah

More deaths are feared in Saudi Arabia's Red Sea port city after heavy downpour.


2.5 million Muslim pilgrims in Saudi for hajj

Authorities working to boost Grand Mosque's capacity to cope with rising number of pilgrims.


Muslim faithful descend on Mecca

More than 2.5 million Muslim faithful are pouring into Mecca, braving flu threat.


Three Saudi soldiers killed on Yemeni border

Yemeni Shiite rebels say they have repelled two Saudi attacks near Yemen’s Jebel Rumayh region.


Saudi soldier killed in Yemen border clashes

Madkhali is sixth Saudi soldiers killed in military operations against Zaidi rebels at Yemen-Saudi border.


30 years on since Mecca mosque clashes

November 20, 1979 witnessed seizing Islam's holiest site by a group of fundamentalists.




Hajj winds up with last prayers, souvenir rush




Hajj guides: an ancient family business




100 poets to participate in Million's Poet competition




Under Saudi bridge, migrant workers wait to go home




Sara Bint Talal, a 'People's Princess'




How was Osama bin Laden's domestic life?




Saudi female writer snatches Shasha grant




New Saudi university to boost technology research




Elle, Marie-Claire adapt to Arab sensitivities, cultures




In Saudi, Let's not talk about sex