By Emily J Weinzetl To the 10 Saudi women attempting a punishing ascent to a major milestone on the world's highest peak, the dangers of reaching the Mount Everest base camp are no match for their cause.

Al Qaeda chief Ayman Al Zawahri last Thursday urged Saudis to rise up against the kingdom's ruling Al Saud family.

BEIRUT: Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah said Tuesday in a letter to President Michel Sleiman that his country is "very worried" about recent developments in Lebanon."Saudi Arabia is very worried over the recent developments and the incidents in Tripoli, especially the targeting of a major sect in the country's social fabric," the letter said, in a ... (more)

ARLINGTON, Va., May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Air Force Association's Mitchell Institute for Airpower Studies welcomes Thomas W. Lippman, award-winning author and journalist, as the guest speaker for an upcoming Mitchell Hour.

In the USA, the answer - increasingly - is front and center in the lobby. But in the Middle East, bar location represents one of many important cultural factors that hotel designers and architects must take into account when building new Marriott, Hilton, Westin and other Western-brand hotels.

Mohammed Ibrahim Al-Suwaiyel, President of King Abdulaziz City for Science & Technology, yesterday inaugurated GITEX Saudi Arabia 2012, a premier business-to-business networking event and leading consumer ICT showcase being held from May 21 to 24, 2012, at the Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition Center.

Written by Alhaji Jalloh on May 22, 2012. Saved under Latest , Sierra Leone Tags: Africa's potential , Ambassador Wusu Munu , Saudi Arabia Sierra Leone's Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Middle East and Gulf StatesA Monday, 21st May, 2012 told reporters in Riyadh that Africa has many potentials and areas of investment opportunities.A ... (more)

Ukraine and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia agreed on cooperation in the agrarian sphere.

A new fatwa recently issued in Saudi Arabia suggests that Supreme Mufti of the country will allow giving girls into marriage at the age of ten.

Both the Christians and Muslims are convinced that abstract ideas people hold in their minds or speak out to an unseen deity has ability to alter reality.

Britain has promised 28 million of aid to Yemen but warned that the major terror attack which killed 96 soldiers underlined the risks of an even greater humanitarian crisis.

When Ali bin Ibrahim Al-Naimi first came to America from Saudi Arabia to attend Lehigh University , Elvis was topping the charts, John Wayne was at the height of his career and JFK was president.

By M K Bhadrakumar The cloud cover of sophistry that has been characteristic of India's Iran policy in recent years lifted on Tuesday when the government admitted in parliament that it had taken a policy decision to reduce oil imports from Iran.

Saudi production reached a 31-year high at 9.923 million barrels per day in March, marginally more than Russia's 9.920 million bpd Saudi Arabia has overtaken Russia as the world's biggest producer of oil for the first time in six years as the kingdom tries to compensate for declining Iranian exports and attempts to push crude prices lower.

The company has signed joint venture agreement with Rawabet Elokhowa Company , one of the Kingdom's foremost conglomerates operating in the fields of real estate, banking, manufacturing, as well as food and beverage.

The Saudi labour ministry has announced plans to more than 28,000 Saudi taxi drivers to replace foreigners, as part of a plan to localise the transportation sector, Al Arabiya has reported.

The shock waves of the Arab Spring continue to reshape countries like Egypt and Syria.

Saudi Arabia has the biggest IT market in the Gulf region and the Kingdom will continue to be a lucrative market for technology products and services over the forecast period as it invests to upgrade its IT and communications infrastructure.

If we wanted any further evidence why the Arctic really matters for Russia, we just got it.

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia beheaded two Pakistanis in the holy city of Makkah after finding them guilty of two murders, the Saudi Interior Ministry said on Sunday.