Saudi Arabia
Saudi Crown Prince flies abroad for medical tests
RIYADH - Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Nayef has left the kingdom for a holiday and medical tests, the state news agency reported on Saturday, in a country where the health of senior royals is keenly watched.
Saudi envoy kidnapped in Yemen begs king for help
DUBAI - A Saudi Arabian diplomat kidnapped by al Qaeda militants in Yemen urged the Saudi king to meet his captors' demand for the release of women prisoners, in a video message posted on the Internet on Saturday.
Yemeni troops advance; donors pledge $4 billion aid
ADEN/RIYADH - Yemeni government troops battled Islamist militants in two southern cities on Wednesday as international donors met in Saudi Arabia to pledge $4 billion to help stabilise a state that has become a base for al Qaeda.
Donors pledge $4 billion aid to Qaeda-hit Yemen
RIYADH - Saudi Arabia and Western and Gulf states pledged more than $4 billion in aid to Yemen at a Riyadh conference two days after more than 90 Yemeni soldiers were killed in a suicide attack, deepening concerns about al Qaeda's presence in the country.
Saudi battles excess heat, dust to build solar power
RIYADH/DAMMAM - Saudi Arabia, the world's top oil exporter, may finally be getting serious about overcoming the technical and financial hurdles for tapping its other main resource: sunshine.
Saudi battles excess heat, dust to build solar power
RIYADH/DAMMAM, May 23 - Saudi Arabia, the world's top oil exporter, may finally be getting serious about overcoming the technical and financial hurdles for tapping its other main resource: sunshine.
BAE secures $2.5 billlion Saudi jet deal
LONDON/DUBAI - BAE Systems has signed a 1.6 billion pound deal to supply Saudi Arabia with Hawk jets to train pilots to fly the Eurofighter Typhoon which it has already ordered from UK company.
FACTBOX-A look at the Hawk Trainer
- British defence group BAE Systems has secured a 1.6 billion pound ($2.5 billion) deal to supply Saudi Arabia with 77 planes, 22 of which are the new Hawk advanced jet trainer aircraft.
Saudi signs $3 billion deal with UK for BAE Hawk trainer jets
DUBAI/LONDON - Saudi Arabia, the world's top oil exporter, has signed a $3 billion deal to buy 30 more Hawk jets from British defence group BAE Systems to train pilots to fly the Eurofighter Typhoon jets which it has already ordered from BAE.
Saudi king says deeply concerned about Lebanon violence
DUBAI - Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah is "deeply concerned" about sectarian violence in Lebanon, state news agency SPA said on Tuesday, in an apparent reference to the killing of a Lebanese Sunni cleric opposed to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Syria blames rebels for Houla massacre
AMMAN - Facing growing world outrage over the killing of at least 109 people in a restive town, Syria on Sunday accused rebels of carrying out the massacre, in which dozens of children perished.
Greek debt – remember the goats
Greece's creditors have essentially let it off the hook by overwhelmingly agreeing to take a 74 percent loss. So what better time to remember one of the first times Athens got in trouble with paying its debts.
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