Saudi Arabia has been better known of late for serious human rights violations than sports spectacles. Yet the country is hosting the heavyweight world title boxing rematch between Tyson Fury and the winner of Anthony Joshua against Oleksandr Usyk...
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the kingdom’s de facto ruler, appears to be further tightening his grip on power following another wave of detentions against human rights and online activists. Since he outmanoeuvred more senior...
Twitter has allowed a senior Saudi official and aide to Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) to maintain a verified account with more than 2m followers, despite allegations that the official recruited and paid Twitter employees to secretly report on...
The Saudi woman who was sentenced to 34 years in prison for a tweet appears to have been denounced to Saudi authorities through a crime-reporting app that users in the kingdom can download to Apple and Android phones, the Guardian has revealed. A...
Saudi Arabia’s annual inflation rate accelerated to a 13-month high of 2.7 percent in July, up from 2.3 percent in June, according to recent data released by the General Authority for Statistics. The Kingdom’s Consumer Price Index exceeded...
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) has spent billions of dollars on high-profile international sporting events in a bid to bolster his reputation, said a new report by Senior Fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of...
Preparations have been under way for some times in the Moroccan city of Tangiers as a Saudi high ranking royal delegation is scheduled to spend the summer vocation in King Salman’s Morocco palace. According to Rue20.com website, the Moroccan...
The Chinese president Xi Jinping is expected to visit Saudi Arabia next week, where plans are under way for a gala reception to match that given to Donald Trump on his first trip abroad as president. The welcome being prepared for the Chinese leader...
A former Twitter employee was convicted by a US court on Tuesday of spying for Saudi Arabia after he reportedly handed over personal information of users who criticised the kingdom to a Saudi official close to the royal family. Ahmad Abouammo, who...
Last month, Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) made an opulent trip to Europe after a four-year enforced hiatus, and he’s making up for lost time and expenses. Mohammed Bin Salman, the kingdom’s de facto ruler...
