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Saudi Women to get their driving license for the first time will be spending fees six times higher than men. A royal decree last year allowed women to sit behind the wheel as of June this year. The decision has Read more
Authorities of the holy Saudi city of Mecca are contemplating plans to reward Egypt’s football super-star Mohamed Salah with a piece of land in the city for his excellent talents that have made him a global Muslim example, reports say. Read more
US-based rights watchdog Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on Saudi Arabia to correct its image as it recorded the largest execution rate, with 48 executions so far this year. Most executions did not concern “serious crimes”. Large chunk of Read more
Kuwaiti authorities have enforced the threats to expel the ambassador of Philippines, Renato Villa, giving him a week deadline to leave the country over the controversial rescue operations of Filipino house workers without the consent of the Kuwaiti authorities. Villa Read more
Riyadh Tuesday opened the lid over its covert plan to invade its neighbor Qatar with Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir suggesting that the tiny Gulf country would collapse unless it funds the replacement of US forces in Northern Syria. Al-Jubeir, in Read more
Kuwait has expressed regrets and threatens to expel Philippines’ envoy after the diplomat confirmed to media that the embassy has been helping Filipina house workers flee their employers in the Gulf country. Already strained ties between Kuwait and Philippines worsened Read more
Houthi rebels fighting the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen have pledged to bring down the coalition after the rebel group’s political leader and second in command was killed last week. “This crime will not pass without punishment; neither this nor other Read more
Security authorities said they are close to imposing restrictions on drones operations in the kingdom after a toy-drone flying over royal palaces in capital Riyadh Saturday triggered security worries. “The regulation for the use of remote controlled drones is in Read more
Bahrain’s foreign minister has called for lawsuit to be placed against Doha-based al Jazeera as he accused the news network of spreading lies. Bahrain and its regional allies, namely Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates plus Egypt, have severed ties Read more
Four security forces lost their life Thursday in an attack at a checkpoint, in the southern province of Asir, by Saudi nationals, the interior ministry announced. Unidentified suspects opened fire on the checkpoint killing three. The fourth reportedly died in Read more