Saudi Arabia
Saudi's Maaden receives commitments for $1.87 billion loan
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabian Mining Company (MAADEN) has received bank commitments for its 7 billion riyal ($1.87 billion) Murabaha revolver loan with a tenure of five years, the firm said in a statement to the bourse on Saturday.
Men jailed for bribes after deadly Saudi floods
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia - Two men have been jailed in one of the first convictions in a Saudi Arabian corruption crackdown started after deadly floods hit Jeddah in 2009 and 2011, local media reported on Wednesday.
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 bln 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 stabilize a state that has become a base for al Qaeda.
BAE secures $2.5 billion Saudi jet deal
LONDON/DUBAI - BAE Systems has signed a 1.6 billion pound ($2.5 billion) deal to supply Saudi Arabia with Hawk jets to train pilots to fly the Eurofighter Typhoon which it has already ordered from UK company.
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. | Video
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 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.
Saudis pledge $3.25 billion in aid to Qaeda-hit Yemen
RIYADH - Saudi Arabia, concerned that chaos in Yemen is creating an al Qaeda base on its doorstep, pledged $3.25 billion in aid to its neighbor at a donor group meeting two days after more than 90 Yemeni soldiers were killed in a suicide attack.
Kuwaiti pleads innocent in Twitter trial
KUWAIT - A 26-year-old Kuwaiti pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges he insulted the Prophet Mohammad and the Sunni Muslim rulers of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain on social media, the first day of a high-profile and divisive court case in the Gulf state.
Egypt's Mubarak sentenced to life, protests erupt
CAIRO - Hosni Mubarak, toppled by an uprising last year after 30 years ruling Egypt, was sentenced to life imprisonment on Saturday for his role in killing protesters after a trial that sets a precedent for holding Middle East autocrats to account. | Video
Are African governments suppressing art?
The dust is finally settling on the storm that was kicked off in South Africa by a controversial painting of President Jacob Zuma with his genitals exposed.
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