Saudi Arabia has publicly accused the United Arab Emirates – a fellow Gulf Arab state and former partner in the Yemen war – of undermining its national security, an unusually blunt charge that exposes a rift long kept behind closed doors.

Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development introduces new saudization rules, increasing local workforce participation and setting minimum wage standards for engineers.

The kingdom’s 2025 toll of 356 has been reported as a record for Saudi Arabia, beating 2024’s record of 338, by multiple outlets citing an Agence France-Presse tally, which counts numbers from official data released by the Saudi government.

Saudi Arabia plans to borrow SR217bn ($58bn) in 2026. The debt will be used to cover an anticipated budget deficit of SR165bn in 2026, as stated in the Ministry of Finance’s official budget statement issued last year, and about SR52bn of principal repayments on debt maturing during the year.

The confrontation threatened to open a new front in Yemen’s decadelong war, with forces allied against the Iran-backed Houthis possibly turning their sights on each other in the Arab world’s poorest nation,

The Line is one of the planned futuristic venues that the kingdom hopes will bring millions of new residents to Saudi Arabia and revolutionize living and technology. Plans revealed in a video in 2022 outlined how the site in Tabuk province would stretch 110 miles across desert valleys and mountains and toward the Red Sea.

Saudi Arabia's non-oil private business sector remained firmly in growth territory in December although the pace of expansion eased to its slowest in four months, and new order growth continued to decelerate,

The Islamic kingdom is quietly loosening its laws against alcohol as part of a push to modernize and attract tourists.

Under the new requirements, beach operators must follow defined safety protocols, including the presence of lifeguards and emergency response plans.

Arguably the biggest upset in World Cup history came courtesy of Saudi Arabia in 2022, taking down eventual champions Argentina in the group stage. The team has made six of the last eight editions of the tournament,

After starting 2026 with a crucial victory at the RCDE Stadium against Espanyol, Barcelona has shifted its sights to the first official title of the season. The Blaugrana arrive at the Spanish Super