State media says 84-year-old monarch hospitalized in Riyadh after inflammation of the gallbladder

At least two projectiles fall in high-security zone outside US embassy, whose defense system was not triggered, apparently because trajectory had them falling short of compound

Riyadh rejects Turkish demands for extradition of the suspects, who are believed to have killed the Washington Post columnist at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul in 2018

With kingdom's grandiose economic, diplomatic and cultural reforms nipped in the bud by virus outbreak, Riyadh invests in foreign firms, seeking to bounce back

Analysts say the announcement effectively grants clemency to five convicts on death row; relatives have denied reports they were paid off by authorities

Ramadan production 'Umm Haroun' causes controversy, as does another Saudi series featuring character urging better relationship with Israel, amid warming Jerusalem-Riyadh ties

Royal decree comes a day after order to end flogging; at least 6 people are on death row for crimes allegedly committed before they turned 18

Latest modernizing move by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman comes as state continues to crush any dissent against the regime

Two former top aides to Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, 18 others charged with 'deliberately and monstrously killing' Riyadh critic in 2018; trial to be opened in absentia

King Salman's brother, nephew said to be placed in detention in apparent power move by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman; the two could face life in prison or execution