The kingdom's decree also pulls tax breaks from goods made in free zones in an effort to challenge the UAE's trade domination in the Gulf

Kingdom's foreign minister meets head of top nuclear watchdog and requests pressure to 'stop Iranian violations and policies of international laws'

WSJ says defense systems to be removed from Iraq, Kuwait, Jordan and Saudi Arabia; Pentagon says will maintain ability to quickly return forces if necessary

Amnesty says unclear if Mustafa bin Hashim bin Isa al-Darwish was executed for crimes committed while still a minor despite kingdom ending practice, slams trial as 'deeply flawed'

Riyadh has big plans for Neom, its ultra-high-tech, world-class business hub just miles from Eilat, but skeptics say the project is overhyped and unlikely to succeed

Popular composer Samir Sfeir arrives in home country after being held in kingdom without charge for 50 days, amid growing tensions between Riyadh and Beirut

With hajj pilgrimage limited due to COVID restrictions, kingdom publishes high-resolution images of al-Hajar al-Aswad, which believers say fell from heaven at time of Adam and Eve

Mohammed bin Salman says Islamic Republic a 'neighboring country' and that Riyadh strives for 'good and special relationship' with it

Private security firms suggest commercial maritime traffic may have been hit in assault on remote-controlled, 'booby-trapped' vessel

Separatists are accused of financing and promoting terrorism in Iran in cooperation with a Saudi intelligence service