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Saudi Arabia and western and Gulf states pledged more than $4 billion (€3.18 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.

RIYADH - Saudi Arabia has signed a $3-billion deal with Britain to buy trainer jets for the Gulf kingdom's air force, SPA state news agency said on Wednesday. The agreement includes the provision of simulators, ground and training equipment and spare parts, SPA reported, quoting a Saudi defence ministry official. The official said the new jets would help qualify Saudi pilots "to use ...

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.

Leaders of the six-member Gulf Co-operation Council postpone the creation of a union at a meeting in Riyadh, saying more talks are needed.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- Gulf Arab states say they will delay decisions on proposals for closer political and security ties, seen as a potential shield against rival Iran and pro-reform challenges inspired by the Arab Spring....

Gulf leaders gathered in Riyadh on Monday to discuss developing their six-nation council into a union, a Saudi proposal likely to start with the kingdom and unrest-hit Bahrain.

On Saturday, AI cancelled seven flights —a couple of domestic and five on international routes such as Newark, London, Jeddah, Riyadh and Shanghai.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has dismissed a controversial ultraconservative adviser after he publicly criticized reforms aimed at easing restrictions on women, the kingdom's state media reports.Sheik Abdul-Mohsen al-Obeikan had told a local radio station that officials were working to Westernize and secularize the country's laws by "legalizing taboos."Read More...More o...

Tipoffs from Riyadh, essential in thwarting al-Qaeda’s recent bomb plot, reveal much about Saudi security

DUBAI (Reuters) - Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia expects to finalize its atomic energy plans this year but the U.S. nuclear industry may miss out on multi-billion dollar contracts to turn it into a reality unless Washington and Riyadh sign a non-proliferation deal soon.

Saudi Arabia beheaded and crucified a Sudanese man in Riyadh on Friday after he was convicted of raping, robbing and killing a woman, the interior ministry announced.

The road to cheaper gas at the pump runs through Riyadh.

RIYADH  - Already the biggest US-Gulf air drill ever held, the exercise, whose name is finally revealed as ‘Main Connection 2012,’ is now upgraded and expanded to a region-wide war manoeuvre ranging from the Iraqi-Kuwaiti border up to the southern coast of Oman. The exercise’s mission now covers a broader region. Pakistan has joined under a pact with Saudi Arabia to ...

RIYADH  - Already the biggest US-Gulf air drill ever held, the exercise, whose name is finally revealed as ‘Main Connection 2012,’ is now upgraded and expanded to a region-wide war manoeuvre ranging from the Iraqi-Kuwaiti border up to the southern coast of Oman. The exercise’s mission now covers a broader region. Pakistan has joined under a pact with Saudi Arabia to ...

RIYADH  - Already the biggest US-Gulf air drill ever held, the exercise, whose name is finally revealed as ‘Main Connection 2012,’ is now upgraded and expanded to a region-wide war manoeuvre ranging from the Iraqi-Kuwaiti border up to the southern coast of Oman. The exercise’s mission now covers a broader region. Pakistan has joined under a pact with Saudi Arabia to ...

US Secretary of State discusses Iran's nuclear program with Gulf, Saudi FMs in Riyadh; officials ask Annan to set timeline on Syria; Saudi FM says arming Syrian opposition is a "duty."

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says Iran and six world powers have agreed to meet in Istanbul on April 13 for the latest round of talks about Iran's nuclear program....

RIYADH — The United States’ commitment to Arab nations of the Persian Gulf is “rock-solid and unwavering,” Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Saturday at a conference with their governments. Read full article >>

Bahrain’s Saudi union idea may have been submerged within a more ambitious plan to create an EU-style Gulf federation centred in Riyadh

El arquitecto canario de valiosa influencia en la arquitectura española falleció el pasado 29 de febrero

Prince Sattam al-Saud, who allegedly kept his daughter Aya in a Riyadh palace for three-and-a-half years, has been ordered to hand over custody of the girl to her French mother Candice Cohen-Ahnine.

Iran warned Saudi Arabia not to deliver more oil to world markets in compensation for any loss in Iran's oil exports if they are hit by sanctions, following a pledge by Riyadh to boost output if needed.

Riyadh needs higher oil prices to sustain the big public rises in public spending

Building a strong relationship with Saudi Arabia is vital to advancing the United Kingdom's priorities in the region.

The Riyadh giant is currently top of the Pro League but is dissatisfied with boss Thomas Doll's performance and is looking into signing a new coach.

Saudi reform advocates have staged several protests since mid-December, 2011, despite a categorical ban on protests issued last March.. In Riyadh, Buraida, and Qatif, security forces immediately arrested the protesters, who were peacefully protesting the detention without trial of hundreds of people held for long periods in intelligence prisons. ...

A Saudi man was beheaded Wednesday by the sword in Riyadh for murder, the interior ministry said.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal and his investment company said Monday they are investing a combined $300 million into Twitter, increasing the microblogging site’s cash cushion as its user base expands. Alwaleed’s joint investment with his Kingdom Holding Co. follows months of negotiations and will give them a “strategic stake” in Twitter, according to ...

Riyadh, Saudi- Arabien (ots/PRNewswire) - ~ - Prinz al-Walid: "Unsere Investition in Twitter bekräftigt unsere Kompetenz, Möglichkeiten der Investition in vielversprechende, wachstumsstarke Unternehmen zu identifizieren." ~ ...

KABUL (AFP) - Afghan authorities on Thursday named Saudi Arabia or Turkey as the best places to set up a Taliban liaison office abroad to enable peace talks to end a devastating 10-year insurgency.President Hamid Karzai convened a top level meeting, the outcome of which is not binding, to discuss how to move forward with a peace process derailed by the assassination of his peace envoy, Burhanud...

DUBAI, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Private equity investor Carlyle Group plans to sell its its investment in Saudi Arabia's General Lighting Co through an initial public share offer in Riyadh in 2013 and is...

RIYADH (Reuters) - Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh signed a deal on Wednesday under which he will step down after 33 years in power and 10 months of protests against his rule that brought the country to the brink of civil war.

Agreement for immediate transfer of power pledges immunity for Ali Abdullah Saleh and familyAfter nine months of mass protests calling for his resignation, Ali Abdullah Saleh has signed an agreement in Saudi Arabia transferring his powers to the vice president in return for immunity from prosecution.With the economy on the verge of collapse and bloody clashes breaking out between armed factions...

The GCC-brokered peace deal which is intended for the smooth transition of power from the present government headed by Ali Abdullah Salih had been delayed at the last minute earlier.

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh arrived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday to attend the signing of a Gulf Cooperation Council proposal aimed at ending the country's months-long political crisis, Yemen's state-run news agency SABA reported.

YEMEN'S President Ali Abdullah Saleh has arrived unexpectedly in Riyadh for the signing of a Gulf-sponsored power-transfer deal.