Rising tensions in the Gulf have prompted Saudi Arabia to urgently deploy its US-made THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) air defense system amid fresh Iranian threats of missile attacks. Intelligence reports warn that Iran could target critical ...

DUBAI (Reuters) -Saudi Arabia's defence minister delivered a blunt message to Iranian officials in Tehran last month: take President Donald Trump's offer to negotiate a nuclear agreement seriously because it presents a way to avoid the risk of war with Israel. Alarmed at the prospect of further instability in the region, Saudi Arabia's 89-year-old King Salman bin Abdulaziz dispatched his son ...

The escalating conflict and tension in the Middle East could claim an unlikely victim this weekend: World Wrestling Entertainment. The wrestling powerhouse is running two shows this weekend in Saudi Arabia: SmackDown on Friday, and Night of Champions on ...

President Donald Trump called the Saudi crown prince to issue U.S. support. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday blamed Iran for a massive attack on a critical Saudi oil facility that has put the region on high alert. Houthi rebels in neighboring ...

Rights groups have criticised the surge in executions, arguing that the kingdom’s use of the death penalty undermines its international image and violates human rights norms.