Saudi

What is captagon? Why are Saudi men are hooked on this drug for work and play?

Captagon has been sweeping West Asia for years, with Saudi Arabia the biggest market by far. The kingdom's customs seized 119 million pills last year alone

Explained: ‘Deathpools’ at bottom of the Red Sea that kill anything that swims into them

These brine pools are believed to have developed from dissolving pockets of minerals deposited during the Miocene epoch (about 23 million to 5.3 million years ago) when the sea level in the region was lower than it is today

Saudis detect first case of new coronavirus variant Omicron in citizen from 'North African country'

The report said the infected individual and his close contacts had been quarantined. The case marks the first-known instance of omicron being detected among Gulf Arab nations

Saudi Arabia Football Federation launches first women's league

The 22 November launch is part of a programme set up by the Saudi Arabia Football Federation in 2017 to support women's football

Two decades since 9/11, Saudi Arabia shows how much it has changed

The cloud of social restrictions that loomed over generations in the kingdom is dissipating; no longer are eye-popping concerts, movie theatres and women driving impossible or illegal

Saudi-led coalition announces ceasefire in five-year Yemen war; move aimed, in part, to avoid potential coronavirus outbreak

The ceasefire will go into effect at midday on Thursday for two weeks and is open to extension

Thirty-five foreigners killed, four injured in Saudi Arabia's Madinah after bus crashes with heavy vehicle

Thirty-five foreigners were killed and four others injured after a bus crashed with another heavy vehicle in western Saudi Arabia, state media said on Thursday.

Imran Khan visits Iran to act as 'facilitator' between Tehran and Riyadh amid rising tensions in the Gulf

Imran Khan visited Iran on Sunday on a mission to act as a 'facilitator' between Tehran and Riyadh and try to defuse rising tensions in the Gulf.

Imran Khan discusses situation in Kashmir with Saudi, UAE foreign ministers amid tensions with India over Article 370

Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday discussed the situation in Kashmir with visiting foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia and the UAE

Saudi Arabia implements landmark reform easing travel restrictions on women aged 21 years and above

Saudi Arabia began implementing a landmark reform allowing women over the age of 21 to receive passports and travel abroad without permission from a male 'guardian', authorities said.