There was desperation in the voice of the young Ethiopian man when he managed to get through to the BBC from a phone in his prison cell on death row in Saudi Arabia. Habtom, whose name – like the other prisoner featured in this article – has been changed to protect his identity, has been…
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Drones launched at Saudi, Jordan and Iraq suggest Iran, or linked groups, may be testing US as it mulls new strategy. Published On 27 Jul 202627 Jul 2026 Saudi Arabia has reported intercepting drones that targeted oil facilities in its eastern province and Riyadh. Saudi’s Foreign Ministry said it “reserves the right…
Nuclear experts and former officials in Israel – the US’s top ally in the Middle East – have voiced concern that the plan could ultimately lead to Saudi Arabia being able to develop a nuclear weapon – though other experts say that path would likely take decades and spark pushback from the international community. Israeli…
The VLCC Mobassa B (previously named Front Forth), one of the two tankers which the UAE defence ministry said was struck by Iranian cruise missiles while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, in Rotterdam, Netherlands, August 18, 2024, in this picture obtained by Reuters on July 14, 2026. Edwin van Werd | via Reuters Oil prices…
The Bab al-Mandab Strait, a 32km-wide (20-mile) waterway located between south-western Yemen and the Horn of Africa. It connects the Gulf of Aden with the Red Sea, which is linked to the Mediterranean by the Suez canal. Soon after the start of the Gaza war in October 2023, the Houthis began attacking merchant vessels in…
Yemen’s Houthis said they launched missiles at Abha airport in south-western Saudi Arabia on Monday in response to air strikes on Sanaa’s airport that they blamed on the kingdom. The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, which backs the country’s internationally-recognised government, said its air defences “dealt with” the missiles and no casualties were reported. The Houthis,…
When the United Arab Emirates announced last week that it would withdraw from OPEC, the move reverberated beyond global oil markets. It was the latest sign that the Emirates’ once close partnership with another Persian Gulf powerhouse, Saudi Arabia, had fractured into open rivalry. Saudi Arabia has historically been the dominant voice within OPEC —…
Al-Rumayyan co-founded LIV in 2021 and has been the tour’s most powerful figure. This week LIV postponed its June event in New Orleans, meaning it will not have any tournaments in the US between 10 May until 6 August, when it goes to Trump Bedminster in New Jersey. BBC Sport has been told LIV remains…
Shorouk Express BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 4. Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, sent a congratulatory letter to President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on the occasion of Victory Day and National Flag Day, Trend reports. ”Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh. It is with…
Shorouk Express TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, October 1. Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Uzbekistan, Nodirjon Turgunov, presented his credentials to the Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Trend reports. On behalf of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Crown Prince received the credentials of ambassadors from 37…
