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Saudi Arabia has unveiled its first cinema in over 35 years with a private screening of the blockbuster Black Panther. The invitation-only gala event in a converted Riyadh concert hall on Wednesday was the first in a series of test screenings after a ban on cinemas was lifted last year. US...

Ready, steady, go – riders at the starting line of Saudi Arabia’s first women cycling race Female riders have taken part in Saudi Arabia’s first women’s cycling race, surprising many people in the conservative nation and across social media. Saudi women cyclists were able to compete in a race...

A Kenyan woman has arrived back home after a one-year ordeal in a Saudi Arabian prison. Levina Mapenzi Ngolo, 27, who was jailed for allegedly engaging in illicit sex, returned home from Riyadh on Thursday night aboard an Ethiopian airliner. In her arms was a two-year-old boy she says she...

Saudi Arabia on Monday announced 'spying' on your spouse's phone is now a criminal offence potentially punishable by a year in jail and a hefty fine. 'Married individuals planning to spy on their spouse in Saudi Arabia will need to think twice, because such an activity could potentially attract...

The wedding which recently held in Saudi broke down two hours after the excited bride took to the social media to share photos from the wedding with friends. When the news reached the groom, he immediately filed for divorce. According to him, their prenuptial agreement didn’t permit the bride...

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has said if Iran develops a nuclear weapon, Riyadh will follow suit — just days before he arrives in Washington for talks with US President Donald Trump. “Saudi Arabia does not want to acquire any nuclear bomb, but without a doubt, if Iran developed a...

Saudi women should not have to wear the loose-fitting abaya robe to shroud their bodies in public, a senior cleric said, in the latest sign of a far-reaching liberalisation drive. "More than 90 percent of pious Muslim women … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria and World...

Saudi Arabia’s richest man is moved from the hotel where he was detained and thrown in JAIL ‘for not handing government £728M’ as anti-corruption crackdown continues Saudi billionaire investor Prince Alwaleed bin Talal was arrested two months ago He was moved from Riyadh Ritz Carlton Hotel to...

A Saudi prince was killed on Sunday when a helicopter with several officials on board crashed near the kingdom’s southern border with war-torn Yemen, state television said. The news channel Al-Ekhbariya announced the death of Prince Mansour bin Moqren, the deputy governor of Asir province and...

Saudi Arabia has made history after granting citizenship to a humanoid robot named Sophia. This is the first time a robot will be accorded this special privilege Sophia, took to the stage at a conference in Riyadh this week to express her delight at being given citizenship, which she described...

Saudi King Salman’s Palace in Jeddah has been hit by a gunman, who shot dead two guards and wounded three others. The attack took place at the gate of the palace on Saturday, the interior ministry said. Royal guards killed the gunman, identified by the ministry as a 28-year-old Saudi national...

The Saudi government is lifting a ban on calls made through online apps on Thursday, however, it will monitor and censor them, a government spokesman said. All online voice and video call services like Microsoft’s Skype, Facebook’s WhatsApp and Messenger, and Rakuten’s Viber which satisfy...

Saudi Arabia, one of the world’s most prolific executioners, on Tuesday carried out its first death sentence of the year, after more than 150 in 2016. Authorities put Mamdouh al Anzi to death following his conviction for shooting dead another Saudi in a dispute, the interior ministry said. He...

Saudi Arabia is set to cut ministers' salaries by 20 percent and scale back financial perks for public sector employees in one of the most drastic measures to save money for the economy at a time of low oil prices. The measures, disclosed in a cabinet statement and royal decree broadcast on...