Saudi Arabia is pushing a host of economic and social reforms, but some conservative traditions have not been as quick to change in the deeply religious Muslim kingdom. Continue reading →

The majority of the losses came from engineering. Continue reading →

Around 20 Saudi students are set to make asylum claims in Canada so that they can continue studying and living here, amid a diplomatic spat between the two countries.  Continue reading →

The rare admission comes a week after Human Rights Watch accused the Saudi-led coalition of covering up war crimes in Yemen and failing to carry out credible investigations. Continue reading →

The Salwa Marine Canal would be dug entirely inside Saudi territory, and would leave a one-kilometre sliver of Saudi land beside the Qatari border. Continue reading →

Saudi Arabia recalled its students from Canadian schools earlier this month after a federal government tweet that criticized the Middle Eastern kingdom for the arrest of female social activists. Continue reading →

Three experts working for the UN’s top human rights body say the governments of Yemen, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia may have been responsible for war crimes in Yemen. Continue reading →

The German government, trying to repair its own strained relationship with Riyadh, has been silent on the spat between Canada and Saudi Arabia, drawing criticism from some politicians and rights groups. Continue reading →

On Aug. 9, coalition airstrikes hit a bus in a busy market in Yemen’s north, killing at least 51 people including 40 children. Continue reading →