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 →

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 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 →

U.S. forces say they conducted six strikes against al-Qaida targets in Yemen since May, with the most recent operation carried out in mid-August.  Continue reading →

“We continue to engage diplomatically with Saudi Arabia, I think it’s important to have positive relationships with countries around the world,” Trudeau told reporters. Continue reading →

Nova Scotia says it is ready to “mitigate any impacts” if it loses more than 50 Saudi medical residents because of an international diplomatic row. Continue reading →

Saudi Arabia has suspended an educational exchange program with Canada, according to foreign media reports. Continue reading →

Saudi Arabia has asked Canada’s ambassador to leave the country within 24 hours, two days after Canada criticized the arrest of women’s rights and human rights activists in the Arab kingdom. Continue reading →

The resumption of the Saudi-led air strike campaign on Hodeidah could create ideal conditions for a catastrophic new cholera outbreak in Yemen, Save the Children has warned. Continue reading →

Ensaf Haidar said she was concerned by the rise of Islamist groups looking to force girls and women to wear the burqa and niqab. Continue reading →