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Saudi crown prince's $500-bn desert dream: Flying cars, robot dinosaurs

Saudi Arabia's crown prince turned to US consultants for help imagining a massive new city-state in a barren section of his kingdom

Saudi women: A counter-factual story

Book review of Queens of the Kingdom: The Women of Saudi Arabia Speak

Indian among 9 injured in Yemeni rebels attack on Saudi airport

All injured are stable and under treatment at hospitals, Colonel al-Maliki was quoted as saying by the state-owned Saudi Press Agency

Saudi to charge $213,000 for permanent residency in step to boost economy

There's also a cheaper option, with a one-year renewable residency costing 100,000 riyals

Restrictions, reforms: How Saudi Arabia's treatment of women has evolved

Saudi Arabia's so-called guardianship system places the legal and personal affairs of women in the hands of their fathers, brothers, husbands and even sons

Prince Mohammed bin Zayed, not Salman, is the most powerful Arab ruler

Prince Mohammed bin Zayed grew the UAE's power by following America's lead. He now has an increasingly bellicose agenda of his own. And US President Donald Trump seems to be following him

Saudi offers permanent residency to expats, allows them to own property

The Saudi move's biggest beneficiaries will be thousands of wealthy Arabs, some of whom resided in the kingdom for decades

Saudi says oil stations near Riyadh attacked amid tension between US, Iran

The energy minister of the world's largest oil exporter said the attack on two oil pumping stations had not disrupted oil production or exports of crude and petroleum products

Saudi oil tankers attacked as Gulf tensions soar amid US, Iran standoff

It came as US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo scrapped a planned visit to Moscow to head to Brussels instead for talks with European officials on Iran

Saudi Arabia says 2 oil tankers damaged by sabotage attacks near UAE waters

The attack did not lead to any casualties or an oil spill but caused significant damage to the structures of the two vessels

Saudi Arabia conducts mass execution of 37 convicted of 'terrorism'

At least 100 people have been executed in Saudi Arabia since the start of the year, according to data released by SPA

Saudi unveils 4 projects worth $23-bn to improve quality of life in Riyadh

The four projects unveiled are part of efforts to open up Saudis' cloistered lifestyles, encourage physical activity and make life more fun in the conservative kingdom

Saudi Arabia to cut crude oil exports in April 'despite strong demand'

March's oil exports will be below 7 million bpd, an official said

As Saudi Arabia takes a nationalist turn, 'traitor' is the new 'infidel'

Saudi's undergoing an aggressive nationalist rebranding, downplaying an austere religious doctrine associated abroad with terrorism, and promoting veneration of de facto ruler Crown Prince Salman

Saudi Arabia replaces US ambassador, appoints kingdom's first woman envoy

The reshuffle comes as ties with Washington are under strain following Khashoggi's murder last October in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul

$107 bn recovered: Jailed Saudis resurface poorer after Prince's crackdown

Authorities have constrained post-prison life for many of those targeted, with travel bans and heightened surveillance within the country

Saudi Arabia raises $106 bn from 'anti-corruption' drive, dozens detained

The crackdown on graft launched in 2017 saw hundreds of elite princes, ministers and businessmen held at the luxury Ritz-Carlton hotel in the Saudi capital Riyadh

Saudi's economy revamp plan: Seeking $427 billion via industrial programme

At a later stage, Saudi Arabia plans to announce projects in the military, chemicals and small businesses industries worth $50 billion

Tired of social, legal constraints, Saudi women find ways to flee

The number of young women taking the enormous risk to flee Saudi Arabia appears to have grown in recent years

Fearing death if deported, Saudi woman held at Bangkok airport seeks asylum

Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun said she ran away from her family while travelling in Kuwait because they subjected her to physical and psychological abuse