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Qatar Airways on Monday suspended all flights to Saudi Arabia. The airways said on its official website on Monday. The move came after Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain severed their ties with Qatar on Monday, accusing it of supporting terrorism and opening up the...

The German defence minister, Ursula von der Leyen, has caused outrage after she and her team refused to cover their hair during an official visit to Saudi Arabia. Von der Leyen, while in the Muslim county failed to wear the traditional hijab, even when she met with the Deputy Crown Prince...

The birthplace of Islam containing Mecca, Islam’s holiest site, shifted to the western Gregorian calendar on Sunday, bringing the oil-rich kingdom in line with many of its energy customers. The Islamic lunar calendar is actually 15 days shorter than the 365-day solar year which will actually...

The Saudi Arabian government has slashed the salaries of its ministers by 20 percent following the continued crash in the price of crude oil. In addition to this, the annual housing, furniture, etc allowances of 160 members of the Shura Council, who include 30 women, will be slashed by 15...

Saudi Arabia authorities today executed an Ethiopian housemaid convicted of killing the child of her employer. The country's interior ministry in a statement said the execution was carried out after the death sentence was endorsed by the king. The executed maid had confessed to having knifed...

Women in Saudi Arabia are demanding an end to the country's male guardianship system. BBC reports that over 14,000 Saudi women have signed an anti-guardianship petition which has been handed to the government. The petition was delivered to the government by Activist Aziza Al-Yousef. Under...

Saudi Arabia announced on Friday in Riyadh the discovery of the "world's oldest human bone" in Tabuk in northwestern Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage, which announced the find, said the bone was discovered during excavations at Tayma, where a large oasis...

A yet-to-be identified Nigerian pilgrim has landed in trouble in Saudi Arabia for taking kolanuts to the holy land. The pilgrim, PM News learnt, was caught with 10 kolanuts on Monday afternoon. The pilgrim was said to have been fined 10,000 Saudi Riyals, amounting to 1000 Riyals per kolanut...

Saudi Arabia has intercepted a boat carrying 31 illegal migrants, including six Nigerians, that was trying to reach the kingdom, the Border Guards force said on Monday. The guards have reported repeated interceptions of migrants in the Red Sea over the past two months. In the latest case, a...

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) recently said it was in receipt of a circular from the Government of Saudi Arabia prohibiting the importation of kola nuts, popularly called “goro”, “obi” in hausa and yoruba parlance into the Kingdom during the 2016 Hajj. The commission said...

World famous taxi hailing firm, Uber, has secured a whopping $3.5bn in funding from the Saudi Arabia Soviet Wealth fund. In return, Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund managing director, Yasir Al Rumayyan, will join Uber’s board. This is Uber’s largest investment from a single investor...

Nigeria the only country increasing pump price? No. The excruciating increase in pump price is not limited to Nigeria alone, major oil rich countries of the world have increased their fuel price this year, some even by over 50%. 1. Saudi Arabia - 40% increase: In December 2015, Saudi Arabia...

King of Saudi Arabia Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Founded 1744 by Muhammad bin Saud Current head Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud The House of Saud (Arabic: آل سعود‎ Āl Saʻūd) is the ruling royal family of Saudi Arabia. The family has thousands of members. It is composed of the descendants of...

Oil prices gained momentum Thursday after data showed US production fell to 18-month lows as Iraq pushed for a fresh meeting of crude majors on limiting output. The advances come just days after the collapse of weekend talks aimed at negotiating an output freeze, which had fuelled worries a...

Saudi Arabia's king has announced that a bridge linking the country to Egypt will be built over the Red Sea. King Salman said in a statement that the bridge would boost commerce between the two allied countries. He made the announcement during the second day of his visit to the Egyptian...

President Muhammadu Buhari, during the week welcomed a proposed partnership with the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) to mobilise and channel resources for the diversification of Nigerian economy. Dr. Ahmad Mohamed Ali while paying President Buhari visit at the Royal Guest House in Makkah, Saudi...

Has it been a busy week for Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari? Many will agree so and some people will disagree with some of his activities. However, here are 11 things the President did this week as reported by the press... - President Buhari Participates At The Opening Panel-...

President Muhammadu Buhari during a meeting with the Saudi Arabia ruler, King Salman Bin Abdul-Aziz made his first pronouncement on the invitation to join the coalition of Islamic states against terror spearheaded by the Saudis. According to Premium Times reports, President Buhari...

Saudi Arabia has put 32 people on trial, including 30 members of its own Shi’ite Muslim minority, accused of spying for Iran, news reports say on Monday. The accused, including an Iranian and an Afghan, were detained in 2013 sparking expressions of concern among Saudi Shi’ites who said that...

Saudi Arabia and Russia have agreed to freeze oil output in a meeting in Qatar. Ali al-Naimi, the Saudi Arabian oil minister met with Alexander Novakin Doha, his Russian counterpart, and representatives from Venezuela and Qatar in Doha on Tuesday where they agreed a freeze in the oil production...