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Saudi Arabia spends on record budget, diversifying from oil

News DeskDecember 29, 2012 16:28
Saudi Arabia budget surplus has allowed the Kingdom to pass the largest budget in its history.

Saudi Arabia says it has ‘no suspicions’ about Bin Laden widows and children

April 29, 2012 14:10
An official source told the state-run Saudi Press Agency there was “no information or evidence of the family’s involvement or participation in any criminal or illegal acts.”

Swedish Defence Minister Sten Tolgfors quits over Saudi arms scandal

March 29, 2012 12:57
The plant has not yet been built, and Sweden has no ban on weapons exports to the Gulf kingdom, but the secretive nature of the deal – which Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt later confirmed had been signed with Riyadh in 2005 – caused controversy.

Spanish court drops Saudi prince rape case

March 29, 2012 12:13
Prince Alwaleed is now pursuing criminal actions against the woman, her mother and their lawyer, as well as professional sanctions against the lawyer for unethical behaviour.
March 27, 2012 04:32
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Amnesty International capital punishment report: bad news and good news

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Amnesty International campaigns globally to bring an end to capital punishment. (LAURENT FIEVET/AFP/Getty Images)

Among the invaluable activities of Amnesty International is the compilation of an annual report on capital punishment. The 2011 edition was published today and it makes for interesting reading.

The bad news: there was a more than 10 percent increase in the number of judicial killings worldwide. In 2011, 676 executions took place as opposed to 527 in 2010.

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Oil prices drop after Saudi supply statement

March 20, 2012 17:59
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Saudi Arabia aimed at calming oil markets Tuesday by saying that oil supplies are in excess of demand.

Ethiopian Christians face deportation from Saudi Arabia for "illicit mingling"

January 31, 2012 17:55
The group, which included 29 women, were arrested in Jeddah in the run-up to Christmas, with the women subjected to strip searches and the men beaten and denounced as “unbelievers."

The Road Beyond 9-11: Saudi Arabia's Highway 15 revisited

September 6, 2011 06:00
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GlobalPost's Charles Sennott takes a trip down Highway 15, where the road to September 11th began.

The Road Beyond 9-11: Women's rights key to Saudi Arabia's future

September 6, 2011 06:00
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GlobalPost's Caryle Murphy and Charles Sennott take a drive through Riyadh, the Saudi Arabian capital, to see how things are changing—or aren't.

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