Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has wasted no time in showing his political colours, reports Rasheed Abou-Alsamh from Jeddah
Barely seven days into his reign following King Fahd's death on 1 August, Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah lived up to his (...)
Saudis test the waters with a new proposal giving women the right to drive. Rasheed Abou-Alsamh reports from Riyadh
Saudi Arabia retains the dubious distinction of being the sole country in the world that still does not allow women to drive. (...)
Islamists sweep the last round of Saudi municipal elections, reports Rasheed Abou-Alsamh from Riyadh
Islamist candidates swept the last round of municipal elections in the Western region of the country and in Al-Qassim, capturing all seven seats in (...)
Al-Rass battle was another nail in Al-Qaeda's coffin, writes Rasheed Abou-Alsamh in Jeddah
The longest battle yet between Saudi security forces and Al-Qaeda-linked terrorists in Al-Rass from 3-5 April was also the bloodiest. When the dust settled in (...)
Saudi Arabia was the scene of violent terrorist attacks and the jailing of reformers, writes Rasheed Abou-Alsamh from Riyadh
Few in Saudi Arabia will look on the passing of 2004 with regret. It was a year of bloody attacks against foreigners and (...)
A deadly assault on the US Consulate in Saudi Arabia dealt a severe blow to the kingdom's elaborate overtures to install security, reports Rasheed Abou-Alsamh from Jeddah
In a bloody attack on the heavily fortified United States Consulate here (...)
The decision to exclude women from voting for "technical" reasons is casting a shadow over the first municipal elections in Saudi Arabia for 40 years, writes Rasheed Abou-Alsamh
Registration for Saudi Arabia's first municipal elections in over 40 (...)
Twenty years after the peak of the oil boom, Saudi Arabia is struggling to find enough jobs for its citizens. Rasheed Abou-Alsamh reports
Despite the fact that seven million foreigners work in Saudi Arabia, the country is ironically finding it hard (...)
Saudi Arabia is making intensive efforts to reassure foreigners living and working in the kingdom, reports Rasheed Abou-Alsamh from Jeddah
Westerners in Saudi Arabia are still jumpy a month after American Paul Johnson was beheaded in Riyadh on 18 (...)