In this excerpt from Karen Elliott House’s forthcoming biography of Mohammed bin Salman, the future king emerges as a driven, ...

Oil-rich Saudi Arabia’s success in luring the five-time Ballon d’Or winner on a two-year contract with the kingdom’s Al Nassr FC is the Gulf monarchy’s latest step in realizing its ...

If you want to understand the new Saudi Arabia, don’t start with oil. Start with a video game. The 39-year-old crown prince ...

Diplomacy often takes the form of staged meetings and statements whose plain meanings differ from what the country’s leaders ...

Amnesty International has found a "startling surge" in executions in Saudi Arabia, including many foreign nationals who were ...

Amnesty International says executions in Saudi Arabia hit a record high last year, with 345 people put to death.

Saudi Arabia's moribund monarchy. Though only a limited reform, and one that seems to have been quickly dispatched, the Allegiance Institute remains an important milestone.

Saudi Arabia is now on track to host this year's Women's Tennis Association finals, the 2027 AFC Asian Cup, the 2029 Asian Winter Games and the 2034 FIFA World Cup, becoming only the second Middle ...

An absolute monarchy. Saudi Arabia is an absolute monarchy in which the unelected king holds total authority in the way the country is run. According to nonprofit organisation Freedom House, ...

Lavender carpet, golden swords. As Trump flew into Riyadh on May 13, he was afforded a rare escort of Royal Saudi Air Force F-15s. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia's de factor ruler ...