The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Lagarde says Saudi Arabia's policies have had a positive impact on the region and the global economy. REUTERS photo Saudi Arabia has...

Photo: Some Saudi women have taken to social media to call for the right to drive (Fayez Nureldine : AFP) Efforts to overturn the ban on women driving in Saudi Arabia are picking up speed. The woman...

9:43 AM EST By (Updates with table of monthly differentials and changes. Feb. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Saudi Arabian Oil Co., the worlds largest crude exporter, raised differentials used in determining its...

SPA -- The Saudi National Handball Team qualified for World Handball Cup in Spain 2013 following after having defeated Japan 25/21 at a Jeddah encounter this evening. President of the Saudi Handball...

* Gingrich hopes to draw contrast with 'timid' Romney * New polls show Romney, Santorum leading next contests * Romney builds momentum in Republican race By John Whitesides LAS VEGAS, Feb 5...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia??s oil minister says co-operation is necessary between oil producing and consuming nations for the stability of crude markets at a time when concerns abound over...

RFE/RL Iranian news websites report that Saudi Arabia has blocked the official website of Iran's Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, which is available in a dozen languages, including...

Manal al Sharif says she hopes the lawsuit will spark change She has been an icon of a campaign pushing for women's rights to drive Al Sharif says she filed the lawsuit after her license...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi women leading a campaign against the kingdom's ban on female driving are calling on the courts to take up their lawsuits demanding the right to...

Feb. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Saudi Arabian Oil Co., the world’s largest crude exporter, raised the differentials used in determining its official selling prices for all grades to customers in...

The Riyadh-based equity gauge Tasi added 0.40% to reach 6,758.87 points as oil prices continue to fluctuate around $100 per barrel. The Tasi has been advancing since January 22. Petrochemicals and...

Two Saudi female activists have filed law suits against the government for refusing to issue them driver's licences and banning them from driving a car, they told AFP on Saturday. Manal...

Saudi construction giant Dar Al Arkan said on Sunday it had inked a deal with Al Othaim Investment and Real Estate Development Company to lease space for the project at Alqasr Mall in...

The Saudi government is anxious to get its burgeoning youth population working and is spear heading a program to promote jobs for its own people that normally go to foreign workers. The Centennial...

8:14 AM EST By Feb. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Saudi Cement Co. rose to the highest in more than three years after the producer of the building material said cement companies are in talks to sell as much as...

7:02 AM EST By Feb. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Dubais DFM General Index gained 2.2 percent to 1,466.84, the highest since Sept. 21, at the 2 p.m. close in the emirate. Abu Dhabis ADX General Index increased...

Saudi women leading a campaign against the kingdom's ban on female driving are calling on the courts to take up their lawsuits demanding the right to drive. Manal al-Sherif said that she and...

The recently concluded US-Saudi Business Opportunities Forum featured an assembly of senior government officials, business people and more, all representing a broad swath of industries and sectors....

A cement crisis resulting from illegal trading and a steep hike in prices is spreading from Jeddah and Madinah to other major cities and regions in the kingdom, a top official said. Abdullah Ridwan,...

Egypt midfielder Hosni Abd-Rabou is on the verge of joining Ittihad Jeddah on loan from Ismaili, the coastal club said.The 27-year-old will move to Saudi Arabia for six months after agreeing to give...

Total Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) deal volumes in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region registered a rise of 4% last year, from 401 in 2010 to 416 in 2011, according to Ernst &...

Emirates Airline was the worst hit, halting four flights from its UK schedule. "Flights EK29 and EK05 - scheduled to depart Dubai at 09:40 and 16:30 respectively - and the return flights EK30...

The Saudi government is anxious to get its burgeoning youth population working and is spear heading a program to promote jobs for its own people that normally go to foreign workers. The Centennial...

6:41 AM EST By Feb. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Saudi Arabia, the worlds biggest oil exporter, is poised to raise the price of its lowest-quality crude to the most in almost two years relative to the top grade...

SPA - The massive investment Saudi Arabia is making in major developments across the sectors of its economy, including housing, transport and oil refinery projects, is given wide-ranging coverage in...

a day after King Abdullah granted women the right to vote and run in municipal elections. Share | Email | Print Two Saudi female activists, defying a ban on women??s driving in Saudi Arabia, have...

Saudi women leading a campaign against the kingdom’s ban on female driving are calling on the courts to take up their lawsuits demanding the right to drive. Manal al-Sherif said today that she...

Secretary General of Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry- Mr. Adnan Mandora officially inaugurated Metal & Steel Saudi Arabia Exhibition 2012, the region's largest and complete event for...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia Saudi women leading a campaign against the kingdoms ban on female driving are calling on the courts to take up their lawsuits demanding the right to drive. Manal al-Sherif said...

The massive investment Saudi Arabia is making in major developments across the sectors of its economy, including housing, transport and oil refinery projects, is given wide-ranging coverage in a new...

The SABB HSBC Saudi Arabia Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), which measures activity in the manufacturing and services sectors, rose to 60.04 in January from 57.66 in December. It was well above...

Syria has reportedly detained a Saudi Arabian intelligence agent in the western city of Homs during clashes between the Syrian army and armed groups. According to Lebanese media reports, Nasser...

SPA - Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Defense, the Chairman of Board of Directors of King Abdulaziz Foundation for Research and Archives (Darah), and President of the Supreme Committee of...

A Saudi female activist who hit headlines last year for spearheading a womens campaign to allow women to drive cars in the conservative Gulf Kingdom has resorted to court to force the traffic police...