Saudi Arabia

The Saudi king's visit to his family's French Riviera mansion is over after weeks of controversy surrounding the closure of a public beach during his stay, the top state official in the area said on Aug. 3.

Sub-prefect Philippe Castanet said that the small, isolated beach was reopened after the Aug. 2 departure of King Salman following an eight-day stay.

Turkey is at war with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), but did you know that this has happened before? Twice, actually. ISIL might be a new organization, but what it represents has been around for a few centuries. Our Ottoman forefathers squashed the menace before.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will seek to reassure Gulf Arab officials at a meeting in Qatar soon that Washington will work with them to "push back" against Iranian influence in the region, he told the pan-Arab newspaper al-Sharq al-Awsat.

A video showing two girls being harrassed in Saudi Arabia has sparked a probe by police in the Saudi city of Jeddah. Footage showing men harassing two girls was circulated on social media. The teens and young boys collectively harassing the two women is being analyzed.

Saudi Arabia arrests 431 people suspected of belonging to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) cells Saudi Arabia has arrested 431 people suspected of belonging to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) cells and thwarted attacks on mosques, security forces and a diplomatic mission, the interior ministry said on July 18. 

Only a few days after Iran and the P5+1 group of world powers announced their historic deal on the former?s nuclear program, a top Hamas delegation went to Saudi Arabia to hold talks with new King Salman for the first meeting between the two sides in years. 

During a morning newscast on TV, a channel is airing the "Iran package," where rejoices are being filmed. On the streets of Tehran, a slogan is heard from the waving crowd: "Death to no one! Long live life!"

Kuwait's public prosecution has demanded the death penalty for 11 of 29 suspects charged over the suicide bombing of a Shiite mosque last month, a newspaper reported on July 15.

Al-Qabas, citing informed sources, said two of the suspects are currently fighting with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) which claimed the attack.    

A Turkish defense systems producer has signed a tripartite agreement with two Saudi companies.

Saudi Arabia has two main threat perceptions: democracy on the one hand, Iran on the other. The Saudi regime swings between the two, according to a high level Turkish official.