Venezuela oil reserve tops Saudi
Caracas, Jan. 17: Venezuela has overtaken Saudi Arabia as the world leader in oil reserves with certified deposits leaping to 297 billion barrels at the end of 2010, the government of the President, M
Saudi king calls Zardari ‘rotten’
Islamabad, Nov. 29: Pakistan on Monday criticised Wikileaks release of secret US diplomatic cables which raise concerns that radioactive material in nuclear power stations could be used in terror atta
Wikileaks: Saudi king urged US to destroy Iran's nuclear plans
Saudi King Abdullah has repeatedly urged the United States to attack Iran's nuclear program and China directed cyberattacks on the United States, according to a vast cache of diplomatic cables release
Saudi nab 149 Al Qaeda suspects in eight months
Security forces in Saudi Arabia have arrested 149 people from 19 cells linked to Al Qaeda network in the past eight months and foiled attacks against government and security officials and journalists,
Gay Saudi Prince faces execution in homeland: Report
London: The Saudi Prince, who allegedly killed his manservant at a posh London hotel, faces execution in his homeland — not for the murder but "for being gay", a media report said.
A British court w
Saudi Arabia shuts down websites violating Fatwa orders
Authorities in Saudi Arabia have shut down three websites for violating a Royal decree limiting the issuance of religious edicts (Fatwa) to the kingdom's most senior group of clerics. Saudi telecom re
Saudi king says only senior clerics can issue fatwas
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia on Thursday issued a decree stating that only senior clerics are permitted to issue fatwas or Islamic religious edicts, the official SPA news agency said.
It cited the t
Saudis make a deal with BlackBerry
Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), Aug. 7: Saudi Arabia and the makers of the BlackBerry smartphone have reached a deal on accessing users’ data that will avert a ban on the phone’s messenger service, a Saudi off
Saudi BlackBerry Messenger services ban unclear
Riyadh, Aug. 6: A Saudi threat to cut off BlackBerry Messenger services did not take immediate hold on Friday as users in Saudi Arabia were still able to access the service.
Talks between maker Rese
US in touch with India and others over Blackberry issue
The US is in touch with India, the UAE and Saudi Arabia to understand their concerns over the security features of Blackberry with these countries seeking greater access to messaging data. "There are