Saudi Arabia is one of the most popular countries in the Middle East. Here are some facts about Saudi Arabia you need to know. It is a desert country encompassing most of the Arabian Peninsula, with Red Sea and Persian (Arabian) Gulf coastlines. The country shares borders with Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and Yemen. Saudi Arabia has a harsh and dry desert climate, with the [...]
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Snubs Barack Obama
Saudi Arabia's King Salman has designated his crown prince to attend a Gulf Arab summit with U.S. President Barack Obama, the state news agency, SPA, reported on Sunday, just two days after the White House said the monarch would attend the gathering. Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir announced that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef would head the delegation representing the [...]
Saudi Arabia Employer ‘Pours Boiling Water’ On Filipino Woman
A Filipino woman was left with severe burns after her Saudi Arabia employer allegedly poured boiling water on her. The 23-year-old household service worker, from Pikit, North Cotabato, suffered burns to her back and legs after being doused with the scorching liquid in the incident in Riyadh on 4 May, ABS-CBN News reported. Photos of Fatma, which is not her real name, were [...]
Man flogged for insulting Islam in Saudi Arabia
Al Jazeera - Saudi Arabia has lashed a liberal blogger 50 times in public, despite widespread international outrage and calls for clemency from human right groups. Hillel Neuer, Executive Director of UN Watch, said on twitter that blogger and activist, Raif Badawi, was lashed outside a mosque in the Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah on Friday. Badawi is due to undergo 50 lashes [...]