Saudi Arabia

Workers disinfect the ground around the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, after authorities emptied Islam's holiest site for sterilization over fears of the new coronavirus in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on March 7, 2020.

Saudi Arabia to Hold 'Very Limited' Hajj Due to COVID-19

It traditionally draws around 2 million Muslims from around the world

This undated handout picture released on the Facebook page of Saudi activist Loujain al-Hathloul shows her posing for the camera.

'She's Starting to Lose Hope.' Two Years on, Sister of Jailed Saudi Women's Rights Activist Pleads for Justice

When Saudi Arabian security forces raided her family’s Riyadh home on May 1...

When Saudi Arabian security forces raided her family’s Riyadh home on May 15, 2018, dragging her sister Loujain out at gunpoint, Lina al-Hathloul was thousands of miles away in Brussels. Two months earlier, UAE security...

Muslim pilgrims wearing a mask leave after the Friday prayer at Mecca's Grand Mosque, on Oct. 11, 2013 as hundreds of thousands of Muslims have poured into the holy city of Mecca for the annual hajj pilgrimage.

Saudi Arabia Suspends Pilgrimages to Mecca and Other Holy Sites in Effort to Stop Coronavirus

Tourism visa-holders from countries with reported coronavirus infections wi...

Tourism visa-holders from countries with reported coronavirus infections will also be denied entry

Ellham Manea (L) holds a photo of political prisoner Raif Badawi.

'We Are Very Worried.' Jailed Saudi Blogger Raif Badawi's Family Say They Have Not Heard From Him In Over a Month

Jailed Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, currently serving a 10 year prison senten...

Jailed Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, currently serving a 10 year prison sentence for criticizing the Saudi Arabian regime online, has not been heard from in more than a month, leaving his family fearful for his...

US President Donald Trump and Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and Defense Minister Mohammed bin Salman shake hands in the State Dining Room before lunch at the White House in Washington, DC, on March 14, 2017.

Saudi Arabia Rebuffs Trump Administration's Requests to Stop Teaching Hate Speech in Schools

In 2018, Saudi women took to the streets around the country, permitted to d...

In 2018, Saudi women took to the streets around the country, permitted to drive cars themselves for the first time. That same year, unrelated men and women were allowed to mix at a Formula-E car...

Military personnel carry a transfer case for fallen service member U.S. Navy Ensign Joshua Kaleb Watson during a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base on December 8, 2019 in Dover, Delaware. Three U.S. Navy sailors were killed when a Saudi gunman opened fire at Naval Air Station Pensacola on December 6, according to U.S. Navy officials.

Attorney General William Barr Announces 21 Saudi Cadets to Be Removed From U.S. Training Program After Pensacola Shooting

The FBI found they had social media containing “jihadi or anti-American sen...

The FBI found they had social media containing “jihadi or anti-American sentiment”

Participants attend the opening session of the first Saudi Media Forum held in the Saudi capital Riyadh on December 2, 2019.

'I Never Wanted to Be a Dissident.' A Gay Saudi Journalist Seeking Asylum in Australia Speaks Out After Being Detained

Two gay Saudi Arabian journalists are seeking asylum in Australia after fac...

Two gay Saudi Arabian journalists are seeking asylum in Australia after facing death threats and a police summons