Riyadh - A seventh month amnesty period for undocumented immigrants to Saudi Arabia expired last month and now the government has been cracking down on illegal migrant workers.

New York - The November 24 "interim agreement on the Iranian nuclear program" reached between Iran and what is called p5+1 is important. And what happens now is important.

In the wake of the controversial deal brokered with Iran in Geneva over Iran's nuclear ambitions, Saudi Arabia, concerned about being "lied to," is opting for its own proactive foreign policy agenda.

Riyad - Not only Israel is upset by the recent deal worked out between six nations and Iran over its nuclear program. Saudi Arabia too was against the deal and could possibly attempt to become a nuclear power.

Cairo - Turkey's Prime Minister demands Egypt to reinstall ousted Islamist President Morsi, and Egypt retaliates by expelling the Turkish ambassador.

Riyadh - Saudi Arabia’s religious police arrested a man who decided to offer "free hugs" in the capital of Riyadh. Abdulrahman al-Khayyal and a friend carried a placard with a sign offering the hugs.

The Saudis are more and more irked by US policies in the Middle East. There are a number of different reasons for this including the US failure to launch missiles against the Assad regime in Syria.

A Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) patient’s pet camel has tested positive for the coronavirus. This has re-opened the debate over how the virus is being spread.

Sydney - In arguably the sickest twist yet to “terrorism as we know it”, private money is funding jihadists in Syria. The money comes through many different sources, and if money isn’t everyone’s idea of idealism, it is a way of sending a message.

The easiest way to gain custody of your kid is to rape the child. If you molest your child, your chances of gaining custody go up to 85 percent. Time to expose the corruption on national TV. Let juries, not backroom favors, decide.

Damascus - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has revealed he is open to peace talks, but says they will not become a reality until foreign nations stop supporting the rebel fighters trying to overthrow him.

A video, featuring a song which parodies Bob Marley’s ‘No woman, no cry’ and mocks the Saudi ban on women drivers has gone viral.

Riyadh - This weekend Saudi women with foreign licences will get behind the wheel starting tomorrow (Oct. 26). The women organizing the protests have posted photos on line of them driving in Saudi cities.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has tried to reassure Saudi Arabia that Washington shares Riyadh's goals of preventing a nuclear-armed Iran and bringing to an end the ongoing war raging in Syria.

Amnesty International has stated that Saudi Arabia has failed to address human rights concerns and on top of that has actually “ratcheted up the repression” since 2009.

Saudi Arabia has declared that it will not be taking the seat it was given at the United Nations Security Council a mere day after the body elected it to sit on the council for two years.

Riyadh - Saudi Arabia Friday rejected taking a seat on the United Nations Security Council. The move was unprecedented and stunned the UN and even some Saudi diplomats. It had seemingly been prepared to accept the seat, until recently.

Buraydah - Four men from Saudi Arabia have been jailed by a Saudi court and sentenced to "thousands" of lashes after one of them was videotaped dancing naked atop a car, Saudi media has reported. The video was posted online.

Saudi Arabia has cancelled its scheduled speech at the United Nations General Assembly. Its permanent ambassador to the UN, Abdullah Bin Yahya Al Mouallami, said delivering a speech was optional and not an obligation.

A Saudi Sheikh, Salah al-Luhaydan, has said that women in Saudi Arabia shouldn't drive for health reasons. He says doing so could have negative health effects on their ovaries.