Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Saudi Arabia has executed eight people in a single day amid a surge in the use of the death penalty for drug-related convictions.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Saudi authorities put two people to death on Monday to reach 17 executions in three days, state media said, as the conservative ...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — The collapse of an amusement park ride in western Saudi Arabia has left more than 20 people injured and prompted authorities to close the park and order an investigation, ...

Al Kuwaiz, 44, is a rising star in country where only 6 percent of women work. Aug. 14, 2008— -- From her smartly appointed office in Riyadh, Samira Al Kuwaiz, 44, helps manage Osool Capital, an ...

RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia announced it had carried out four executions in different cities on Wednesday morning, bringing the total number of judicial killings to 130 so far in 2015, a sharp ...

Conflict in the Middle East or along the Red Sea risks disrupting trade corridors or spooking foreign investors. In contrast, the UAE remains tethered to the same set of priorities that have driven ...

Saudi authorities put two people to death on Monday to reach 17 executions in three days, state media said, as the conservative kingdom accelerated toward a record number of executions this year. Two ...