Riyadh

Leaders
Trump kicks off Middle East visit with talk of a ‘golden age’ 
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A protester holds a placard as she takes part in a small demonstration against the holding of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in China, at Piccadilly Circus in London, Feb. 3, 2022. 
Human rights
Uyghurs in Saudi Arabia risk deportation to China
A photographer takes pictures of the Khurais oil field during a tour for journalists, 150 km east-northeast of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Energy
Saudi Arabia says it’s not responsible for high oil prices
Saudi jet fighters fly over Incirlik Air Base near Adana, southern Turkey, Friday, Feb. 26, 2016. 
Global Politics
US sales of missiles to Saudis signal business as usual — almost
Several white candles are burning in front of a sign that reads, "Justice for Jamal Khashoggi."
Justice
Saudi sentences five to death, three to jail over Khashoggi murder
A sign reading "Future Investment Initiative" is visible between the heads of two men
Business, Economics and Jobs
Saudi ‘Davos’ turnout underscores costs of Khashoggi murder
Flames emerge from flare stacks at Nahr Bin Umar oil field, north of Basra, Iraq, on Sept. 16, 2019.
What do attacks on Saudi oil facilities mean for US-Saudi relations?
People attend a symbolic funeral prayer for Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi
Conflict & Justice
UN report sees credible evidence linking Saudi crown prince to Khashoggi murder
The motorcade of U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo enters the Saudi Royal Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Foreign policy
US ‘should’ve done more’ to prevent college student’s execution in Saudi Arabia
Women at the Corniche in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
A Troubled Kingdom
How rising numbers of Gulf women are escaping abuse to seek asylum
Hatoon Kadi
A Troubled Kingdom
Cracking up or cracking down? For Saudi comedians, the red lines are a ‘moving target.’
A woman wearing a black veil puts her blocks her face standing in a department store.
A Troubled Kingdom
At the Riyadh mall, Saudi women sell everything from lingerie to popcorn. Meet the kingdom’s new workforce.
Sharia Walker heads home after a long day at work in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
A Troubled Kingdom
Saudi women can drive. But gender equality isn’t yet ‘mainstream.’
Saudi women attend a concert featuring the Greek perfomer Yanni at Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on December 3, 2017. 
Saudi Arabia isn’t known for fun. It has a $64 billion plan to turn it around.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo just after departing a plane is greeted by Saudi's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on January 13, 2019.
Global Politics
Urging Gulf states to heal rift, Pompeo lands in Riyadh
CIA Director Gina Haspel stands behind President Donald Trump with the Agency and US flags behind her.
CIA chief heard recording of Khashoggi killing during Turkey visit
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (center) is shown sitting in a row along with Jordan's King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein.
Trump says Saudis staged ‘worst cover-up ever’ on Khashoggi; US revokes visas of some Saudis
Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan is shown at a podium addresses members of parliament in Ankara, Turkey.
Conflict & Justice
Turkey demands to know who ordered ‘savage’ Khashoggi killing
Turkish forensic officials arrive clad in white uniforms and a white van to the residence of Saudi Arabia's Consul General Mohammad al-Otaibi in Istanbul, Turkey.
Conflict & Justice
Trump reluctant to abandon Riyadh over missing journalist, wants evidence
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is seen walking up the staircase leading to his plane emblazoned with the Secretary of State logo.
Conflict & Justice
Pompeo meets Erdoğan after talks with Saudis on missing journalist
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is shown walking with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir on the tarmac after arriving in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,.
Conflict & Justice
Pompeo meets Saudi king on Khashoggi case, Turks study ‘toxic materials’
An aerial view shows the diplomatic area in Doha, Qatar, March 21, 2013. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Enirates led other Arab countries in cutting diplomatic relations with Qatar in June 2017. Organizations with ties to Saudi and the UAE then spent mi
Global Politics
How a diplomatic crisis among Gulf nations led to a fake news campaign in the United States
Smoke rises as people inspect damage at the site of airstrikes in the city of Saada, Yemen, Jan. 6, 2018.
Conflict
Saudi Arabia promises $1.5 billion in aid to Yemen — but it’s still bombing the country
Ukraine's grandmaster Anna Muzychuk, wearing a yellow shirt, stares down her opponent across a chess board.
Global Politics
Citing women’s rights, chess champ skips title defense in Saudi Arabia
missile shot at Riyadh
Conflict
Saudi Arabia intercepts Houthi missile fired toward Riyadh; no reported casualties
Saudi men walk at the entrance to the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, where U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is staying in Riyadh March 4, 2013.
Global Politics
What’s it like inside Riyadh’s five-star ‘prison’?
Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud meets with former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Nov. 6, 2017.
Conflict
The ‘Cold War’ between Iran and Saudi Arabia is heating up. Here are 5 things you should know about it.
People walk next to a poster depicting Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri
Conflict
Talk of war and instability are all too familiar in Lebanon
Saudi Arabian Prince Alwaleed bin Talal
Global Politics
Saudi Arabia arrests dozens of princes, officials and a top business tycoon
Sophia, a robot integrating the latest technologies and artificial intelligence developed by Hanson Robotics is pictured during a presentation at the "AI for Good" Global Summit at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in Geneva, Switzerland Jun
Technology
Saudi Arabia has a new citizen: Sophia the robot. But what does that even mean?
Saida Ahmed Baghili, second from left, 19, who is recovering from severe malnutrition, poses for a photograph with her father and her sisters Jalila, left, 12, and Amal, right, 7, and 4-year-old brother Omar at their hut in al-Tuhaita district of Hodeidah
Conflict
UN official calls humanitarian conditions in Yemen ‘shocking’
The video of "Khulood" walking around Ushayqir.
Culture
Saudi authorities are investigating a video of a woman wearing a miniskirt in public
U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump board Air Force One for his first international trip as president, including stops in Saudi Arabia, Israel, the Vatican, Brussels and at the G7 summit in Sicily, from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U
Global Politics
Donald Trump’s first foreign trip is a lot like a pilgrimage. And that’s the point.
President Barack Obama at a summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Conflict
Inconvenient truths about Washington’s alliance with Saudi Arabia
There have been demonstrations across the Islamic world at the execution in Saudi Arabia of Shi’ite cleric, Nimr al-Nimr. This protest is in Tehran.
Conflict
Iran and Saudi Arabia ratchet up long-simmering tensions over religious schism
King Abdullah
Global Politics
Looking back on the life of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah
Local and international media representatives are given a tour of a center for the rehabilitation of suspected terrorists.
Lifestyle & Belief
‘Ex-terrorists’ in Saudi Arabia find peace through rehab
Global Politics
Can Obama’s Saudi visit save a deteriorating relationship?
Global Politics
Can Obama’s Saudi visit save a deteriorating relationship?
Global Scan
Free hugs? You’ll go to jail for that
Global Scan
Typhoon Haiyan’s immense scale is best understood from space
Arts, Culture & Media
U.S. Extends Closure of Some Embassies & Diplomatic Posts
Health & Medicine
In Sudan, women moving to shed pounds as ideal body image changes
In losing Ambassador Stevens, U.S. loses an ace in Middle East
To expand job opportunities, Saudi Arabia plans a women-only work zone
Global Politics
In Russia, women celebrated on International Women’s Day
Arts, Culture & Media
Saudi literature pushing the envelope
Health & Medicine
Global Images of Beauty Push Sudan Women to the Gym
Arts, Culture & Media
Saudi Blogger Rana Jarbou’s Niqab Experiment
Global Politics
Ambassador Chris Stevens: America Lost an Ace Middle East Diplomat
Sports
Saudi Arabia’s Secret Women Sports Teams
Conflict & Justice
Saudi Dissident Says Group Faces Harassment
Saudi Woman Driver Reprieved
Global Politics
Yemen President Signs Deal Ceding Power
Saudi women gain right to vote as violence escalates in Yemen
Conflict & Justice
Follow Up: Women Fight for Their Right to Drive in Saudi Arabia
Lifestyle & Belief
Saudi Women Demand Their Right to Drive
Conflict & Justice
Driving Protests in Saudi Arabia
Global Politics
Yemen in Upheaval as Leader Goes to Saudi Arabia
Lifestyle & Belief
Female Driver in Saudi Arabia