Saudi Arabia
A US Citizen Jailed in Saudi Arabia Over a Bunch of Tweets Has Been Freed
US-Saudi dual-national Saad Ibrahim Almadi has been released from Saudi prison after more than a year, with all charges dropped, his son told VICE World News.
A Young Saudi Trans Woman Is Believed Dead After Being Lured From the US and Forced to Detransition
Eden Knight's friends describe her as 'smart' and 'hilarious.' She is believed dead at 23 after, friends and a note she left say, a mysterious lawyer convinced her to return to her family in Saudi Arabia.
Archaeologists Discover Worship of Unknown Gods at Ancient Desert Monument
Mustatils, huge stone monuments concentrated in northern Saudi Arabia, were the site of rituals and early pilgrimages according to new research.
Saudi Arabia Executes Man For Smuggling Captagon After ‘Forced Confession’
The execution of Jordanian national Hussein Abu al-Khair for a drug offence is the latest in a wave of state killings carried out by the Saudi regime.
Saudi Arabia's Latest Sci-Fi Project Is a Cube the Size of 20 Empire State Buildings
The size of Riyadh will double with the development of New Murabba and its centerpiece, a giant cube called the Mukaab.
Is the Syrian Regime the World’s Biggest Drug Dealer?
Experts say Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria is a narco state that is pumping out millions of speed pills and is now a bigger drug producer than the Mexican cartels.
Saudi Arabia Executes 15 People in 12 Days For Non-Violent Drug Offences
Despite a pledge to end executions for drug offences, most of those executed are foreign nationals, with some killings thought to have been carried out via beheading with a sword.
My Dad Was Jailed for 16 Years in Saudi Arabia Over a Bunch of Tweets
“I can’t imagine the pain my father is in right now,” Ibrahim Almadi, the son of US-Saudi dual national Saad Ibrahim Almadi, told VICE World News.
New Drone Footage Shows Saudi Arabia's Desert Megacity 'The Line' Under Construction
Saudi Arabia has started to break ground on one of the pipe dream projects within its $500 billion NEOM development.
US Citizen Jailed for 16 Years in Saudi Arabia for Tweets He Sent From Florida
Dual US-Saudi national Saad Ibrahim Almadi, 72, was arrested when he arrived in Saudi Arabia last year. It’s the latest sign of the regime cracking down on online dissent.
Saudi Arabia Wins Bid to Host Asian Winter Games in City That Doesn’t Yet Exist
NEOM, a futuristic city that's the brainchild of Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, is slated to host the 2029 event.
Man Arrested in Mecca for Going on Pilgrimage ‘For the Queen’s Soul’
Saudi cops said the Yemeni man was arrested by the holiest site in Islam for holding a sign saying “May Allah grant her a place in heaven.”