Saudi Arabia
FM goes to Riyadh to know details
Dhaka is sending the foreign minister to Riyadh to know the detailed outline of the Saudi Arabia-led 34-state Islamic military coalition to combat terrorism amid serious criticism over joining the alliance.
4 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Saudi Arabia looking for excuse to fuel tensions: Iran
Saudi Arabia used an attack on its embassy in Tehran as a pretext to fuel tensions, Iran's foreign ministry says in response to Riyadh's severing of relations.
4 January 2016, 09:48 AM
Saudi Arabia's allies Bahrain, Sudan and UAE act against Iran
Bahrain and Sudan both severe relations with Iran, and the UAE has downgraded its diplomatic team. after the Saudi embassy in Tehran is attacked amid a row over the execution of a Shia Muslim cleric.
4 January 2016, 08:11 AM
Man shot dead in eastern Saudi Arabia
A Saudi Arabian man is shot dead in the kingdom's Eastern Province when security officers came under fire from an unidentified source, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reports.
4 January 2016, 06:59 AM
Cleric’s execution: Saudi Arabia cuts ties with Iran
Saudi Arabia cuts ties with Iran, responding to the storming of its embassy in Tehran in an escalating row between the rival Middle East powers over Riyadh's execution of a Shia Muslim cleric.
4 January 2016, 06:25 AM
UN deplores execution of 47 people in KSA
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein expresses deep regret over the execution of 47 people in a single day in Saudi Arabia.
3 January 2016, 11:42 AM
Saudi faces 'divine revenge' over cleric's execution: Khamenei
Saudi Arabia will face "divine revenge" over its execution of a top Shiite cleric, Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says after protesters attacked the kingdom's embassy in Tehran.
3 January 2016, 08:11 AM
US warns Saudi execution of Shia cleric could fuel tensions
US expresses concern that Saudi Arabia's execution of prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr could further exacerbate sectarian rivalry in the Middle East.
3 January 2016, 05:32 AM
Terror charges: Saudi executes 47 including Shia cleric
Saudi Arabia executes 47 for terrorism, mostly suspected al-Qaeda members but also a prominent Shia Muslim cleric, Nimr al-Nimr, Interior Ministry said in a statement broadcast on state television.
2 January 2016, 07:57 AM
KSA keen to recruit more workers from Bangladesh
Saudi Arabia expresses its willingness to recruit more male workers and trained female domestic workers from Bangladesh to meet up the demand of their domestic market.
31 December 2015, 16:01 PM
150 Bangladeshi maids flee from KSA employers in 7 months
At least 150 Bangladeshi housemaids have escaped from their employers in Saudi Arabia in last seven months, Saudi Gazette reports quoting Makkah daily.
29 December 2015, 06:35 AM
The case against the Islamic Military Alliance
Two days before Bangladesh celebrated its 44th Victory Day, Saudi Arabia's deputy crown prince and defence minister, Mohammed bin Salman...
27 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Miladunnabi today
The holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi, the birth and demise of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh), will be observed in the country today with due religious solemnity.
24 December 2015, 18:00 PM
31 killed in Saudi hospital fire
A fire at a hospital in Saudi Arabia kills 25 people and injures 107, the country's civil defence says in a statement.
24 December 2015, 05:30 AM
IS denounces Saudi Arabia's anti-IS coalition
Islamic State threatened to attack Saudi Arabia for "colluding with crusaders" after the oil-rich kingdom said it had established a 34-state Islamic military coalition to target the militants.
20 December 2015, 07:14 AM
Kissing a camel sparks dispute, call for divorce in KSA
A huge family dispute erupts in Saudi Arabia after a newly-wed man’s mother accused her daughter-in-law of breaking religious and social traditions by kissing a camel, and pressured her son to divorce his wife.
17 December 2015, 13:08 PM
27 Qatari hunters kidnapped in Iraq
Gunmen have kidnapped at least 27 Qatari hunters in a desert area of Iraq near the Saudi border, officials say.
16 December 2015, 12:29 PM
Confusion clouds Riyadh’s coalition against militancy
Western nations welcome Saudi Arabia's new Islamic coalition against terrorism, but confusion over its role, even among its own members, may undermine its ambitions of tackling militancy and deflecting international criticism of Riyadh.
16 December 2015, 11:38 AM
Pakistan surprised by its inclusion in 34-nation military alliance
Pakistan finds itself in the crosshairs of Middle Eastern politics on Tuesday as Saudi Arabia named it as part of its newly formed 34-nation military alliance of Muslim countries meant to combat terrorism, without first getting its consent.
16 December 2015, 08:42 AM
Saudis elect first woman politician
A Saudi woman wins a seat on Mecca's municipal council in ultra-conservative Saudi Arabia's first-ever elections open to female voters and candidates, the country's election commission announced Sunday.
13 December 2015, 06:23 AM