Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabian border guards have been accused of killing hundreds of migrants as they tried to cross the border from Yemen – with one person telling the Human Rights Watch group that they were “fired on like rain”.

Forty-two MPs from across the political spectrum have written to the Prime Minister calling for her to condemn the attack on Hodeidah and, if necessary, to stop British-made weapons being supplied to the Saudi-backed forces. Joining us from Glasgow is one of those MPs, Alison Thewliss of the Scottish National Party.

In Yemen today, for a second day, the Saudi-led coalition has attacked Houthi positions in an attempt to gain control of the port town of Hodeidah. The Houthi rebels claim that they have foiled an Arab naval attack and claim they are ready for a long battle. Our Foreign Affairs Correspondent Jonathan Rugman reports.

The civil war in Yemen has taken a dramatic new turn as Saudi-backed forces try to take the key rebel-held port of Hodeidah. Aid agencies say the coastal city provides a vital route for food and medicine and that millions of people are at risk of starvation if goods cannot pass through it. The Foreign Secretary Boris…

You wouldn’t expect a Saudi Princess to be the ideal interviewee on International Women’s Day. But beyond the talk of weapons, Yemen and trade during Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s official visit to Britain, another part of the family, in the form of Princess Reema, is also here arguing that strides are being made there…

President Trump heads to Saudi Arabia tomorrow for a weekend summit with more than fifty Arab and Muslim leaders.

Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden left $29m in his will, with instructions that most of this should be used to wage jihad.

Iran accuses Saudi Arabia of using an attack on its embassy in Tehran as an excuse to inflame tensions between the two Middle East rivals.

A ceasefire in Yemen takes effect in the midst of a civil war that has led to the deaths of nearly 6,000 people.

Saudi Arabia is leading an alliance of Muslim countries to combat Islamic State and other terrorist organisations.

Polls have closed in municipal elections in which women cast ballots and stood as candidates for the first time in the history of the conservative Gulf state.

Tashfeen Malik pleged her loyalty to Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a Facebook post, according to US officials.