Saudi Arabia

What was life like with the late King Fahd of Saudi Arabia? A British woman who claims she was married to him, and who has just won the first stage of a legal battle against his heir, speaks out.

Paraic O’Brien confronts the Saudi cleric who spoke at the al-Manar centre in Cardiff, where one of the ‘British jihadis’ worshipped.

Iranian-American writer Azadeh Moaveni, a former US director of Defense at the National Security Council Kori Schake, and former Defence Minister Dr Liam Fox debate in the Channel 4 News studio.

US diplomat Ford Fraker says the Saudi king has presided over an improvement in womens rights. But human rights activist Rothna Begum believes Saudi women face discrimination in law and in practice.

“He should be ashamed to meet a leader that has four grown women locked up” – the message from two Saudi princesses to President Obama as he meets with their father, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia.

Will the US do more to support the rebels in Syria? Its sure to be on the agenda when Obama meets the Saudi king. What will the fall-out be? Lindsey Hilsum is in Damascus.

Channel 4 News obtains new footage from inside the royal compound in Jeddah where four Saudi princesses say they are being held against their will by their father, the king.

Exclusive: in her first television interview, the former wife of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia claims her four daughters have suffered years trapped in the royal compound in Jeddah.

Sixteen women have been fined for flouting a de facto ban on female drivers in Saudi Arabia, reports say.

Up to twenty-six Saudi women drove around in the country today despite promises of a harsh crackdown from Saudi authorities.

An estimated 2 million Muslims head to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, for the annual haj pilgrimage.

Around 1.5m Muslims collect stones and throw them at the Jamarat bridge walls, symbolising stoning of the devil and rejection of temptation. After the stoning, pilgrims must cut or shave their hair.

Up to 25,000 British Muslims travel on the haj pilgrimage every year. But there are growing concerns about the number of people being ripped off by fraudulent travel operators.