2020-06-23 Saudi Arabia Limits Hajj to ‘Thousands’
A Saudi official has said only a few thousand pilgrims can attend the Muslim religious observance known as the hajj next month. Concerns over the spread of the coronavirus mean…
2020-03-12 US Calls Out Iran, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela on Human Rights Abuses
The United States is accusing authoritarian governments around the world of severe human rights “violations and abuses.” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke this week at the release of the…
2016-02-09 Saudi Arabian Women’s Sports Break Stereotypes
Women athletes in Saudi Arabia say sports are helping to break down traditions that crush the voices of many women. In the city of Jeddah, a group of basketball players…
2016-02-07 Why Does Saudi Arabia Consider Iran a Threat?
Tensions continue to grow between Saudi Arabia and Iran. As Iran rejoins the world community after reaching an agreement to limit its nuclear activities, some Saudis say Iran will threaten…
2015-12-15 Saudi Arabia Announces New Islamic Military Alliance
Saudi Arabia has announced the creation of an Islamic military alliance to fight terrorism. The Saudis will lead the 34-nation alliance, said the state-run Saudi Press Agency on Tuesday. The…
2015-11-15 Beer Poses as Soda to Get into Saudi Arabia
It seemed like a routine transport of soft drinks: 48,000 cans of Pepsi cola. But when customs officials in Saudi Arabia looked more closely at the shipment, they found beer…
2015-06-01 Rising Number of Executions in Saudi Arabia
Human rights groups are reporting an increase in the number of executions in Saudi Arabia. Saudi executions are usually beheadings, where the prisoner is killed in a public place. Some…
2013-12-21 Saudi Arabia Deports Thousands of Ethiopian Workers
Welcome back to As It Is from VOA Learning English. I’m Kelly Jean Kelly in Washington. Today on the program, we report on Saudi Arabia’s decision to send tens of…
2018-11-04 US Universities Reconsider Ties with Saudi Arabia
Colleges and universities in the United States have received more than $350 million from the government of Saudi Arabia over the past 10 years. Yet some of these schools are…