Liberal reformers, atheists and human rights advocates have all been targeted through a series of arrests and new laws in the Kingdom.
As the UAE and Saudi race to build nuclear reactors to meet mounting energy needs, the inevitable question arises – is nuclear a viable option?
Dozens of local men were found demonstrating in front of the court against social reforms in the Kingdom.
The property developer said the net profit hike was mainly due to increased sales of developed properties at higher gross margins.
The firm estimated financial loss due to the outage to amount to around SAR214 million.
The figure is slightly higher than the SAR1.60 per share that the firm paid in the corresponding period of 2013
Waleed Abu al-Khair has been charged with breaking allegiance to King Abdullah, disrespecting authorities and inciting public opinion.
The company made a net loss of $84.8 million in the three months to March 31.
Prince Bandar, a former ambassador to Washington, was appointed as the chief Saudi spy in July 2012.
The reported gas attacks posed a clear challenge to the Security Council decision to dismantle Assad’s chemical arsenal, a senior official said.
Sahara blamed the decline on lower sales, citing a planned shutdown of Al Waha plant as well as lower income from associates.
Religious clerics found preaching about politics during their Friday sermons could lose their jobs, the ministry said.
The bank attributed the profit rise to a drop in operating expenses.
The firm made a profit of $76.3 million in the three months to March 31.
Police raids and an amnesty on fines for immigration violations last year caused over a million foreigners to leave voluntarily.
Ma’aden made a profit of 125.2 million riyals ($33.4 million) in the three months to March 31.
The guards came under heavy fire from the Yemeni side of the border at about 3 a.m in the eastern part of Jizan province.
A conservative approach to lending has hampered the growth of the Kingdom’s banks, according to a new report.
Yansab said the profit fall was due to lower prices and higher sales and maintenance costs.
They were all given travel bans to come into force after their sentences finish.
Police uncovered 22.6 million amphetamine pills hidden inside coils of barbed wire and rolls of plastic.
Local media reported that the website was shut down for publishing anti-Islamic material.
The firm made a quarterly net profit of 843 million riyals ($224.8 million), compared to 932 million riyals in the corresponding period of last year.
German media have reported interest by Saudi Arabia in buying up to 800 Leopard 2 tanks from Germany.
In future, the closing price will be the average of all trades in the final 15 minutes, weighted by the volume traded at each price.
From early July, shops may be required to close at 9pm instead of midnight.
The bank made SAR1.71 billion ($456 million) in the three months ended March 31.
Labour reforms impact on the company will “drag on for a few more years”, but it is steadily decreasing, a top executive said.
Riyadh-based Kudu operates more than 200 restaurants in the Kingdom.
The gunmen opened fire on a border patrol in Asir, SPA reported, but did not say who was behind the attack.