Saudi Arabia, which places a premium on stability, appears to be sending mixed messages these days on what it wants from its volatile southern neighbor, Yemen. On one hand, the kingdom is demanding ...

CAIRO — The concert seemed like it would be another adventurous step for ultraconservative Saudi Arabia: a pop star famous for lively love songs performing in a kingdom where, until recently, public ...

People party late into the night at Balad Beast — STR On a stage inside the historical centre of Jeddah, the main gateway for Muslim pilgrims heading to Mecca ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi police have arrested a 14-year-old boy who was filmed dancing at an intersection in the Red Sea city of Jiddah. The video, which went viral on social media, ...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — A Saudi Arabian judge sentenced 20 foreigners to receive lashes and spend several months in prison after convicting them of attending a party where alcohol was served and men ...

I am disgusted, and deeply disappointed in this whole gross thing,' says David Cross about fellow comedians performing in Riyadh.

A slew of comedians have been criticized for their decision to accept offers to perform at a comedy festival held in Saudi Arabia. As is the case with many things involving Saudi money these days, the ...

The Riyadh Comedy Festival began on Friday and includes many of the world’s most famous comedians on its bill. But the comedy festival in Saudi Arabia’s capital has become something of a cultural ...