A uniquely preserved prehistoric mudhole could hold the oldest-ever human footprints on the Arabian Peninsula, scientists say ...

For much of the last decade, Saudi Arabia's leaders have been trying to wean the country from its dependence on oil. However, ...

🇸🇦 Alcohol was legal in Saudi Arabia until 1952 after the Saudi King's son shot and killed a British diplomat while drunk ...

Saudi Arabia bans public displays of crosses and churches, and whenever non-Islamic artifacts are excavated, the news must be kept low-key lest hard-liners destroy the finds. Advertisement ...

An anthropologist, Al-Rasheed has relied on the many Arabic and Western studies available to offer this up-to-date study of Saudi Arabia. Her account steers clear of both the overly heroic and the ...

A great nation’s birth: The history behind Saudi National Day. Saudi National Day, celebrated annually on September 23rd, is a significant occasion for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It ...

Saudi-Iranian ties: A history of ups and downs. By Reuters. April 6, 2023 5:24 AM UTC ... Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah tells his own diplomats in 2008 that he wants the United States to “cut off ...

These three kings are wearing only loincloths. But at about 9 feet tall, if you imagine some missing legs, they don't need fancy robes to impress. The trio of colossal red sandstone statue ...

FIFA's selection of Saudi Arabia to host the World Cup was celebrated in the kingdom but criticized by human rights groups, who fear residents, visitors and migrant workers will be at risk of abuse.

Seven footprints believed to be about 115,000 years old have been found amid various prehistoric animal prints.