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- Saudi Arabia eyes more Eurofighter jets from BAE: report (AFP)
14 minutes ago LONDON (AFP) - Saudi Arabia has begun discussions to buy a second batch of Eurofighter Typhoon jets from British group BAE Systems and could double its fleet to 144, the Financial Times said on Monday. "The Gulf kingdom could buy up to 72 more of the multi-role aircraft, an adviser to the Saudi government confirmed last night (Sunday)," the FT added.
- Rola Saeds song banned in Saudi Arabia
Rola Saeds song banned in Saudi Arabia
- Was May Al Hariri banned from entering Saudi Arabia?
Was May Al Hariri banned from entering Saudi Arabia?
- CLUB ARABIA Volume 5 out
CLUB ARABIA Volume 5 out
- Sunshine Arabia 2009
Sunshine Arabia 2009
- EMI Arabia brings Ramzis Hits Home to the Middle East!
EMI Arabia brings Ramzis Hits Home to the Middle East!
- Saudi Arabia indictes 991 terror suspects
Saudi Arabia indictes 991 terror suspects
- Now Arabia DVD Vol. 6 out
Now Arabia DVD Vol. 6 out
- Pakistani President quits in deal brokered with help of Saudi Arabia
Pakistani President quits in deal brokered with help of Saudi Arabia
- Official: Saudi Arabia prevents military act to release super tanker
Official: Saudi Arabia prevents military act to release super tanker
- Majlis new album, "Chilled out Arabian Takht Grooves"
Majlis new album, "Chilled out Arabian Takht Grooves"
- Most Arab countries to start Ramadan on Monday
Saudi Arabia, the birthplace of Islam, will start the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan on Monday along with most other GCC and Arab countries. Senior religious councils in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates said the moon's crescent was not sighted after nightfall on
- Nigerian president in Saudi hospital (AFP)
29 minutes ago JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) - Nigerian President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua has been in a Saudi hospital for several days, a hospital official said on Sunday. Yar'Adua has been at the King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital in the Red Sea city of Jeddah, the administrative official told AFP without specifying his medical condition or the treatment he is undergoing.
- Eid al-Fitr begins Tuesday for most Mideast Muslims, Libya (AFP)
12 minutes ago RIYADH (AFP) - Eid al-Fitr festivities marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan will be celebrated on Tuesday in Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Libya and Jordan, officials said. Religious authorities in Saudi Arabia, home to Islam's holiest shrines, said that the new moon had been sighted and that Ramadan ends on Monday with the feast to follow the next day.
- El-Owairan in Cairo to hold talks with Ahly
Saudi Arabia legend Saied El-Owairan arrived in Cairo on Monday in order to hold talks with Ahly's board over his testimonial match
- Saudi to sign extradition treaty with Iraq
Saudi to sign extradition treaty with Iraq
- Arabian Piano Nights by Izi-Din
Arabian Piano Nights by Izi-Din
- Abbas holds talks with Saudi king (AFP)
8 minutes ago JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) - Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas met Saudi King Abdullah on Tuesday during a brief visit to Saudi Arabia, the official SPA news agency reported. It gave few details of their talks in the Red Sea city of Jeddah, saying only that they focused on "latest developments pertaining to the Palestinian issue" and cooperation between the Saudi and Palestinian sides.
- Yemeni ship hijacked by Somali pirates
Yemeni ship hijacked by Somali pirates
- Tuesday marks beginning of Muslims' Eid al-Fitr
The first day of Eid al-Fitr - the Muslim fast-breaking feast - will be marked on Tuesday, religious authorities in Saudi Arabia announced on Monday. The authorities said that the crescent has been seen on Monday, indicating that Monday ends the Holy month of Ramadan and that Tuesday will be
- Bokeer might leave El-Wehda, Abdel Fadil's deal doubtful
German tactician Theo Bokeer will most probably leave Saudi Arabia's El-Wehda after getting into disputes with the club's board
- Pakistan's Sharif offers to broker Afghan talks: spokesman (AFP)
11 minutes ago ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Former Pakistani premier Nawaz Sharif is willing to broker talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban, his spokesman said Tuesday, amid reports that Sharif is already playing a key role. The offer came after a Pakistani newspaper reported that Sharif, in conjunction with Saudi Arabia, is helping to seek a settlement between the hardline Taliban and the US-backed regime of President Hamid Karzai.
- Karol Wolf, Best Arab Singer that performs in English
Karol Wolf, Best Arab Singer that performs in English
- Carole Samaha nominated for MTV Europe Music Award
Carole Samaha nominated for MTV Europe Music Award
- Meshaal calls for Syria-Saudi thaw: diplomat (AFP)
5 minutes ago RIYADH (AFP) - Exiled Hamas supremo Khaled Meshaal has called for a thaw in ties between Saudi Arabia and Syria during a recent visit to Saudi Arabia, an Arab diplomat said on Sunday. "During meetings with Saudi officials, Meshaal raised the issue of Saudi-Syrian relations, which have long been tense, and stressed the importance of improving those ties," the diplomat told AFP, requesting anonymity.
- Abdel Halim Hafezs Anthology box set
Abdel Halim Hafezs Anthology box set
- Nigerian president returns home amid health questions (AFP)
27 minutes ago LAGOS (AFP) - Nigeria's President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua returned home from Saudi Arabia Saturday, a government official said, amid questions about his health. A Saudi hospital official last weekend said the head of state had been hospitalised there for several days, but did not disclose any details.
- Al Muhandis will sue everyone that accused him of fabricating his accident
Al Muhandis will sue everyone that accused him of fabricating his accident
- Saudi unaware of Judge busted for drugs in UAE
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Justice on Tuesday said that it has no information on news reports carried by local newspapers in the United Arab Emirates on the arrest of a Saudi judge by the Dubai police over possession of drugs, according to a statement carried by the official news agency
- Sultan Rouge presents Oriental Dreams
Sultan Rouge presents Oriental Dreams
- Karl Wolf nominated for prestigious MTV EMA Award
Karl Wolf nominated for prestigious MTV EMA Award
- The hottest album of the season by Janat
The hottest album of the season by Janat
- Said Mrads "Greatest Dance Hits"
Said Mrads "Greatest Dance Hits"
- Saudis not liable for 9\11 attacks: US court
A federal appeals court has ruled Saudi Arabia could not be held liable for the September 11 attacks against the United States despite charitable donations that ended up in the hands of al-Qaeda. Upholding a 2006 decision by a lower court, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan on
- Yasser Habeebs eagerly awaited master-piece
Yasser Habeebs eagerly awaited master-piece
- Saudi project puts Arabs on genetic map
Saudi researchers have mapped the first Arab genome in a project to put the Arab world on the global genetic map and improve healthcare. Geneticists from Saudi Biosciences say unlocking the genetic profile of 100 people from Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries will help tackle medical
- UAE billionaire to buy Portsmouth - report
Abu Dhabi billionaire Sulaiman al-Fahim has signed a deal to buy Premier League Portsmouth, a Dubai-based magazine reported on Wednesday citing a source
- US novel gives positive peek on Saudi society
U.S. bookstores are selling a novel by American writer Zu Ferraris that is giving a rare positive window into the Saudi society and the lives of men and women there, according to a press report Sunday. Ferraris' "Finding Nouf" is an electrifying debut of taut psychological suspense that
- Asian Cup winning coach Viera back in charge of Iraq
Brazilian coach Jorvan Viera has agreed another stint in charge of Asian champions Iraq
- Report says UAE group buys Man City
A United Arab Emirates company has bought Premier League club Manchester City
- Nancy Ajrams big surprise
Nancy Ajrams big surprise
- El-Helal set to face juventus in El-Temiat's testimonial match
Saudi giants El-Helal are planning to hold a prestigious testimonial match for their already-retired superstar Nwaf El-Temiat against Italy's juventus
- Saudi religious police acquitted of homicide
The family of a Saudi man who died in the custody of religious police after being apprehended on suspicion of alcohol possession were left un-vindicated Tuesday when an appeals court refused to find the officers guilty of murder. The Saudi Court of Appeals endorsed a lower court's verdict
- UAE investment group buys Manchester City
Abu Dhabi United Group for Development and Investment (ADUG) has concluded a deal to buy Premier League club Manchester City, Arabian Business magazine said Monday. It reported that the deal was struck Sunday night between the club's former owner and ex-Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra
- Israel to delay release of Fatah prisoners
Israel to delay release of Fatah prisoners
- Syria says deployment on Lebanon border to fight smuggling
Syria says deployment on Lebanon border to fight smuggling
- Saudi women beat peeping-Toms at mosque
A pair of peeping-Toms hoping to get an illicit look at a group of women at a mosque in Saudi Arabia got a beating instead. A group of Saudi women beat two young men who sneaked into a mosque in the northwestern city of Hail to watch women praying during the taraweeh, a nightly prayer recited
- Park scores late to keep S. Korea on top of qualifying
Park Ji-sung scored with nine minutes remaining to earn South Korea a 1-1 draw with Iran and hold on to the Group Two lead in 2010 World Cup qualifying
- The Best Arabian Shaabi Album
The Best Arabian Shaabi Album
- Ragheb Alamas special edition
Ragheb Alamas special edition
- Check in Hotel Beirt
Check in Hotel Beirt
- Iran defends new offices on disputed island
Iran on Wednesday defended opening new offices on a disputed Gulf island and rejected Arab monarchies' condemnation of the move as "interference", the official IRNA news agency reported. "All our country's measures on Abu Musa island are completely legal and in accordance with
- Amr Diab performs Omrah in Ramadan
Amr Diab performs Omrah in Ramadan
- Magida El Roumi sings for children
Magida El Roumi sings for children
- Yemen arrests six suspects behind US embassy attack
Yemen arrests six suspects behind US embassy attack
- Glance at Islamic terror money (AP)
By The Associated Press 40 minutes ago A look at the ways analysts say al-Qaida and other Islamic terrorist groups get money and how it has changed over time: • Soviet war in Afghanistan: Many Islamic terror groups have their origins in the Soviet war in Afghanistan that started in 1979.
- Figo wants to play on, perhaps in China - report
Former World Player of the Year Luis Figo wants to extend his career outside Europe and would consider playing in the Chinese Super League
- The Manager on Rotana
Rotana has launched a new reality/ talent show, which is supposed to be very big! The show is entitled 'The Manager', reminds me very much of Donald Trump's show 'The Apprentice', and is a quest to find someone qualified...
- Female suicide bomber kills 3 at Iraq hospital
Female suicide bomber kills 3 at Iraq hospital
- Mission Fashion 2008 - Prime 3
The third prime of Mission Fashion 2008 was very interesting, with the presence of Canadian/Lebanese singer Karl Wolf and the attendance of Elie Saab himself. The nominees of this week were the first to present their work on the catwalk....
- Afghan president calls on Taliban for peace
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has made a call for peace to Taliban leader Mullah Omar as the Taliban Supremo offered international forces a safe retreat from Afghanistan if they agree to withdraw from the war-torn country. "A few days ago I called upon their leader, Mullah Omar, and said
- Fullah sings for Muhammad Abdoh
Fullah sings for Muhammad Abdoh
- Osama Abd El Ghanis eagerly awaited new album Kolohom Baouk
Osama Abd El Ghanis eagerly awaited new album Kolohom Baouk
- Rare recordings by George Wassouf
Rare recordings by George Wassouf
- Algerians jailed for breaking Ramadan fast
An Algerian court has jailed six people for four years each for failing to observe the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, a human rights activist said Tuesday. The six were also fined 1,000 euros each ($1,300), said honorary president of the Algerian League for the Protection of Human Rights
- 3 million Muslims gather in Mecca
3 million Muslims gather in Mecca
- Great press attendance at launch of Saber Al Ribais album
Great press attendance at launch of Saber Al Ribais album
- Hizbullah chief initiates open-ended protest until Gaza Strip siege is over
Hizbullah chief initiates open-ended protest until Gaza Strip siege is over
- Amir Adams break-through debut album Omr Behalo
Amir Adams break-through debut album Omr Behalo
- Arab stock markets plunge for 4th day
Arab stock markets fell for the fourth day running on Wednesday joining stock markets across the world amid growing fears that policymakers may be powerless to stop the worst financial shock since the Great Depression. The plunge slashed many more billions from the combined value of regional
- Japan and Qatar highlight threat to Aussies at football WC qualifiers (AFP)
7 minutes ago DUBAI (AFP) - Japan and Qatar clinched crucial World Cup wins in the crushing humidity of the Gulf on Saturday to hammer home a double warning to Australia of the dangers ahead on the road to the World Cup finals. Japan beat Bahrain 3-2 in Manama while Qatar eased past Uzbekistan 3-0 in Doha to get Group One of the final round of Asian qualifiers off to a flying start.
- The new elite sound of Elie Attieh.
The new elite sound of Elie Attieh.
- Rare recordings for George Wassouf
Rare recordings for George Wassouf
- Saudi 8-year-old wife seeks divorce
A Saudi court is scheduled next month to look into a divorce plea from an eight-year-old girl married off by her father to a man in his fifties, according to press reports. Unaizah Province court set Ramadan 18 (September 18, 2008) as the date for hearing the plea in a case that has stirred much
- Yemen arrests six over US embassy attack
Yemen said on Monday it is holding six key suspects over a deadly attack on the U.S. embassy last week, while analysts warn that Sana is increasingly becoming a platform for al-Qaeda due to a lack of state resources. "Security services succeeded in arresting six people, of whom some belong
- Lebanese leaders hope assassination will not harm reconciliation effort
Lebanese leaders hope assassination will not harm reconciliation effort
- Ramy Sabrys break-through debut album
Ramy Sabrys break-through debut album
- Yemen: At least 16 dead in US embassy attack
Yemen: At least 16 dead in US embassy attack
- Saudi FM: Gaza massacre result of internal Palestinian crisis
Saudi FM: Gaza massacre result of internal Palestinian crisis
- Nonstop Khaleeji DJ Mix
Nonstop Khaleeji DJ Mix
- US should talk with its enemies: Petraeus
US should talk with its enemies: Petraeus
- Muna Zaki Shocked by Haifa Wahbis Salary
Muna Zaki Shocked by Haifa Wahbis Salary
- Palestinians receive Saudi cash boost
The cash-strapped Palestinian Authority will receive a financial boost from Saudi Arabia to help Prime Minister Salam Fayyad pay public sector salaries, Palestinian officials said on Saturday. "The Saudi finance minister told the Palestinian Authority that the decision was made to transfer
- Teachers petition Saudi king for equal rights
A group of Saudi teachers said they will present a petition to King Abdullah to demand the Ministry of Education give them employment equality, from job opportunities to wages. Sarah Mohamed, co-founder of the Human Justice Campaign for Lifting Oppression against Female Teachers, said the
- A great welcome for Al Wasoof after returning from Sweden
A great welcome for Al Wasoof after returning from Sweden
- 17 stars host concerts at "Layali Febrayer"
17 stars host concerts at "Layali Febrayer"
- Kaka Man City transfer deal in doubt
Manchester City''s reported world record bid for AC Milan''s Brazilian playmaker Kaka hung in the balance on Thursday with conflicting reports on how the transfer talks were
- Saudi charity rejects entertainers' donations
Two Saudi actors and a Kuwaiti singer faced an awkward situation at a charity event for orphans when the organization manager refused to accept their donations under the pretext that their job is forbidden by religion. The two comedians Hussein Useiri and Fayez al-Malki and Kuwaiti singer Abadi
- Saudi clerics want death penalty for TV owners
Two senior Saudi clerics have issued fatwas calling for the owners of Arab television channels that broadcast shows promoting magic, debauchery and vice to be tried in court and face the death penalty. The sheikhs, both members of the Higher Council of Clerics, said Sunday they stopped short of
- Gaza-Egypt crossing opens for Muslim pilgrims
The Rafah crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt was opened on Saturday to allow hundreds of Muslim pilgrims to leave the besieged territory ruled by Hamas, Palestinian officials said. The crossing will be open on Saturday and Sunday, an official said, adding some 3,000 Gazans had
- Saudi ban on woman drivers may be eroding (AP)
By DONNA ABU-NASR, Associated Press Writer 26 minutes ago RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - When Ruwaida al-Habis' father and two brothers were badly burned in a fire, she had no choice but to break Saudi Arabia's ban on women drivers to get them to a clinic. Using the driving skills her father taught her on the family farm, al-Habis managed to reach the clinic's emergency entrance without a hitch.
- Saudi super tanker seized by pirates is off the coast of Somalia
Saudi super tanker seized by pirates is off the coast of Somalia
- Analysis: Stable Iraq could influence Mideast
Analysis: Stable Iraq could influence Mideast
- Bushra a star on the rise
Bushra a star on the rise
- Don't let them eat cake, Saudi cleric says (AP)
By DONNA ABU-NASR, Associated Press Writer 20 minutes ago RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - When Hala al-Masaad invited her girlfriends over to celebrate her 18th birthday with cake and juice, the high school student was stepping into an unusual public debate. Is celebrating birthdays un-Islamic? Saudi Arabia's most senior Muslim cleric recently denounced birthday parties as an unwanted foreign influence, but another prominent cleric declared they were OK.
- Color, glitter enliven Saudi women's black abayas (AP)
By DONNA ABU-NASR, Associated Press Writer 15 minutes ago JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia - For years, the only thing sold openly in Saudi stores selling women's cloaks were of the all-black, drab covering variety. Now, streaks of vibrant color, bands of glittering crystal — even sheaths of sexy leopard skin prints — are showing up on the racks.
- Jood, a Lebanese star on the rise
Jood, a Lebanese star on the rise
- Saudi religious police car chases end in crashes
High speed chases, car crashes and illicit escapades may sound like a Hollywood movie, but citizens in Saudi Arabia were anything but amused by the antics of some overly enthusiastic officers from the religious police in recent days. Officers from the from the Commission for the Propagation of
- Calls for end to Saudi child marriages (AP)
By DONNA ABU-NASR, Associated Press Writer 4 minutes ago RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - An 11-year-old boy gave out invitations to his classmates for a big event his family was planning this summer — and it wasn't his birthday party. It was his wedding to a 10-year-old cousin. Muhammad al-Rashidi's marriage was eventually put on hold, his father said, after pressure from the governor of the northern province of Hail, who considered the elementary school student too young to marry.
- 'Bloody Sunday' sees Gulf markets crumble
Stock markets across the Gulf continued to tumble Monday after a 'Bloody Sunday' of trading saw huge losses and credit conditions tightened, sparking fears that the Arab peninsula would be hit by the fallout in Europe and the United States. In the Gulf's biggest stock market, Saudi Arabia, the
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