After attacks in Riyadh
US orders diplomatic staff to leave Saudi Arabia
The US State Department has ordered American diplomatic staff to leave Saudi Arabia after drone attacks near the US Embassy in Riyadh.
The US State Department has ordered American diplomatic staff to leave Saudi Arabia after drone attacks near the US Embassy in Riyadh.

US Embassy in Riyadh hit by two Iranian drones, causing a fire in the area. The Embassy was empty at the time of the attack.

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An Israeli suffered a stroke on a flight between Dubai and Tel Aviv. The plane landed in Riyadh, and the passenger was taken to a local hospital before continuing its journey.

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Rabbi Yaakov Herzog discusses being a Jew in Saudi Arabia and efforts to establish Jewish community infrastructure there.

It is unclear whether the "hostile air target" was fired by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen.


Heavy gunfire in Riyadh sparks conflicting rumors.



Saudi security forces shoot and kill two suspected jihadists during a police operation in the capital Riyadh.

Military chiefs from across the globe to gather in Riyadh for strategic meeting, after ISIS seeps into Libya.


Princesses allegedly locked in a Jeddah palace say royal family is starving them, call on world leaders to stop 'gender apartheid.'

Saudi activists say that police have detained two women in Riyadh caught breaking an official ban on females driving.

Clashes between immigrants, police come a week after the end of an amnesty on illegal immigrants; one million deported in the past 3 months.

US Secy of State John Kerry warned Monday talks with Iran over its nuclear development activities “will not go on for the sake of talks.”

US Secy of State John Kerry and PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas chatted in Riyadh Monday about the prospects for peace, among other topics.

The king of Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz, is clinically dead, reports the daily Al-Sharq il-Awsat.

Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh has flown to Saudi Arabia allegedly to sign a deal to end his reign of power.
