The US plans to release 172 million barrels of oil from its Strategic Petroleum Reserve, more than 40% of a wider release coordinated with allies, to help dampen prices spiked by supply disruptions ...

By Mark Mazzetti, Tyler Pager, Edward Wong On Feb. 18, as President Trump weighed whether to launch military attacks on Iran, Chris Wright, the energy secretary, told an interviewer he was not ...

Standing as a historic symbol of faith for Muslims around the globe, the door of the Holy Kaaba is one of the Grand Mosque's most prominent architectural features throughout the ages.

Iran selected Mojtaba Khamenei as the new supreme leader. He is the son of the previous supreme leader. Also on Sunday, the U.S. announced the death of a seventh service member in the war.

The travel chaos from the war in the Middle East has ensnared many of the Muslims who have converged on Saudi Arabia for the Umrah pilgrimage, leaving them stranded and ...

For the Arabs, poetry is more than mere entertainment or linguistic beauty; it reflects the deepest sense of identity and ...

RIYADH — Stability prevailed in central Arabia when the Banu Hanifa tribe migrated from Hijaz and settled along Wadi Hanifa under the leadership of Ubayd bin Tha’labah, who chose Hajr Al-Yamamah as a ...

Ramadan for 2026 will begin at sundown on February 17, as confirmed by moon spotters in Saudi Arabia. The official start of Ramadan is determined by the sighting of the waning crescent moon, causing ...

Domingo Zapata, known for his work with celebrities, is making the world’s largest mural. The project, commissioned by Saudi Arabia, will be the size of nine football fields. Zapata is a favorite ...

The biggest saltwater surf pool in Saudi Arabia is about to open along the shores of the Red Sea. From 1 March, surfers can ride manmade waves up to 2.1 metres high in a huge 215-metre-long ...

In the years after he was named the deputy crown prince of Saudi Arabia, in 2015, Mohammed bin Salman—known informally as M.B.S.—has accumulated remarkable power in the country. (He became crown ...

A Leonardo C-27J Spartan aircraft is on display at the 2025 Avalon International Airshow in Avalon, Australia, in March 2025. (Alexander Bogatyrev/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) ROME — ...