Saudi Arabia will celebrate Founding Day on Saturday, February 22, commemorating the establishment of the First Saudi State in AD 1727 (1139 AH) by Imam Mohammed bin Saud in Diriyah. This historic ...

Launched in 2008 before cinema was even legal in the country, its first official film fest encountered initial pushback from a conservative government. Now, thanks to cultural reforms of the past half ...

DUBAI, June 6 (Reuters) - Iran reopened its embassy in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh on Tuesday, Saudi media reported, months after the two regional rivals agreed to end years of antagonism under a ...

"My father acquired all the paintings that were displayed at the public auction after King Saud was abdicated. The paintings, of course, are the most important works of Picasso, Monet and a large ...

Welcome to Al-Monitor Riyadh. As the hot summer months arrive in the Gulf, we highlight this week’s exhibitions by Saudi artists in Europe: Abdullah Al Jahdhami, who is presenting a solo exhibition in ...