The kingdom has repeatedly said it would stick to the decades-old Arab League position of not establishing official ties with Israel until the conflict with the Palestinians is resolved.

Last month Biden himself had sought to distance himself from the upcoming encounter, stressing to reporters he was going to meet with King Salman and his team.

Saudi Arabia, home to Islam's holiest sites in Mecca and Medina, allowed back foreign travellers this year to perform the hajj.

Saudi women are no longer banned from concerts and sports events, and in 2018 they gained the right to drive.

The Islamic religious police have been de-fanged, cinemas have reopened, foreign tourists have been welcomed, and Saudi Arabia has staged a film festival, operas, a Formula One Grand Prix, professional wrestling and a huge rave festival.

Biden would participate in a Riyadh summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council

New ’mega-airport', new national flag carrier and expectation of 330 million annual visitors, Saudi Arabia seeks $100billion to become world's top tourist spot.

The operation was part of a $20-billion clearance and construction project that stands to displace half-a-million people in Saudi Arabia's second city

Xi's potential visit would offer a stark contrast to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and his relationship with President Biden, who pledged during the 2020 election to treat the kingdom like a "pariah" state.

On Sunday, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia signed two agreements on worker recruitment and skills verification of the Pakistani workforce employed in KSA. The agreements were...

Shaukat Tarin has announced today in a tweet that Pakistan has received the $3 Billion agreed under a support package from Saudi Arabia

Analysts describe Qatar's emergence as a broker in Afghanistan as a part of a carefully nurtured strategy by the tiny but rich state to bolster its own security, by becoming indispensable as a venue for international mediation.