Saudi Arabia

The biggest population, the largest GDP, the most oil reserves, arguable the most conservative state within the GCC.

Young Saudis Taking Career Choice “Into Own Hands”

Young Saudis Taking Career Choice “Into Own Hands”

CROSSROADS ARABIA: A quiet revolution in how young Saudis approach their studies and future careers is underway in the Kingdom …

Progress In Protection from Abuse? Good for 15th Century

Progress In Protection from Abuse? Good for 15th Century

EMAN AL NAFJAN: Progress is being made in helping to protect women and children in the Kingdom from domestic abuse. But it's painfully slow progress. …

‘Stop Dithering’. Saudi’s Message to Obama on Syria

‘Stop Dithering’. Saudi’s Message to Obama on Syria

CROSSROADS ARABIA: It's clear that impatience with Barack Obama's position on Syria is growing within the Kingdom. So what next? …

Camel Milk Woes Rising on MERs Link

Camel Milk Woes Rising on MERs Link

CROSSROADS ARABIA: Saudi Arabia is a great consumer of camel meat and milk. Both have seen a resurgence in the marketplace as ‘good, home-style foodstuffs’.…

Saudi Arabia: No Water Anywhere, but Gallons to Drink

Saudi Arabia: No Water Anywhere, but Gallons to Drink

CROSSROADS ARABIA: It’s a paradox. Saudi Arabia, known widely as “The Desert Kingdom” is the world’s largest consumer of water, using it easily at twice the pace of other, water-rich countries. …

The Trench Revisited: Another View of Saudi, Oil and Progress

The Trench Revisited: Another View of Saudi, Oil and Progress

STEVE ROYSTON: The Trench is the second in a quintet that explores the corruption of society by oil, and of those who extracted it, exploited it and enriched themselves in the process.…

Fake CVs in Saudi – Is Everyone Doing It?

Fake CVs in Saudi – Is Everyone Doing It?

It’s not just foreign workers who fake their credentials to find work…

‘Where To, Guv?’: London’s Black Cabs Head to Gulf

‘Where To, Guv?’: London’s Black Cabs Head to Gulf

CROSSROADS ARABIA: A true London icon - the Black Cab - is set to take to the streets in number in Riyadh and Dubai. It's good the vehicles are so robust. …

Wadjda – the official trailer

VIDEO: WADJDA is a 10-year-old girl living in a suburb of Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. Although she lives in a conservative world, Wadjda is fun loving, entrepreneurial and always pushing the boundaries...…

‘Wadjda’ – A Beautiful, Nuanced Evocation of Saudi Life

‘Wadjda’ – A Beautiful, Nuanced Evocation of Saudi Life

STEVE ROYSTON: It's the story of a young girl's everyday life in Riyadh. How many Saudis, though, will give up the chance to see the latest CGI blockbuster to view it? …