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CAIRO — The concert seemed like it would be another adventurous step for ultraconservative Saudi Arabia: a pop star famous for lively love songs performing in a kingdom where, until recently, public ...

People party late into the night at Balad Beast — STR On a stage inside the historical centre of Jeddah, the main gateway for Muslim pilgrims heading to Mecca ...

A 1945 meeting between President Franklin D. Roosevelt and King Abdulaziz Al Saud might be regarded as something of interest only to modern-history buffs. But this week, images of that pivotal ...

The “penguin dance” has become an Internet phenomenon in Saudi Arabia. Saudis post videos of themselves online--often dancing in traditional garb. The trend offers a peek into the lighter side of life ...