A Damascus-based political analyst says Saudi monarchy is right now facing growing domestic challenges over power struggle which could pave the ground for the extinction of monarchy.
Saudi Arabia has attempted to entice Russia through a package of economic incentives if Moscow agrees to scale back its support for the Syrian government.
The Shawwal crescent, which marks the end of Ramadan, was not sighted on Tuesday, Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court announced, adding that it will hold another meeting on Wednesday.
Saudi King Abdullah has appointed Prince Salman bin Sultan as deputy defense minister in a move that strengthens his credentials for future high office in the world's top oil exporter.
Statistics show that about 40 percent of the Saudi Arabian people live below poverty line while the countrys oil revenue is estimated to reach $300 billion per annum, according to experts.
Saudi Arabia has denied permission for a plane carrying Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir to cross its airspace for the swearing-in of Iran's new president, Khartoum says.
A Saudi intellectual has warned more than 10 million Saudi civilians live below poverty line.
Saudi Arabia's Million-Man March Movement has called on people to hold mass rallies in October throughout the Kingdom.
A group of Saudi workers has begun a campaign for pay raise by posting a message on social media website Twitter, which has so far been tweeted about 17 million times.
An international rights group condemned the sentencing of a Saudi Arabian website founder to be whipped 600 times and jailed for seven years for setting up a "liberal" network.