Oil hits new peak

15.33 Mon Jun 30
The cost of oil has surged to a record high as oil company bosses gather in Madrid to discuss soaring prices.

Brown secures oil production deal

09.17 Mon Jun 23
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has reached a deal with Saudi Arabia which could see oil production increased by 500,000 barrels per day.

Brown announces oil deal

22.49 Sun Jun 22
Gordon Brown has predicted a fall in oil prices after a global summit in Saudi Arabia.

Judges quash Saudi probe decision

11.54 Thu Apr 24
The High Court has quashed the decision of the Serious Fraud Office to drop an investigation into deals between BAE and Saudi Arabia.

Pressure to reopen bribery investigation

07.08 Fri Apr 11
The Government is under pressure to reopen the investigation into alleged bribery involving BAE Systems and Saudi Arabia.

BAE probe decision overturned

22.35 Thu Apr 10
The High Court has ruled the decision to stop investigating a BAE arms deal was unlawful, dealing a bitter blow to the Government.

High Court bid over BAE probe drop

23.06 Thu Feb 14
The decision to drop a probe into possible corruption over arms deals between BAE Systems and Saudi Arabia is being challenged in court.

Saudi officials ban Valentine's Day

19.54 Thu Feb 14
Police in Saudi Arabia are refusing to join in with the romantic theme of Valentine's Day.

Saudi ban for Valentine's Day

18.38 Thu Feb 14
Saudi Arabia's religious police have issued a fatwa, or religious edict, banning shops from selling red roses and other Valentine's Day pa

Fergie denies making gesture

14.07 Mon Jan 21
Sir Alex Ferguson insists he did not make an offensive gesture while celebrating Manchester United's second goal at Reading.

George Bush to visit Saudi Arabia

09.55 Mon Jan 14
US President George W Bush is to visit Saudi Arabia to encourage support for Middle-East peacemaking by the Arab powerbroker.

Blair 'concerned' over arms deal probe

19.09 Sat Dec 22 2007
Tony Blair raised concerns about a probe into a Saudi arms deal less than a week before it was scrapped last year, it has emerged.

High Court challenge over BAE probe

23.28 Fri Nov 09 2007
The High Court has agreed to hear a pressure group's challenge to a decision to drop a corruption probe into BAE Systems.

Campaigners criticise Saudi king's visit

21.49 Tue Oct 30 2007
Human rights groups have criticised King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia's trip to Britain.

Saudi King criticises UK on terror

20.54 Mon Oct 29 2007
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has claimed Britain failed to act on information which might have averted the 2005 London bombings.

BAE set for fighter jet deal

17.06 Fri Sep 07 2007
BAE Systems is reportedly poised to secure a £20 billion fighter jets deal with Saudi Arabia.

Bush calls for Middle East talks

21.17 Mon Jul 16 2007
President George W Bush has called for a Middle East peace conference.

Bangladeshis trapped in airport for weeks

18.15 Thu May 03 2007
Two Bangladeshi men lived in an airport because they did not have passports - just like Tom Hanks in the film The Terminal.

French nationals shot dead in Saudi

17.07 Mon Feb 26 2007
Three French nationals have been shot dead near the Saudi Arabian city of Medina in what is believed to have been a militant attack.