In Saudi Arabia, the official language spoken is Arabic. However, as a former protectorate of the British Empire, English is widely spoken and is a compulsory second language in schools. Saudi Arabia ...

because there’s a lot of historic prejudice around Saudi Arabia. This is why, as part of a trade mission overseen by the ...

To keep a British flag flying in the world of defence contracting, you need other customers. Over that same 30-year period, Saudi Arabia has been one of the UK and BAE's most loyal - and most ...

Meanwhile British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has defended UK ties with Saudi Arabia, which he described as a "very, very important military ally". UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt says the UK's ...

Syria’s newly appointed interim president, Ahmed al-Shara, arrived in Saudi Arabia on Sunday for his first foreign trip since ...

Once a poor British protectorate, the small nation became an independent state in 1971. Now rich in oil and natural gas, Qatar is one of the wealthiest countries in the world. Just over half of ...