The Indonesian resort island of Batam has become a hotspot for Southeast Asian Salafis, who practice a fundamentalist form of Sunni Islam with roots in Saudi Arabia.
King Salman's historic visit to Indonesia is the culmination of a 37-year-long Saudi campaign for cultural influence in the world's largest Muslim nation.
Saudi women are beginning to know their rights.
While Washington warms to Tehran, Riyadh’s young prince is charting a more assertive course for the kingdom.
What attracts a young Saudi to join IS? The Kingdom is seeking answers—and fighting back. Part two in a series on the Islamic State and Saudi Arabia.
A two-part series examining how big a threat the Islamic State poses to Saudi Arabia—and how the Kingdom is fighting back.
With the deadly suicide bombing of a Saudi mosque, the Islamic State may be debuting a new strategy: lone-wolf attacks inside the kingdom.
The White House reassured Gulf countries over talks with Iran. But in Saudi Arabia, worries about Tehran have little to do with nuclear weapons.
Saudis are cheering on the war in Yemen. But will they still be celebrating when the kingdom turns up the heat on the Islamic State?
King Salman’s pre-dawn shake-up of the royal family marks the true start of his reign. Will it smooth things over with Washington?
Saudi women are unsure whether the new King Salman will reverse the limited gains in women's rights made under King Abdullah.
Saudis largely do not support IS, but the fraction who do pose a serious threat.
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