RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, April 11 (UPI) -- Many Saudi couples say the high price of gold and recent rises in the cost of living have led them to exchange traditional gold wedding gifts for rented items.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, March 31 (UPI) -- A Saudi woman's alleged death at her father's hands has been cited by a Muslim cleric in his criticism of the Internet social networking site Facebook.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, March 14 (UPI) -- A new women-only unit has been created by Saudi Arabian police to monitor females' behavior and dress at the Jenadriyah Heritage and Culture Festival.

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, March 10 (UPI) -- Rival Arab Web sites and blogs are battling on the Internet over whether women in the Islamic world should continue wearing the veil.

CAIRO, March 4 (UPI) -- A nine-row pearl necklace which once belonged to the late Egyptian singer Umm Kulthum reportedly is to be auctioned off in Dubai next month.

DAMASCUS, Syria, Feb. 29 (UPI) -- The wife of slain Hezbollah leader Imad Mughniyah blames Syria for his death, while a Syrian investigation implicates Arab nations, a report said.

LONDON, Feb. 26 (UPI) -- A TV station based in the United Arab Emirates broadcast a video of a man who identified himself as one of five Britons taken hostage in Iraq last year.

GAZA, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- Palestinian officials said drugs are being smuggled from Egypt into Gaza by women who hide the substances in their bras or private parts.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Jan. 18 (UPI) -- Officials in the United Arab Emirates jailed an Indian man in the attempted rape of a woman he claimed to have married 7,000 years ago.