Middle East
Waleed bin Talal profile: the second name on Saudi’s corruption list
November 6, 2017
Waleed bin Talal profile: the second name on Saudi’s corruption list
Saudi Prince al-Waleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz al Saud was among the 11 prominent Saudi figures arrested on Saturday in Saudi…
Travel-bans, bank account freezing expected for Saudi princes: Saudi newspaper
November 6, 2017
Travel-bans, bank account freezing expected for Saudi princes: Saudi newspaper
The new anti-corruption committee formed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman may take further measures on the detained princes and…
Bin Nasser profile: the man at the top of Saudi’s corruption list
November 6, 2017
Bin Nasser profile: the man at the top of Saudi’s corruption list
Saudi Prince Turki bin Nasser was among the 11 Saudi elite figures to be arrested on Saturday on charges of corruption as per an…
Saudi king receives ex-Lebanon PM Hariri in Riyadh
November 6, 2017
Saudi king receives ex-Lebanon PM Hariri in Riyadh
Saudi King Salman received former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri in Riyadh on Monday following his resignation, Saudi media reported.…
Oil hits two-year high on Saudi purge, world shares retreat
November 6, 2017
Oil hits two-year high on Saudi purge, world shares retreat
Oil jumped to its highest in over two years on Monday as Saudi Arabia’s crown prince cemented his power through…
Hezbollah says Saudi Arabia forced Lebanese PM to quit
November 6, 2017
Hezbollah says Saudi Arabia forced Lebanese PM to quit
Lebanon’s Shi‘ite Hezbollah group on Sunday accused Saudi Arabia of forcing Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri to quit, and called…
Saudi-led forces close air, sea and land access to Yemen
November 6, 2017
Saudi-led forces close air, sea and land access to Yemen
A Saudi-led military coalition said it will temporarily close all air, land and sea ports to Yemen to stem the…
Guards chief rejects Trump ‘slander’ that Iran behind Saudi missile
November 5, 2017
Guards chief rejects Trump ‘slander’ that Iran behind Saudi missile
The head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards denied on Sunday accusations by Donald Trump that Iran was behind the firing of…
Western intelligence warned Hariri of death plot: Asharq al-Awsat
November 5, 2017
Western intelligence warned Hariri of death plot: Asharq al-Awsat
Western intelligence agencies warned former Lebanese prime minister Saad al-Hariri of an assassination plot against him, the Saudi-owned pan-Arab newspaper…
Factbox: Saudi Arabia detains princes, ministers in anti-corruption probe
November 5, 2017
Factbox: Saudi Arabia detains princes, ministers in anti-corruption probe
Saudi Arabia detained 11 princes, four current ministers and tens of former ministers in a probe by a new anti-corruption…