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Saudi rallies around exiled Yemen leader after UAE-backed separatists seize Aden
Middle East
August 12, 2019
Saudi rallies around exiled Yemen leader after UAE-backed separatists seize Aden
ADEN (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia threw its weight behind Yemen’s exiled president, as UAE-backed southern separatists who took over the…
Muslim pilgrims converge on Jamarat for ritual stoning of the devil
Middle East
August 11, 2019
Muslim pilgrims converge on Jamarat for ritual stoning of the devil
JAMARAT, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) – Muslims from around the world hurled pebbles at a giant wall in a symbolic stoning…
Saudi-led coalition launches strike after Aden ‘coup’
Middle East
August 11, 2019
Saudi-led coalition launches strike after Aden ‘coup’
A Saudi-led coalition launched Sunday a strike against southern separatists in Yemen after they seized the presidential palace in second…
More than two million Muslims begin hajj pilgrimage
Middle East
August 9, 2019
More than two million Muslims begin hajj pilgrimage
More than two million Muslims begin the annual hajj on Friday as the Saudi hosts seek to deter politicisation of…
Saudi Arabia women’s rights reforms may still be thwarted by custom
Middle East
August 6, 2019
Saudi Arabia women’s rights reforms may still be thwarted by custom
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi officials have hailed as “historic” new rights granted to women in Saudi Arabia that further dismantle…
US House votes to block sale of weapons to Saudi Arabia
Middle East
July 18, 2019
US House votes to block sale of weapons to Saudi Arabia
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is heading for a showdown with President Donald Trump after the House voted on Wednesday to…
Former Lebanon PM in Riyadh: Saudi will support Lebanon
Middle East
July 15, 2019
Former Lebanon PM in Riyadh: Saudi will support Lebanon
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia will “extend a hand of support to Lebanon”, Lebanese former Prime Minister Najib Mikati said…
Media watchdog reveals secret Saudi mission for journalists’ release
Middle East
July 11, 2019
Media watchdog reveals secret Saudi mission for journalists’ release
French press freedom group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) revealed on Wednesday that it had sent a team to Saudi Arabia…
OPEC extends oil output cuts after Moscow-Riyadh pact
Middle East
July 2, 2019
OPEC extends oil output cuts after Moscow-Riyadh pact
OPEC agreed Monday to extend by nine months daily oil output cuts aimed at supporting prices and soaking up excess…
OPEC set to prolong oil output cuts after Moscow-Riyadh deal
Middle East
July 1, 2019
OPEC set to prolong oil output cuts after Moscow-Riyadh deal
OPEC and its allies are set this week to prolong oil output cuts to further boost prices, after the two…