Saudi Arabia
Qatar reshuffles cabinet, boards of Qatar Petroleum and Qatar Investment Authority
Middle East
November 4, 2018
Qatar reshuffles cabinet, boards of Qatar Petroleum and Qatar Investment Authority
DOHA (Reuters) – Qatar appointed the heads of its biggest bank and state-run oil firm to two key ministerial posts…
Bahrain court overturns acquittal of opposition leaders
Middle East
November 4, 2018
Bahrain court overturns acquittal of opposition leaders
DUBAI (Reuters) – A Bahraini court on Sunday ordered life sentences for three senior opposition members, overturning a previous acquittal…
Egypt opens Arab Shield-1 to exchange fighting experience with Arab countries
Egypt
November 4, 2018
Egypt opens Arab Shield-1 to exchange fighting experience with Arab countries
The Egyptian Armed Forces opened the Joint Training Activities (Arab Shield-1) on Saturday at the Mohammed Najib Military Base, the…
Turkey’s Erdogan: Khashoggi killing ordered at Saudi ‘highest levels’
Middle East
November 3, 2018
Turkey’s Erdogan: Khashoggi killing ordered at Saudi ‘highest levels’
The order to kill journalist Jamal Khashoggi came from the “highest levels” of the Saudi government, Turkish President Tayyip…
Saudi coalition in Yemen attacks Sanaa sites, clashes in Hodeidah
Middle East
November 2, 2018
Saudi coalition in Yemen attacks Sanaa sites, clashes in Hodeidah
CAIRO/ADEN (Reuters) – The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said it attacked Sanaa International Airport and an adjoining airbase being…
Saudi Arabia hosts rare visit of US evangelical Christian figures
Middle East
November 2, 2018
Saudi Arabia hosts rare visit of US evangelical Christian figures
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman held a rare meeting with American evangelical Christians on Thursday, as the ultra-conservative…
FIFA head asks Qatar about expanding World Cup games to Middle East rivals in 2022
Middle East
November 1, 2018
FIFA head asks Qatar about expanding World Cup games to Middle East rivals in 2022
Gianni Infantino has asked Qatar if it would share games with Saudi Arabia and other rival countries in the…
Saudi-led coalition masses troops near Yemen’s Hodeidah as pressure mounts to end war
Middle East
November 1, 2018
Saudi-led coalition masses troops near Yemen’s Hodeidah as pressure mounts to end war
ADEN (Reuters) – The Saudi-led coalition has massed thousands of troops near Yemen’s main port city of Hodeidah, local…
Iranian spy service suspected of assassination plot in Denmark: security chief
Middle East
October 31, 2018
Iranian spy service suspected of assassination plot in Denmark: security chief
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark said on Tuesday it suspected an Iranian government intelligence service had tried to carry out…
Saudi prosecutor discusses Khashoggi case with Turkish intelligence: Demiroren agency
Middle East
October 31, 2018
Saudi prosecutor discusses Khashoggi case with Turkish intelligence: Demiroren agency
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor held talks overnight with Turkish intelligence officials over the investigation into the…