Saudi Arabia
Saudi activist sentenced to 34 years in prison for Twitter activity
Middle East
August 22, 2022
Saudi activist sentenced to 34 years in prison for Twitter activity
(CNN) – Saudi women’s rights campaigner Salma al-Shehab was sentenced to 34 years in prison on Monday for her activity…
Featherweight boxer Ramla Ali looks to break barriers in Saudi Arabia’s first ever female fight
Middle East
August 20, 2022
Featherweight boxer Ramla Ali looks to break barriers in Saudi Arabia’s first ever female fight
(CNN) – After fleeing war in Somalia as a child, featherweight boxer Ramla Ali has had to fight for everything…
Egypt needs to depreciate its currency again: Bloomberg
Business
August 17, 2022
Egypt needs to depreciate its currency again: Bloomberg
Bloomberg news agency reported that the increasing pressure on the Egyptian economy has led the largest banks in the world…
Saudi fund invested $500 million in Russian oil as Ukraine invasion began
Middle East
August 15, 2022
Saudi fund invested $500 million in Russian oil as Ukraine invasion began
Saudi Arabia’s Kingdom Holding, the investment firm controlled by billionaire Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, quietly invested more than $500 million…
Who is the Saudi who blew himself up during his arrest and the case in which he is accused?
Middle East
August 12, 2022
Who is the Saudi who blew himself up during his arrest and the case in which he is accused?
After the Saudi Arabia’s Presidency of State Security announced, on Friday, that a wanted man named Abdullah bin Zayed Abdul…
Saudi sovereign fund acquires stakes in 4 Egyptian government companies
Egypt
August 11, 2022
Saudi sovereign fund acquires stakes in 4 Egyptian government companies
The Saudi sovereign fund acquired minority stakes in four Egyptian government companies, at a value of US$1.3 billion. The acquisition…
Saudi Sovereign Fund buys share of Egypt’s MOPCO
Business
August 10, 2022
Saudi Sovereign Fund buys share of Egypt’s MOPCO
Government sources revealed an agreement between the Saudi Egyptian Investment Company – the investment arm of the Saudi Sovereign Fund…
Former Twitter employee is convicted in Saudi spy case
Middle East
August 10, 2022
Former Twitter employee is convicted in Saudi spy case
A former Twitter manager accused of spying for Saudi Arabia was convicted on Tuesday on six criminal counts, including acting…
Saudi airlines reduce ticket prices by 40%
Middle East
August 9, 2022
Saudi airlines reduce ticket prices by 40%
The Director of Corporate Communications Affairs at Saudi Airlines, Abdullah al-Shahrani on Sunday announced a reduction in the prices of…
Egyptian community in KSA urgently requests identifying dead Egyptian expat to burry him
Egypt
August 4, 2022
Egyptian community in KSA urgently requests identifying dead Egyptian expat to burry him
An Egyptian died in Saudi Arabia 11 days ago without identifying any of his family or relatives in Egypt so…