Saudi Arabia
Loud debates, fun banter: Mideast finds outlet in Clubhouse
Middle East
April 9, 2021
Loud debates, fun banter: Mideast finds outlet in Clubhouse
BEIRUT (AP) — They are boisterous, argumentative and at times downright hilarious. Hundreds of thousands of people in the Arab…
Iran state TV acknowledges ship attacked in Red Sea
Middle East
April 7, 2021
Iran state TV acknowledges ship attacked in Red Sea
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Iranian cargo ship believed to be a base for the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard…
Saudi Arabia’s new glitzy magazines: Progress or ‘fashion-washing’?
Middle East
April 7, 2021
Saudi Arabia’s new glitzy magazines: Progress or ‘fashion-washing’?
Saudi Arabia’s print media landscape has just been broadened with the publication of the high-end lifestyle magazines Harper’s Bazaar Saudi and Esquire…
Saudi minister urges caution on oil production levels
Middle East
April 3, 2021
Saudi minister urges caution on oil production levels
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s energy minister took a cautious view of any increase in oil production as members…
Power play – India wields oil ‘weapon’ to cut dependence on Saudi
Middle East
April 2, 2021
Power play – India wields oil ‘weapon’ to cut dependence on Saudi
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – When India’s government last month asked refiners to speed up diversification and reduce dependence on the…
US, Saudi Arabia, and more countries support Sisi’s remarks on the GERD
Egypt
March 31, 2021
US, Saudi Arabia, and more countries support Sisi’s remarks on the GERD
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s statements on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) during a Tuesday visit to the Suez…
Exclusive: UN team finds Huthis launched Aden airport attack that killed 22 – diplomats
Middle East
March 30, 2021
Exclusive: UN team finds Huthis launched Aden airport attack that killed 22 – diplomats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An investigation by a UN team of experts found Yemen’s Huthis were responsible for a December 30…
Factbox: Saudi Arabia seeks to draw in foreign companies
Middle East
March 29, 2021
Factbox: Saudi Arabia seeks to draw in foreign companies
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has been pushing foreign firms to invest in the kingdom and set up regional headquarters…
Saudi Arabia sees fields of green with major tree-planting drive
Middle East
March 28, 2021
Saudi Arabia sees fields of green with major tree-planting drive
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia aims to plant 10 billion trees in the coming decades as part of an ambitious…
Yemen rebels hit, set ablaze fuel tank in south Saudi Arabia
Middle East
March 27, 2021
Yemen rebels hit, set ablaze fuel tank in south Saudi Arabia
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A fuel tank at an oil facility in Saudi Arabia caught fire after being…