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Saudi’s flyadeal to pick Airbus or Boeing jets by end of month

Editorial Bureau November 15, 2018

DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabian budget airline flyadeal aims to decide whether to order Airbus or Boeing narrow-body jets by the end of this month, its chief executive said on Wednesday. Flyadeal, a subsidiary of state-owned Saudi Arabian Airlines, had been due to decide on the order for

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Israeli fire kills seven during Gaza raid, Israeli officer killed

Editorial Bureau November 12, 2018

GAZA (Reuters) – Israeli forces killed seven Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Sunday in air strikes and an undercover raid that Hamas said targeted one of its commanders and the Israeli military said left one of its officers dead. The Israeli incursion and air attacks drew rocket fire from the Hamas-controlled enclave, with sirens […]

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Oil prices rise by more than 1 percent after Saudis announce December supply cut

Editorial Bureau November 12, 2018

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices rose by more than one percent on Monday after top exporter Saudi Arabia announced a December supply cut, a measure likely aimed at halting a market slump that has seen crude decline by 20 percent since early October. Front-month Brent crude futures, a benchmark for global oil prices, were at […]

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Saudi prosecutor discusses Khashoggi case with Turkish intelligence -Demiroren agency

Editorial Bureau October 31, 2018

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor held talks overnight with Turkish intelligence officials over the investigation into the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Demiroren news agency said. It said Saud Al Mojeb left his hotel shortly after midnight and went to the Istanbul regional offices of

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U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo calls for end to fighting in Yemen

Editorial Bureau October 31, 2018

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on Tuesday for a cessation of hostilities in Yemen and said U.N.-led negotiations to end the civil war should begin next month. In a statement, Pompeo said missile and drone strikes by Iran-allied Houthi rebels against Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates should stop, […]

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AFC must avoid return to ‘turmoil and instability’: Sheikh Salman

Editorial Bureau October 31, 2018

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Sheikh Salman bin Khalifa warned against a return to “turmoil and instability” on Wednesday as he launched his bid to retain his position at the helm of the continent’s governing body. Sheikh Salman, who is seeking a third term in office, was first elected AFC president […]

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Saudi crown prince to address investment forum amid Khashoggi furore

Editorial Bureau October 24, 2018

RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s crown prince is expected to address an investment forum on Wednesday that has been overshadowed by the outcry over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a day after Turkey urged Riyadh to search “top to bottom” for those responsible. The kingdom has come under increasing pressure in the crisis that […]

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New CCTV images emerge showing Khashoggi arriving at Saudi Arabia consulate

Editorial Bureau October 22, 2018

TURKEY: New CCTV images emerge showing Khashoggi arriving at Saudi Arabia consulate. CCTV FOOTAGE SHOWING SAUDI JOURNALIST JAMAL KHASHOGGI STANDING OUTSIDE GATES, HANDING PAPERS TO WOMAN STILL CCTV PHOTOGRAPH OF KHASHOGGI STANDING WITH HIS FIANCEE HATICE CENGIZ/ BLOWN UP PHOTO TO LEFT OF SCREEN SHOWING CLOSER SHOT OF KHASHOGGI AND CENGIZ CCTV PHOTOGRAPH OF KHASHOGGI […]

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Israeli forces wound 130 Palestinians at Gaza border protest

Editorial Bureau October 19, 2018 0

GAZA (Reuters) – Israeli soldiers shot and wounded 130 Palestinians during protests near the Gaza Strip border on Friday, the enclave’s Health Ministry said. An Israeli military spokeswoman said about 10,000 demonstrators massed at the border and that some threw burning tyres, grenades and explosive devices at the troops across the fence. But the protest […]

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Saudi conference boycott over Khashoggi shows political threat to economy

Editorial Bureau October 19, 2018 0

DUBAI (Reuters) – A Western boycott of a major business conference in Riyadh next week suggests rising political risks in Saudi Arabia could harm its ambitions to attract foreign capital and diversify its economy away from oil. Rather than whipping up interest in Saudi investment opportunities, the event risks becoming a public relations debacle because […]