LONDON/DUBAI (UK/UAE) – The foreign minister of Saudi Arabia said on Saturday that the kingdom was hopeful that it would enjoy “excellent relations” with the new US administration of President Joe Biden, adding that talks would continue with Washington regarding the Iran
LONDON (UK) – Saudi Arabia’s voluntary oil production cut is expected to bring the oil market into deficit for most of 2021 even as new lockdowns to contain the spread of the coronavirus batter oil demand, analysts say. Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest oil exporter, surprised the market on Jan. 5 with a voluntary output […]
RIYADH/BEIRUT (SAUDI ARABIA) – When Saudi Arabia, the world’s top oil exporter and a leading US ally, took over the G20 presidency in December 2019, hopes in the kingdom were high. A global summit would help rehabilitate the country on the international stage and turn the world’s attentions to key reforms launched by de facto […]
RIYADH (SAUDI ARABIA) – A Saudi Arabian foreign minister said on Twitter on Wednesday that the kingdom supports all initiatives to find a comprehensive solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the establishment of a Palestinian state based on borders before the 1967 war.
RIYADH (SAUDI ARABIA) – The kingdom’s ruler King Salman bin Abdulaziz, 84, posted his Eid al-Adha greetings on Twitter on Friday, shortly after leaving hospital. The custodian of Islam’s holiest sites left King Faisal hospital on Thursday after undergoing surgery to remove his gallbladder earlier in the week, according to the state news agency SPA. […]
RIYADH (SAUDI ARABIA) – Ruler of Saudi Arabia King Salman bin Abdulaziz, 84, has been hospitalised in Riyadh. He is suffering from an inflammation of the gall bladder, state news agency SPA said on Monday. The agency said the ruler of the world’s largest oil exporter, which is a close ally of the US, has […]
LONDON (UK) – Britain has adhered to a court order over its decisions on giving export licences to sell arms to Saudi Arabia, according to its trade minister on Tuesday. It meant that it can once again issue new licences to export arms to the kingdom. The Court of Appeal last year declared officially that […]
LONDON (UK) – Despite an economic downturn because of the pandemic crisis and low oil prices, Saudi Arabia is forging ahead with its plan to double the size of its capital, said a government official. President of Riyadh’s royal commission Fahd Al-Rasheed said the government has already pledged funds to the tune of $266.6 billion […]
RIYADH (Middle East) – Saudi Arabia is to limit the number of domestic pilgrims attending the haj to around 1,000 to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, after barring Muslims abroad from the rite for the first year in modern times. Haj minister Mohammed Benten told a news briefing on Tuesday that strict health criteria […]
LONDON (Middle East) – As Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman went on to tighten his grip on power by detaining senior members of the royal family and opponents, a former top-ranking intelligence official who was close to a key rival to the throne eluded him. Over the recent months, the crown prince has put […]