Saudi Arabia
Saudi-led coalition seizes main road linking Yemen’s Hodeidah to Sanaa
Middle East
September 13, 2018
Saudi-led coalition seizes main road linking Yemen’s Hodeidah to Sanaa
ADEN (Reuters) – Yemeni forces backed by a Saudi-led coalition seized the main road linking the port city of…
Update: Jeddah police arrest both woman and Egyptian coworker, after public meal together
Egypt
September 11, 2018
Update: Jeddah police arrest both woman and Egyptian coworker, after public meal together
Jeddah police has arrested a woman for a YouTube video which shows her having breakfast with an Egyptian work…
Saudi police arrest Egyptian for having breakfast with female coworker
Egypt
September 10, 2018
Saudi police arrest Egyptian for having breakfast with female coworker
Saudi Police arrested an Egyptian hotel worker on Sunday following an online video of his breakfast with a female…
Saudi Arabia raises October crude prices to Europe, cuts Asia
Middle East
September 5, 2018
Saudi Arabia raises October crude prices to Europe, cuts Asia
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Aramco has raised the European price for its Arab Light crude grade for October, the…
UN to host first peace talks over war-torn Yemen since 2016
Middle East
September 5, 2018
UN to host first peace talks over war-torn Yemen since 2016
GENEVA (AP) — The United Nations is set to host peace talks between Yemen’s Saudi-backed government and rebels including…
Spain cancels bombs sale to Saudi Arabia amid Yemen concerns
Middle East
September 4, 2018
Spain cancels bombs sale to Saudi Arabia amid Yemen concerns
MADRID (AP) — Spain says it has cancelled the sale of 400 laser-guided bombs to Saudi Arabia amid fears that…
Donors step up funds to Palestinian aid agency after US cuts
Middle East
September 4, 2018
Donors step up funds to Palestinian aid agency after US cuts
GENEVA (AP) — The top official with the UN’s Palestinian aid agency says countries including Qatar, the United Arab Emirates,…
Saudi Arabia plans to dig canal turning Qatar into an island
Middle East
September 3, 2018
Saudi Arabia plans to dig canal turning Qatar into an island
A senior adviser to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman appeared to confirm that the kingdom is considering digging a…
Abu Dhabi delays exhibition of da Vinci’s ‘Salvator Mundi’
Middle East
September 3, 2018
Abu Dhabi delays exhibition of da Vinci’s ‘Salvator Mundi’
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The unveiling of Leonardo da Vinci’s painting “Salvator Mundi” at the Louvre Abu Dhabi…
Death toll of Egyptian Hajj pilgrims rises to 58
Egypt
August 30, 2018
Death toll of Egyptian Hajj pilgrims rises to 58
The Health Ministry has announced the deaths of three additional Egyptian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia, likely from natural causes, which…