Saudi Arabia
Sisi: Security of the Gulf region is linked to Egypt’s national security
Egypt
June 29, 2019
Sisi: Security of the Gulf region is linked to Egypt’s national security
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi stated on Saturday that the security of the Gulf region represent a cornerstone of Arab…
Saudi envoy blasts UN expert’s report on Khashoggi killing
Middle East
June 27, 2019
Saudi envoy blasts UN expert’s report on Khashoggi killing
GENEVA (AP) — A top Saudi diplomat lashed out Tuesday at an independent U.N. expert’s searing report alleging that Saudi…
Saudi forces say they have captured leader of Yemen branch of Islamic State
Middle East
June 26, 2019
Saudi forces say they have captured leader of Yemen branch of Islamic State
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi special forces have captured the leader of the Yemeni branch of the Islamic State militant group,…
South African sisters describe Saudi detention and complain to U.N.
Middle East
June 26, 2019
South African sisters describe Saudi detention and complain to U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) – Two South African sisters who were imprisoned in Saudi Arabia, initially without charge, described their ordeal on…
Pompeo heads to Saudi Arabia, UAE for Iran crisis talks
Middle East
June 24, 2019
Pompeo heads to Saudi Arabia, UAE for Iran crisis talks
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday he will visit Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates for talks…
Yemeni rebel attack on Saudi airport kills one, wounds 21: coalition
Middle East
June 24, 2019
Yemeni rebel attack on Saudi airport kills one, wounds 21: coalition
A Yemeni rebel attack on a civilian airport in southern Saudi Arabia killed a Syrian national and wounded 21 other…
Egypt’s ENPPI wins Saudi oil project tender
Business
June 23, 2019
Egypt’s ENPPI wins Saudi oil project tender
Egypt’s ENPPI won a major global tender for a new petrochemical project in Saudi Arabia to treat crude oil aiming…
Britain broke the law on Saudi arms exports, court rules
Middle East
June 20, 2019
Britain broke the law on Saudi arms exports, court rules
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain broke the law by allowing arms sales to Saudi Arabia that might have been used in…
Jamal Khashoggi ‘Joints will be separated’: Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, retold
Middle East
June 20, 2019
Jamal Khashoggi ‘Joints will be separated’: Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, retold
GENEVA (AP) — The gathering on the second floor of the Saudi consulate featured an unlikely collection: a forensic doctor,…
Saudi de-fangs religious police but plans to enforce ‘decency
Middle East
June 19, 2019
Saudi de-fangs religious police but plans to enforce ‘decency
Saudi Arabia has rendered toothless the once-feared religious police amid a liberalisation drive, but a planned “public decency” law is…