Saudi Arabia
Vaccines blocked as deadly cholera rages in Yemen
Middle East
April 8, 2019
Vaccines blocked as deadly cholera rages in Yemen
ADEN, Yemen (AP) — In the summer of 2017, a plane chartered by the United Nations idled on the tarmac…
World powers demand halt to Libya advance
Middle East
April 6, 2019
World powers demand halt to Libya advance
Libyan forces under Khalifa Haftar battled their way to the south of Tripoli on Friday, prompting the UN Security Council…
Arab Quartet won’t attend assembly meeting of Inter-Parliamentary Union in Qatar
Egypt
April 5, 2019
Arab Quartet won’t attend assembly meeting of Inter-Parliamentary Union in Qatar
The Arab Quartet made up by the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Egypt announced their rejection of the 140th General…
Cholera is surging once again in war-ravaged Yemen
Middle East
April 5, 2019
Cholera is surging once again in war-ravaged Yemen
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Cholera is surging once again in Yemen, with the U.N. reporting that the number of suspected…
Exclusive: Saudi Arabia threatens to ditch dollar oil trades to stop ‘NOPEC’ – sources
Middle East
April 5, 2019
Exclusive: Saudi Arabia threatens to ditch dollar oil trades to stop ‘NOPEC’ – sources
LONDON/DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia is threatening to sell its oil in currencies other than the dollar if Washington passes…
Saudi Arabia detains supporters of women activists, including two U.S. citizens: sources
Middle East
April 5, 2019
Saudi Arabia detains supporters of women activists, including two U.S. citizens: sources
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has arrested at least eight people, including two dual U.S.-Saudi citizens, in an apparent crackdown…
Saudi women activists’ trials to continue after 3rd hearing
Middle East
April 4, 2019
Saudi women activists’ trials to continue after 3rd hearing
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Nearly a dozen Saudi women’s rights activists, most of them imprisoned, attended their third…
Saudi King Salman to visit Bahrain: BNA agency
Middle East
April 3, 2019
Saudi King Salman to visit Bahrain: BNA agency
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman is expected to visit Bahrain on Wednesday to discuss bilateral relations and regional…
Slain Saudi journalist Khashoggi’s children paid by kingdom: report
Middle East
April 2, 2019
Slain Saudi journalist Khashoggi’s children paid by kingdom: report
The children of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi have received multi-million dollar homes and are being paid thousands of dollars…
Germany adds six months to Saudi arms export ban: government
Middle East
March 29, 2019
Germany adds six months to Saudi arms export ban: government
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition government Thursday extended by six months an embargo on weapons exports to Saudi Arabia, instituted…