Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia looks to Russia to boost non-OPEC cooperation
Business
October 23, 2016
Saudi Arabia looks to Russia to boost non-OPEC cooperation
Saudi Arabia's Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said on Sunday he had invited his Russian counterpart Alexander Novak to meet Gulf…
Saudi equity investors cheer mega bond debut, SEC jumps on Q3 profit
Business
October 20, 2016
Saudi equity investors cheer mega bond debut, SEC jumps on Q3 profit
Saudi Arabia's stock market rose in early trade on Thursday as the banking sector rallied following the kingdom's mammoth international…
Saudi Arabia executes prince for murder: official media
Middle East
October 19, 2016
Saudi Arabia executes prince for murder: official media
A Saudi prince was executed in Riyadh on Tuesday after a court found him guilty of shooting dead a fellow…
Saudi has little room to slow austerity drive, IMF says
Business
October 19, 2016
Saudi has little room to slow austerity drive, IMF says
The International Monetary Fund feels the pace of Saudi Arabia's austerity drive is broadly appropriate and there is little room…
Syria’s Assad seeks Egypt’s help in fighting terrorism
Egypt
October 17, 2016
Syria’s Assad seeks Egypt’s help in fighting terrorism
A top aide of Syrian President Bashar Assad has visited Cairo to coordinate with Egypt in the fight against terrorism…
Saudi ambassador returns to Cairo after recall to Riyadh
Egypt
October 17, 2016
Saudi ambassador returns to Cairo after recall to Riyadh
Saudi ambassador to Egypt Ahmed al-Qattan arrived in Cairo on Saturday after a three-day visit to Riyadh, where he he…
High-level Syrian delegation arrives in Egypt for talks
Egypt
October 17, 2016
High-level Syrian delegation arrives in Egypt for talks
A high-level Syrian delegation has arrived in Cairo for talks with unnamed senior officials. The pro-government Sada al-Balad and other news…
Saudi finance ministry to close annual accounts early in austerity step
Business
October 16, 2016
Saudi finance ministry to close annual accounts early in austerity step
Saudi Arabia's finance ministry will close its accounts for this year's budget on Nov. 15, the ministry said on Sunday…
Fuel aid halt suggests deeper Saudi-Egyptian rift
Egypt
October 15, 2016
Fuel aid halt suggests deeper Saudi-Egyptian rift
A halt to shipments of Saudi fuel to Egypt under a $23 billion aid deal shows that a rift between…
Saudi Arabia, SoftBank aim to be world’s No. 1 tech investor with $100 billion fund
Business
October 14, 2016
Saudi Arabia, SoftBank aim to be world’s No. 1 tech investor with $100 billion fund
Saudi Arabia and Japan's SoftBank Group (9984.T) will create a technology investment fund that could grow as large as $100…