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Egypt will not compromise on reconciliation conditions for Qatar: Foreign Affairs Minister
Egypt
July 25, 2017
Egypt will not compromise on reconciliation conditions for Qatar: Foreign Affairs Minister
Egypt’s Foreign Affairs Minister Samih Shokary asserted on Monday evening that Egypt will not compromise on the conditions it stipulated…
Saudi calls OPEC members to stick to limits, sees oil demand up
Business
July 24, 2017
Saudi calls OPEC members to stick to limits, sees oil demand up
OPEC leader Saudi Arabia said on Monday the group would quickly address weak compliance with output cuts by some OPEC…
Egypt, Saudi Arabia deny revising 13 demands for Qatar
Middle East
July 20, 2017
Egypt, Saudi Arabia deny revising 13 demands for Qatar
Egypt and Saudi Arabia denied on Wednesday the circulated media report from the British Broadcasting Corporation [BBC] that indicated the four…
In depth: Why a Saudi woman’s miniskirt sparked an outcry
Features/Interviews
July 20, 2017
In depth: Why a Saudi woman’s miniskirt sparked an outcry
A Snapchat video of a Saudi Arabian woman walking around a historic fort in Riyadh wearing a miniskirt and crop…
Arab nations’ demands revised, Al-Jazeera network closure “not necessary”
Middle East
July 19, 2017
Arab nations’ demands revised, Al-Jazeera network closure “not necessary”
The Saudi-led alliance of Arab countries that severed links with Qatar is now urging Doha to accept six steps—down from…
Saudi-led air strikes kill at least 20 Yemeni civilians: officials
Middle East
July 19, 2017
Saudi-led air strikes kill at least 20 Yemeni civilians: officials
At least 20 Yemeni civilians were killed and many others were wounded when a Saudi-led coalition air strike hit a…
Saudi woman in miniskirt video arrested after public outcry
Middle East
July 19, 2017
Saudi woman in miniskirt video arrested after public outcry
A Saudi woman has been arrested for defying the kingdom’s strict dress code by walking around in a miniskirt and…
Egypt ends visa-free entry for Qataris
Egypt
July 18, 2017
Egypt ends visa-free entry for Qataris
Egypt’s foreign ministry scrapped visa-free travel for Qataris on Monday — the latest punitive measure taken against Doha, which Egypt and…
UN envoy calls for end of civil war in Yemen as famine, cholera prevail
Middle East
July 13, 2017
UN envoy calls for end of civil war in Yemen as famine, cholera prevail
Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, UN envoy for the nation, called on all parties “to act for the sake of peace,”…
Exclusive: Saudis to cut August oil exports to lowest level this year
Business
July 12, 2017
Exclusive: Saudis to cut August oil exports to lowest level this year
Saudi Arabia will cut crude oil shipments to its customers in August by more than 600,000 barrels per day to…