Saudi Arabia
Exclusive: Saudis could raise oil output again as sparring with Iran returns – sources
Middle East
November 4, 2016
Exclusive: Saudis could raise oil output again as sparring with Iran returns – sources
Old disputes between Saudi Arabia and rival Iran resurfaced at a meeting of OPEC experts last week, with Riyadh saying…
Saudi prince flogged in court-ordered punishment: newspaper
Middle East
November 2, 2016
Saudi prince flogged in court-ordered punishment: newspaper
A prince of Saudi Arabia's ruling Al Saud family was given lashes in a prison in Jeddah as a court-ordered…
Saudi Arabia says arrests Islamic State suspects plotting attacks
Middle East
October 30, 2016
Saudi Arabia says arrests Islamic State suspects plotting attacks
Saudi Arabia has arrested at least eight suspected militants plotting killings and a car bombing, the Interior Ministry said on…
Arab coalition air strike kills 45 in Yemen: relatives, sources
Middle East
October 30, 2016
Arab coalition air strike kills 45 in Yemen: relatives, sources
Arab coalition warplanes struck a prison in the Yemeni city of Hodeidah, killing 45 people including inmates, a local official,…
Tayeb slams Houthis for allegedly firing missile in the direction of Mecca
Egypt
October 29, 2016
Tayeb slams Houthis for allegedly firing missile in the direction of Mecca
The head of Al-Azhar, the top religious institution in Sunni Islam, slammed Yemen's Houthis on Saturday for allegedly firing a…
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…