Saudi Arabia
Oil hits 11-year low, Saudi-Iran row cuts chances of output restraint
Business
January 6, 2016
Oil hits 11-year low, Saudi-Iran row cuts chances of output restraint
Oil prices hit their lowest in over 11 years on Wednesday, as the row between Saudi Arabia and Iran was…
Egypt condemns attack on Saudi embassy in Tehran
Egypt
January 6, 2016
Egypt condemns attack on Saudi embassy in Tehran
Egypt has condemned attacks on Saudi Arabia's embassy in Tehran and the Saudi consulate in Mashhad, according to a statement…
Islamic State threatens to destroy Saudi prisons after executions
Middle East
January 6, 2016
Islamic State threatens to destroy Saudi prisons after executions
Islamic State threatened to destroy Saudi Arabian prisons holding jihadists after Riyadh's execution of 47 people including 43 convicted Al-Qaeda…
Iraq FM in Iran for talks on Saudi crisis
Middle East
January 6, 2016
Iraq FM in Iran for talks on Saudi crisis
Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari held talks in Tehran Wednesday with the crisis between Saudi Arabia and Iran in focus…
Saudis signal backing for Syria talks despite row with Iran
Middle East
January 6, 2016
Saudis signal backing for Syria talks despite row with Iran
Saudi Arabia signaled on Tuesday that the breach in its relations with Iran would not affect talks on Syria, another…
Mideast stocks: Saudi edges down as Savola plunges; Egypt up in thin trade
Business
January 5, 2016
Mideast stocks: Saudi edges down as Savola plunges; Egypt up in thin trade
Saudi Arabia's stock index edged down in the first hour of trade on Tuesday while Egypt's rose in thin volumes. The…
Saudi UN envoy demands condemnation of embassy attacks in Iran
Middle East
January 5, 2016
Saudi UN envoy demands condemnation of embassy attacks in Iran
Saudi Arabia’s envoy to the United Nations called upon the UN Security Council on Tuesday to condemn mob attacks on…
Yemen war intensifies amid mounting regional tension
Middle East
January 5, 2016
Yemen war intensifies amid mounting regional tension
Saudi-led air strikes targeting Iranian-allied Houthi forces intensified in Yemen on Tuesday, residents said, an escalation of a nine-month-old war…
‘We are not natural-born enemies of Iran’: Saudi UN envoy
Middle East
January 5, 2016
‘We are not natural-born enemies of Iran’: Saudi UN envoy
Saudi Arabia said on Monday it would restore ties with Iran when Tehran stopped meddling in the affairs of other…
UN pushes Syria, Yemen peace amid ‘worrying’ Saudi break with Iran
Middle East
January 5, 2016
UN pushes Syria, Yemen peace amid ‘worrying’ Saudi break with Iran
The United Nations worked quickly on Monday to salvage fragile international bids to broker peace in Syria and Yemen from…