Saudi Arabia
Brookings Institution: Saudis welcome Mubarak’s acquittal
Egypt
December 1, 2014
Brookings Institution: Saudis welcome Mubarak’s acquittal
The Saturday verdict acquitting former President Mohamed Hosni Mubarak of murder and corruption charges vindicates the Saudi Arabian strategy that…
Egypt seeks strengthened investment ties with Saudi Arabia
Business
November 23, 2014
Egypt seeks strengthened investment ties with Saudi Arabia
Egypt said on Sunday it is seeking a strategic alliance with Saudi Arabia, stressing on the necessity to boost trade…
UPDATED:Saudi Arabia, UAE and Bahrain end rift with Qatar, return ambassadors
World
November 17, 2014
UPDATED:Saudi Arabia, UAE and Bahrain end rift with Qatar, return ambassadors
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain agreed on Sunday to return their ambassadors to Qatar, signalling an end…
Egypt received $10.6 billion from Gulf last fiscal year -minister
Business
November 8, 2014
Egypt received $10.6 billion from Gulf last fiscal year -minister
Egypt received $10.6 billion in aid from Gulf states in the last fiscal year, the finance minister said on Saturday,…
Saudi loan to support Egypt electricity and petroleum sectors
Business
November 2, 2014
Saudi loan to support Egypt electricity and petroleum sectors
The government signed three deals on Saturday by which Egypt would obtain loans from the Saudi Fund for Development worth…
Saudi Arabia finds six new MERS cases as outbreak grows
Egypt
October 30, 2014
Saudi Arabia finds six new MERS cases as outbreak grows
Saudi Arabia said late on Wednesday it had detected six new cases of the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)…
Sisi invites Saudi king to Egypt friends conference
Business
October 28, 2014
Sisi invites Saudi king to Egypt friends conference
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has invited Saudi Arabia King Abdullah Bin Abdel Aziz to a conference gathering friends of Egypt…
Saudi Arabia’s Shi’ites fear they are at mercy of region’s tumult
World
October 24, 2014
Saudi Arabia’s Shi’ites fear they are at mercy of region’s tumult
The Shi’ite Muslim minority in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province have long felt marginalised by the Sunni ruling dynasty, and protests…
Saudi Arabia sentences 13 over plot to attack U.S. soldiers
World
October 22, 2014
Saudi Arabia sentences 13 over plot to attack U.S. soldiers
A Saudi court has sentenced 13 suspected members of an al Qaeda cell - 11 Saudis, a Qatari and an…
Maduro says Venezuela’s 2015 budget to put oil at US$60 dollars
World
October 18, 2014
Maduro says Venezuela’s 2015 budget to put oil at US$60 dollars
Venezuela's 2015 budget will be based on a target oil price of US$60 dollars per barrel, President Nicolas Maduro said…