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Saudi and Omani companies have signed 13 memoranda of understanding in Muscat worth $30 billion, the official Saudi press agency SPA reported on Tuesday. These trade agreements which aim to diversify the economies of the two countries cover several cooperation Read more
The new head of the Saudi anti-corruption commission has indicated that he has been instructed by Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman, MbS, to crack down on the red tape in public services nearly two years after detaining dozens of high Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump Wednesday denied he is giving Saudi Arabia protection in the alleged killing of Saudi critical journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who, according to Turkish media, was tortured and dismembered in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. The journalist went Read more
Saudi Crown Prince has reportedly told a Jewish gathering in the US that Palestinians have to accept US-prepared peace deal with Israel, which does not include Jerusalem or shut up. According to Israeli media Channel 10, which refers to a Read more
Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman told the Washington Post that US President Donald Trump’s December decision to move the US embassy to the city of Jerusalem is a “painful step”. President Trump in December unilaterally declared Jerusalem capital of Read more
Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman said in an interview with US-based CBS Sunday that Saudi Arabia annually loses around $20 billion because of graft practices and that the November purge directed at top officials and business tycoons was necessary. An Read more
Human Rights Watch urged the UN to impose sanctions on Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the violations committed as part of the Saudi bombing campaign in Yemen. “Imposing targeted sanctions for the indiscriminate bombing and unlawful blockading Read more
Saudi Arabia has lifted a 35-year ban on cinemas in one of the surprising social modernization decisions taken by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The decision is part of “Vision 2030” spearheaded by the young Prince with a view to Read more
Saudi Prince Mansour bin Muqrin was killed on Sunday when a helicopter with several officials on board crashed near the kingdom’s southern border with war-torn Yemen, state television said. The Middle East Eye said that the crash happened near the Read more
A major purge of Saudi political and business leaders has been launched by Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, aka MBS, in a bid to consolidate his power grab. The newly established, anti-corruption committee, headed by Bin Salman himself, has Read more