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Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman arrived Monday in Egypt as part of a regional tour that will take him to Jordan and Turkey. President Fattah al-Sisi welcomed the de facto leader of the Gulf country at the airport. The Read more
Saudi monarch King Salman has instructed Saudi Arabia’s humanitarian charity to provide urgent medical and shelter aid worth $10 million to Ukrainian refugees who have fled to neighboring countries, mainly Poland, Arab News reports. “King Salman directs KSrelief to provide Read more
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will visit Saudi Arabia in February as Turkey works to thaw ties with Arab countries in the region. Erdogan also announced he will also discuss trade with Saudi authorities. Turkey has been pushing to end Read more
Saudia, the Saudi kingdom’s national carrier, has announced ongoing talks with Airbus and Boeing to acquire next year an unspecified number of wide body aircraft as part of the airline’s plan to become a regional hub, reports say. “It’s a Read more
The Saudi monarch King Salman Tuesday fired and referred the Director Public Security for investigation over corruption allegations, reports say. Lt. Gen. Khalid bin Qarar Al-Harbi, state-run news agency SPA notes, had been taking public funds for his personal benefit. Read more
King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia has received the first dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, reported by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA). His son, the Crown Prince and other senior officials are also reported to have received the first Read more
Saudi Arabia and China have inked a $264-million deal under which the Asian country will provide necessary equipment and supplies to ramp up the fight against novel covid-19 in the Gulf country. The deal between National Unified Procurement Company (Nupco) Read more
King Salman of Saudi Arabia and Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Sunday exchanged over the telephone views on the situation of missing Saudi journalist, Jamal Khashoggi, who has vanished since entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2. A Read more
President Donald Trump Tuesday told supporters that he had told the Saudi monarch Salman he would not stay in power for two weeks without America’s protection and that he should pay. “We protect Saudi Arabia. Would you say they’re rich. Read more
The Malaysian government has closed down the Saudi-funded anti-terrorism center, in a new move underlining the new government’s intents to move away from claws of the Middle East major power. Mohammed Sabu, Malaysia’s minister of Defence, Monday announced the closure Read more