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The US State Department Tuesday said it banned Mohammed al Otaibi, the former Saudi consul general to Istanbul at the time Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered in the consulate in October last year, from entering the USA. “The murder Read more
Saudi and Emirati national football eams arrived in Qatar Monday to take part in the Arabia Gulf Cup though they initially gave a cold shoulder to the tournament taking place in the tiny gas-rich country. Both received an official welcome Read more
Saudi low cost airline Flynas has signed up for ten A321 aircraft as it embarks on expanding its routes across the kingdom and in and outside region. The new order will enable the airline to expand its destinations, the airline Read more
King Salman Wednesday conducted a partial cabinet reshuffle with the appointment of a new foreign minister less than one year after replacing Adel al-Jubeir. State-run news agency SPA said the monarch appointed Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud to replace Ibrahim al-Assaf Read more
The Saudi oil giant Aramco will inject $3 billion in Bangladesh for the installation of a 3,600MW power plant running on LNG, Arabian Business reports. Aramco according to a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) Read more
Iran Tuesday said it was ready for peace talks with its arch regional rival Saudi Arabia if the latter stops killing people, in reference to the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen. Saudi Arabia in recent weeks seemed to have toned down Read more
Russia’s sovereign wealth fund has opened an office in the kingdom, a move Moscow describes will boost cooperation in a wide range of areas. The opening of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) office is coming few days before the Read more
Saudi Arabia’s stock exchange Tadawul has received the approval to list foreign companies operating in the kingdom or in the region, Trade Arabia reports. The Capital Market Authority, the Bahrain-based media reports, has approved the new listing regulations as well Read more
Iran Monday said it received a message from its regional rival Saudi Arabia via unidentified mediators amid escalated tension between the two countries following missiles attacks mid-September on Saudi oil installations with the blame squarely put on Iran. Quoted by Read more
A group of UN human rights experts on Friday urged Saudi Arabia to release Loujain Al-Hathloul whose arrest 500 days ago, marked the beginning of a crackdown against women human rights defenders across the country. In a statement, the group Read more