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Saudi air defense system forces intercepted over capital city Riyadh a ballistic missile launched by Yemen Houthi rebels who have stepped up attacks against the kingdom in response to its military intervention in the poorest Arab country languishing in a Read more
Paris Opera will help Saudi Arabia set up its own first opera and orchestra in a series of deals signed Monday between the two countries as the kingdom’s reformer; Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman undertakes a two-day visit to France. Read more
Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman said in an interview published Monday that Iran’s supreme leader is more dangerous than the former German ruler Adolf Hitler, in a rhetoric which confirms the cold war between Saudi Arabia and its regional rival Read more
Saudi Arabia has made illegal the unauthorized access to one’s spouse’s mobile phone; an act labelled cybercrime equating to one year in prison and a fine of $136,239. Spouses, according to the law, may face one year in prison for Read more
The UN Security Council joined Wednesday the world chorus of condemnations of the series of missile attacks on Saudi Arabia by Yemen Shia Houthi rebels over the week-end. Seven missiles were fired on Saudi Arabia on Sunday by the Yemen Read more
Saudi oil giant company, Aramco, and Malaysia’s Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS), have announced Wednesday the setting up of two joint ventures for the Refinery and Petrochemical Integrated Development (RAPID) project. The strategic alliance is a historic partnership between two of Read more
Saudi Araba and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have contributed $930 million to the Yemen Humanitarian Fund, ahead of the upcoming international fundraising conference for Yemen. UN Secretary-General António Guterres who met Tuesday evening at the UN headquarters in New 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
Saudi Arabia’s top international investment figure Prince al Waleed Bin Talal has told Bloomberg he is planning multi-billion investments that could associate US companies. In an interview with the New York-based media few weeks after his release from the anti-corruption 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