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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
Bahraini State authorities announced Sunday the discovery of the country’s so far largest oil and gas field whose production could exceed current oil and gas yield. The tiny Gulf oil producer and non-OPEC member currently explores two oil fields, namely Read more
A New York-based judge Wednesday ruled for the continuation of legal procedures against Saudi Arabia, dismissing therefore a request by Riyadh for the drop of all lawsuits lodged by relatives of victims of September 11, 2001 attacks. Judge George Daniels Read more
Iraq is reportedly ramping up efforts to expand its capacity to pump and export oil through building a processing facility that will double output at the Majnoon field to 450,000 bpd. Ihsan Abdul Jabbar, the director-general of state-run Basra Oil 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
Fans of Egyptian Liverpool star Mohamed Salah have lambasted Saudi sports minister and hinted to hold him responsible should the Egyptian player miss the world cup tournament in Russia, after the Saudi official twitted that the Saudi team will be Read more
The Yemen-based Houthis have launched overnight seven ballistic missiles towards Saudi Arabia that were intercepted by the Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces, reported the official Saudi Press Agency. Saudi security forces said they shot down three missiles over Riyadh shortly 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
Saudi Arabia will inaugurate several diplomatic missions in Iraq during Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman’s visit in April to mark full normalization of ties between the two countries, since Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait in 1990. The Crown Prince’s visit is Read more
Individuals held in the months-long anti-graft campaign in Saudi Arabia were tortured as New York Times (NYT) reports the death of Maj Gen Ali al-Qahtani, an officer in the National Guard, while in custody. Early November, around 200 individuals including Read more