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Washington has underscored its desire to be a key partner in helping Saudi Arabia implement its economic reform program that it deemed “ambitious”. This came in the meeting Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Second Deputy Premier Read more
The United Arab Emirates announced that its forces have done their job in Yemen and that Yemen now needs a political solution to reach a lasting peace. The UAE military has played its part to the fullest and Yemen now Read more
Egypt’s State Council Administrative Court challenged to rule on the government’s decision to hand over the two Red Sea Islands to Saudi Arabia under the April controversial agreement Tuesday set up June 21 for its verdict, reports say. President Al Read more
President Rouhani of Iran and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani had a telephone conversation on Wednesday and both leaders expressed their desire to reinforce their ties and broaden their cooperation. Since his arrival to the presidency in Read more
Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said Riyadh will not be increasing its oil output because “there is no reason to expect that Saudi Arabia is going to go on a flooding campaign” as he reassured that “we will be very Read more
Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF,) the oil-rich kingdom’s long-term sovereign investment arm, has pumped $3.5 billion into Uber and will henceforth occupy a seat as a member of the Board of Directors. The amount is the highest solitary amount Read more
UN special envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed called on politicians to refrain from politicizing the discussions for the release of detainees underlining that “this issue is humanitarian in the first place and should not be politicized” as he Read more
Prime Minister Netanyahu and newly sworn-in Defense minister Avigdor Liberman have called in a joint statement for the revival of talks to end the conflict with Palestine. Netanyahu said the 2002 Arab peace initiative unveiled by Saudi Arabia in 2002 Read more
A meeting between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavorv and the President of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Adel Al-Jubeir, Saudi Arabia’s foreign affairs minister, focused on various topical regional issues, mainly in the Middle East and North Africa, and discussed Read more
In the latest developments over the Hajj feud between Iran and Saudi Arabia, the Saudi hajj ministry undersecretary Hussein Sharif said talks with an Iranian delegation on Wednesday ended on a “positive” note. The talks reviewed the “arrangements, as well Read more