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China is not happy about the 9/11 victims law
BEIJING (Reuters) - A country's domestic law should not supersede international law on anti-terrorism cooperation, China said on Monday, after the U.S. Congress last month approved a bill that allows...
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Saudi Arabia has some 'self-inflicted wounds' from its battle for the oil market
OPEC's November 2014 decision to not cut production has been interpreted as the moment Saudi Arabia decided to go after market share rather than boost prices.Two years later — and after the cartel's...
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Saudi Arabia expresses 'deep regret' for missile strike on funeral in Yemen,...
Riyadh (AFP) - Saudi Arabia announced an easing of its 18-month air blockade of rebel-held areas of neighbouring Yemen on Wednesday to allow the evacuation of hundreds of wounded from a deadly weekend...
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The Egyptian pound is tumbling on the black market after Saudi Arabia...
(Reuters) - Egypt's pound has tumbled more than 10 percent to unprecedented lows in the past week after a sudden suspension of Saudi oil aid raised fears of a deeper political rift that could sever the...
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Russia and Egypt will hold joint military exercises for the first time in...
Egypt's armed forces will hold joint military exercises with their Russian counterparts on Egyptian soil for the first time from Oct. 15-26, Cairo's military spokesman said on Wednesday.Days ago Egypt...
View ArticleThe US struck radar sites in Yemen after rebels tried to attack a Navy ship...
The US Navy confirmed it struck three radar sites in an area of Yemen controlled by Iran-backed Houthi militants, after two incidents where a US Navy ship was the target of failed missile...
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Human Rights Watch: US should ban arms sales to Saudi Arabia after 'an...
Dubai (AFP) - An air strike on a Yemeni funeral ceremony which killed at least 140 people "is an apparent war crime," Human Rights Watch said on Thursday.The Saturday strike which Yemen's Huthi rebels...
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Softbank and the Saudis are creating a massive $100 billion fund to invest in...
DUBAI/TOKYO (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia and Japan's SoftBank Group said they will create a technology investment fund that could grow as large as $100 billion, aiming to create one of the world's largest...
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Saudi-led coalition says it 'wrongly targeted' Yemen funeral
Riyadh (AFP) - The Saudi-led coalition battling Yemeni rebels said Saturday that one of its warplanes had "wrongly targeted" a funeral in the capital Sanaa that killed more than 140 people, and...
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Trump isn't the only one calling to take the Middle East's oil — but it's...
I've always said,” Donald Trump told Matt Lauer at the Commander-in-Chief Forum on Sept. 7, “take the oil.”It was a rare instance of Trump not exaggerating. Seizing Middle Eastern oil has always been...
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Saudi Arabia won't stick to the oil deal as long as economics says not to
As Saudi Arabia leads the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries in developing a six-month freeze deal, investors and industry officials should consider one key factor before rocking the...
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Saudi Arabia's oil production slid off record highs
Saudi Arabia's crude oil exports in August fell to 7.305 million barrels per day from 7.622 million bpd in July as the world's largest oil exporter pumped less, the kingdom has told an influential data...
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Saudi Arabia attracted massive investor demand for its first international...
By Davide Barbuscia and Sudip RoyDUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia attracted massive investor demand of about $67 billion on Wednesday for its first international bond offer, as the world's top...
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How a Saudi prince and a Japanese tech mogul created a $100 billion tech fund
It's fair to say that the UK tech industry was surprised to learn that a $100 billion (£81 billion) tech fund is going to be set up in London following an announcement by Japanese tech giant SoftBank...
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Saudi Arabia has executed one of its own princes
Saudi Arabia has executed a member of the royal family for an alleged murder. Prince Turki bin Saud al-Kabir was sentenced to death after apparently shooting dead his fellow countryman Adel al-Mahemid...
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Saudi Arabia is borrowing money internationally for the first time
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia says it has offered its first global bonds as part of an economic push to diversify its economy.The Saudi Finance Ministry said early Thursday it offered $5.17...
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Saudi Arabia just executed a prince — and some Saudis see it as a sign of...
YADH/DOHA (Reuters) - Saudi social media users interpret the rare execution of an Al Saud prince as a sign of equality under Islamic law, approval likely to reassure Riyadh's absolute rulers as large...
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US officials say Iran has stepped up its weapons transfers to Houthi rebels...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iran has stepped up weapons transfers to the Houthis, the militia fighting the Saudi-backed government in Yemen, U.S., Western and Iranian officials tell Reuters, a development...
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The only way to solve the brutal war in Yemen is to dissolve the country...
Why should Americans care about Yemen?Average Americans probably couldn’t find this remote southwestern corner of Arabia on a map. But it’s time for them to learn. Yemen’s civil war concerns Americans...
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2 charts show how the oil crash is devastating Saudi Arabia's economy
Saudi Arabia, the most powerful political and economic player in the Middle East and the de-facto leader of the oil producers cartel OPEC, is having a tough couple of years thanks to the crash in the...
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