French president rebukes US, Israel, and Saudi Arabia over bellicose comments...
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday said it was important to maintain dialogue with Iran, warning that the tone of comments adopted by the United States, Israel and Saudi...
View ArticleStriking differences between the leadership styles of Saudi Arabia's crown...
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman is positioning himself to become the most powerful ruler in Saudi history.His rise has been accompanied with a ratcheting up of hostilities against Iran.The...
View ArticleREPORT: Egypt publicly condemned Trump's Jerusalem decision while accepting...
While the Egyptian government was publicly denouncing the US decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, it was also coordinating with popular TV hosts to sway public opinion in the US'...
View ArticleHouthi rebels say they shot down a Saudi-led coalition fighter jet over Yemen
Iranian-backed Houthi rebels said they shot down a Saudi-led coalition fighter jet over Yemen. But Saudi media claimed the jet crashed due to technical failure.Iranian-backed Houthi rebels said they...
View ArticleShadows picked up by satellites suggest Saudi Arabia underreported its oil...
Satellite images of two major oil refineries in Saudi Arabia suggest reserves may have been higher than reported.Satellite technology allows the levels of oil in tanks to be estimated according to the...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia is giving many of its citizens $3000 for free
Saudi Arabia plans to give its citizens $13 billion (50 billion riyals) in handouts to offset the increasing costs of living. State employees will receive monthly payments of 1,000 riyals (about...
View ArticleVideo shows what Iranian-backed Houthis claim is a Saudi F-15 Strike Eagle...
Images and video have surfaced of what Houthis claim to a Saudi F-15 getting shot down over Yemen.If true, it would be one of the only few times an F-15 has been shot down. Images and video have...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia is reportedly looking at buying Israel's anti-missile Iron Dome...
Saudi Arabia has seen a number of missile attacks from Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen.Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system is among the most succesful missile defense countermesaures...
View ArticleOil prices are at their highest levels since 2015
Oil’s rally is continuing, with benchmark Brent crude now trading at a two-year high above $US69 a barrel.Prices climbed by as much as 2% overnight and have since consolidated in Asian trade. It marks...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia's government has taken control of the construction giant owned...
The Binladin Group is the biggest builder in Saudi Arabia, at one point employing over 100,000 people. The company hit hard times after a crane accident killed 107 people at Mecca's Grand Mosque. The...
View ArticleThe luxurious Ritz-Carlton where Saudi Arabia's richest and most powerful...
The Ritz-Carlton Riyadh was used as a prison during Saudi Arabia's crackdown on corruption.Dozens of princes, senior officials and top businessmen were detained and confined in the hotel.The...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia is starting to screen films after decades-long ban lifted
A 35-year-old ban on cinemas has been lifted in Saudi Arabia.Saudi Arabia began screening feature-length animated children's films this weekend.The first permanent theaters could open as early as...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia has given Yemen $2 billion to strengthen its currency
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman ordered a deposit of $2 billion to be paid into Yemen’s central bank.The money, which is not a loan and will not have to be paid back, is to help strengthen Yemen's weak...
View ArticleHere's why Saudi Arabia is buying so many Blackhawks
Saudi Arabia is set to purchase 17 new Sikorsky UH-60M Blackhawks.The Blackhawk has been the workhorse for the US Military since its introduction in 1979.The six branches that make up the Saudi Arabian...
View ArticleUS maintains support of Saudi-led coalition in Yemen war even as NATO allies...
Germany and Norway have recently announced they would stop selling weapons to countries in the Saudi-led coalition waging war in Yemen. But the US told Business Insider that it has no intentions of...
View ArticleToo Faced's 'Better Than Sex' mascara has a different name in Saudi Arabia
Too Faced's "Better Than Sex"mascara is called "Better Than Love" in Saudi Arabia.A photo of the new name was spotted recently on Reddit.Several other beauty products, such as NARS' Orgasm Blush, have...
View ArticleDetained Saudi billionaire Alwaleed bin Talal says he expects to be released...
Saudi Arabian billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, detained in the kingdom's sweeping crackdown on corruption, says he expects to be cleared of wrongdoing and be released from custody within...
View ArticleREPORT: Fears over 9/11 lawsuits could stop Saudi Aramco bringing its $2...
Saudi Aramco could avoid listing in the USA over fears surrounding the 9/11 terrorist attacks.According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, which cites people familiar with the matter, senior...
View ArticleThe richest man in the Middle East has been released from house arrest in...
• Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered at least 11 princes — along with numerous ministers — to be arrested in November.• Billionaire Alwaleed bin Talal, the richest man in the...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia's stock exchange is 'more aggressively' vying for the sole...
Saudi Aramco's plans for an initial public offering have stalled because of uncertainty about where to list its shares. One top Saudi regulator told Business Insider the country's domestic bourse is...
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