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Saudi Arabia is working on an official policy for bitcoin but a ban is...
Saudi Arabian officials are working on the country's bitcoin policy, according to a top regulator. A ban on cryptocurrencies is not likely. Regulators around the world are taking a closer look at...
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Google's parent company Alphabet is exploring a relationship with Saudi...
Google's parent company, Alphabet, is reportedly in talks with Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil company Aramco about building a "tech hub" in the Middle East.According to The Wall Street Journal,...
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RANKED: The most authoritarian regimes in the world
The Economist Intelligence Unit has released its latest Democracy Index this week, which ranks 167 countries according to political and civic freedom.Countries are given a score out of 10 based on five...
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Trump wants to have a massive military parade — here’s what they look like...
President Donald Trump's plans for a military parade in Washington, DC, appear to be in the early stages of planning.The plan is already facing funding challenges, as well as criticism about the...
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Saudi Arabia may allow Israel to use its airspace — shifting a policy that...
Saudi Arabia reportedly granted approval to Air India to fly direct from Delhi to Tel Aviv using its airspace, though it has not been confirmed.News of Saudi Arabia potentially easing its airspace...
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Pakistan is sending troops to Saudi Arabia and it's unclear what their role is
Pakistan is sending troops to ally Saudi Arabia on a "training and advise mission."There are already about 750-800 Pakistani servicemen in Saudi Arabia, but they are not combat troops.Pakistan decided...
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Saudi Arabia is building the world's tallest skyscraper — here's what it will...
At 2,717 feet, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai reigns as the tallest tower in the world.But by 2020, a new skyscraper may claim that title. Jeddah, Saudi Arabia is building a high-rise that will stretch...
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Saudi Arabia is building a $500 billion mega-city that's 33 times the size of...
The Saudi Arabian government says it will build a $500 billion mega-city, with the goal of diversifying its economy to focus less on crude oil.The project, called NEOM, will measure 10,230 square...
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9 months on from his unprecedented power grab, Saudi Arabia's millennial...
Crown prince Mohammed bin Salman's stewardship of the throne is being questioned.Foreign investors were spooked by the recent crackdown on the Saudi elite.Investors are worried that potential partners...
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Magic Leap is reportedly in talks to raise $400 million from Saudi Arabia's...
Augmented reality startup Magic Leap is reportedly in talks to raise up to $400 million (£286 million) from Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, The Financial Times reported on Friday.The newspaper...
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Saudi Arabia just switched up some of the most powerful people in the kingdom...
Saudi Arabia's King Salman reshuffled some of the kingdom's top positions of power.Several new deputies were appointed, including Tamadur bint Youssef al-Ramah as deputy labor minister, a rare senior...
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Women in Saudi Arabia can now join the army but still need permission from a...
Saudi Arabia's military has opened its applications to women for the first time, marking another major step towards enhancing women's rights in a deeply patriarchal society. Successful candidates must...
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Saudi Arabia just put a woman in a top government position for the first time
Tamadur bint Youssef al-Ramah became deputy labor minister in Saudi Arabia, a rare high-level job for a woman in the deeply conservative kingdom.The move tightens Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's...
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Israel claims Saudi Arabia is allowing use of its airspace for the first time...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told reporters on Monday that an airline flying to Tel Aviv has been granted access to Saudi Arabia's airspace. A spokesman for the airline, Air India, denied...
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The Saudi Crown Prince has met the Queen for lunch on day one of his...
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived in the UK on Wednesday.He was greeted by Boris Johnson upon his arrival, and has met the Queen for lunch.Many people are protesting his visit, however.The...
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Saudi Arabia's powerful crown prince is opening the military to women —...
Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is allowing women to join the Royal Saudi Arabian Armed Forces.The positions will be non-combat roles so women will not serve on frontline battlefields...
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Saudi Arabia is in nuclear talks with the US — and it could be a sign the...
The US has reportedly begun talks to allow Saudi Arabia to enrich and process uranium.Washington usually requires countries sign a 123 Agreement on the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons, but the...
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Forbes will exclude all Saudi tycoons from annual richest people list after...
Forbes magazine said on Thursday it was excluding all Saudi Arabian tycoons from its annual list of the world's richest people after a crackdown on corruption last year.Dozens of top businessmen from...
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Qatar reportedly says it has unearthed damaging information on Jared Kushner...
NBC News on Monday cited unnamed sources as saying Qatar had information purportedly showing that the Trump administration's policy toward the country was influenced by the United Arab Emirates.Qatari...
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Saudi Arabia reportedly used physical abuse to extract billions from its...
Saudi Arabia reportedly used physical abuse to extract billions of dollars from some of the country's richest men.At least 17 arrested officials were hospitalized in the early stages of the crackdown,...
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