800,000 expats have left Saudi Arabia, creating a hiring crisis: 'Employers...
The Saudisation policy of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has coincided with an "expat exodus" and a drop in foreign investment.Saudi businesses are complaining that locals don't want to do...
View ArticleIranian-backed Houthis in Yemen say they attacked a Saudi ARAMCO refinery...
The Iranian-aligned Houthi movement in Yemen said it had attacked a SaudiAramco refinery in Riyadh on Wednesday using a drone.But the oil company said a limited fire at the plant was due to "an...
View ArticleOil prices climb as Iran-backed Houthi rebels attack Saudi Arabian tankers
Oil prices climbed on Thursday after Saudi Arabia closed a strategic shipping lane.The worldâs largest oil producer closed the Bab al-Mandeb Strait after two large oil tankers were attacked by Iranian...
View ArticleThe bin Laden family says Osama's youngest son went to Afghanistan to...
Relatives of Osama bin Laden, the Qaeda leader behind the September 11 terrorist attacks, have spoken out about the family's dark legacy.In an interview with The Guardian, they said extremism may still...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia has expelled the Canadian ambassador and is freezing new trade...
Saudi Arabia has expelled Canada's ambassador and frozen all new trade and investment with Ottawa over an escalating dispute centered on jailed human rights activists.The feud appears to have begun on...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia appeared to threaten Canada with a 9/11-style attack in a feud...
Saudi Arabia's state media on Monday tweeted a graphic appearing to show an Air Canada airliner heading toward the Toronto skyline in a way that recalled the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.Saudi...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia suspends flights to Canada in ongoing feud over human-rights...
Saudi Arabia's national airline Saudia suspended flights to and from Toronto in an escalating feud with Canada over the arrest of several prominent human-rights activists. Some passengers expressed...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia is pulling thousands of students from Canada in an escalating...
Saudi Arabia says it will withdraw all of its students studying in Canada in an intensifying feud between the two countries.A Saudi government source told The Globe and Mail that more than 15,000...
View ArticleTesla surges after Elon Musk follows up a $2 billion investment report with a...
Tesla spiked more than 7% Tuesday after the Financial Times reported Saudi Arabia's investment fund had amassed a $2 billion stake in the company.CEO Elon Musk tweeted shortly after that he was...
View ArticleSaudi-owned media is criticizing Canada's human-rights record in a series of...
Saudi-owned media is calling out Canada's human-rights record in a series of bizarre videos, days after Canada criticized the Kingdom's record on similar issues, and set an escalating feud between the...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia crucified a man in Mecca while aggressively calling out Canada...
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia executed a man by crucifixion in the holy city of Mecca on Wednesday amid trying to attack Canada on its human-rights record.Saudi Arabia frequently uses capital punishment...
View ArticleCanadian dollar gets whacked after Saudi Arabia reportedly starts dumping the...
The Canadian dollar slid Wednesday after the Financial Times reported that Saudi Arabia had begun selling off its holdings of the country's bonds, stocks, and cash. The divestment came after Canada's...
View ArticleA couple reasons why Elon Musk could actually pull off his wild plan to take...
Elon Musk's plan to take Tesla private has generated a lot of buzz, and it has been met with a lot of skepticism. But there are several reasons why he might actually be able to pull off the deal.He's...
View ArticleTrudeau made a glaring tactical error that's getting Canada hammered by Saudi...
Justin Trudeau's government seems to have made a tactical error in trying to address human rights in Saudi Arabia.By tweeting for everyone to see, rather than conducting traditional closed-door...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia's human rights nightmare continues with bombing of school bus in...
Saudi Arabia's spokesman for the Gulf Arab coalition fighting against Houthi rebels in Yemen had to defend the bombing of a school bus full of children.Saudi Arabia called massive attention to its...
View ArticleA deal to take Tesla private probably won't come from Wall Street or Silicon...
Tesla CEO Elon Musk shocked observers on Tuesday when he announced his desire to take Tesla private, but nearly two days later, it's unclear where the funding will come from.Banks or investment firms...
View Article'We just bombed a school bus': Top Democratic senator slams the US for its...
Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy on Thursday slammed the US for its involvement in the bloody Yemen conflict after a Saudi-led coalition airstrike hit a school bus and killed dozens.At least 43 were killed...
View ArticleThe full timeline of Canada and Saudi Arabia's escalating feud over jailed...
A dispute between Canada and Saudi Arabia that started with a tweet has escalated to an all-out slanging match that has all but severed relations between the two countries entirely.Saudi Arabia has...
View ArticleChina is tracking Muslims embarking on the annual Hajj pilgrimage in what...
Chinese Muslims embarking on the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca are being outfitted with GPS trackers in what experts are warning is likely part of China's widespread surveillance programs.The...
View ArticleReport: Saudi Arabia is looking to invest big in Tesla as the company teases...
While Tesla CEO Elon Musk teased last week about taking the company private, several suitors may have already been courting the electric-car maker months ago.Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, the...
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