Saudi Arabia
MAGNiTT startup platform: Egypt second largest funding recipient in the MENA
Egypt
July 16, 2019
MAGNiTT startup platform: Egypt second largest funding recipient in the MENA
The MAGNiTT startups platform revealed the MENA region funding deals for startups kicking off in the area, showing that Egypt…
U.N. says Yemeni warring sides agree port ceasefire moves
Middle East
July 16, 2019
U.N. says Yemeni warring sides agree port ceasefire moves
GENEVA (Reuters) – Yemen’s warring parties have agreed new measures to enforce a ceasefire and facilitate a troop pullback from…
Saudi vice minister of defense says met with U.N. envoy to Yemen
Middle East
July 16, 2019
Saudi vice minister of defense says met with U.N. envoy to Yemen
CAIRO (Reuters) – Saudi vice minister of defense Khalid bin Salman stressed Saudi support for a political solution in Yemen…
Former Lebanon PM in Riyadh: Saudi will support Lebanon
Middle East
July 15, 2019
Former Lebanon PM in Riyadh: Saudi will support Lebanon
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia will “extend a hand of support to Lebanon”, Lebanese former Prime Minister Najib Mikati said…
From crafts to Kalashnikovs: arms souk thrives in Yemen’s Taez
Middle East
July 15, 2019
From crafts to Kalashnikovs: arms souk thrives in Yemen’s Taez
Once overflowing with handicrafts, the old Al-Shinayni market in Yemen’s third city of Taez is now bursting with Kalashnikovs and…
Media watchdog reveals secret Saudi mission for journalists’ release
Middle East
July 11, 2019
Media watchdog reveals secret Saudi mission for journalists’ release
French press freedom group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) revealed on Wednesday that it had sent a team to Saudi Arabia…
Saudi Arabia releases Egyptian Umrah pilgrims accused of drug possession
Egypt
July 10, 2019
Saudi Arabia releases Egyptian Umrah pilgrims accused of drug possession
Saudi authorities have released four Egyptian Umrah pilgrims accused of possessing narcotic substances. The Egyptian Consul-General in Jeddah, Hazem Ramadan,…
Rapper Nicki Minaj pulls out of controversial Saudi Arabia concert
Middle East
July 10, 2019
Rapper Nicki Minaj pulls out of controversial Saudi Arabia concert
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – U.S. rapper Nicki Minaj said on Tuesday that she was pulling out of a planned concert…
A Saudi princess, a bodyguard and a workman: French trial to open
Middle East
July 9, 2019
A Saudi princess, a bodyguard and a workman: French trial to open
PARIS (Reuters) – The king of Saudi Arabia’s daughter is a “caring, humble” person who is the victim of false…
UAE draws down troops in Yemen in ‘strategic redeployment’
Middle East
July 9, 2019
UAE draws down troops in Yemen in ‘strategic redeployment’
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates has drawn down its troop levels in Yemen but remains…