Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Has the Ritz-Carlton corruption crackdown achieved its goals?
Middle East
January 31, 2018
Saudi Arabia: Has the Ritz-Carlton corruption crackdown achieved its goals?
In November, Saudi Arabia launched a fight against corruption where princes, politicians and businessmen were rounded up, arrested and confined at…
Saudi closes hotel detention center as corruption purge winds down
Middle East
January 30, 2018
Saudi closes hotel detention center as corruption purge winds down
Saudi Arabian authorities have released all remaining detainees from Riyadh’s opulent Ritz-Carlton Hotel, which had been used as an interrogation…
Camels left pouting as Saudis ban botox at beauty pageant
Middle East
January 30, 2018
Camels left pouting as Saudis ban botox at beauty pageant
Huddled together on a dusty racetrack, Saudi judges scrutinise pouty lips and shapely humps in a high-stakes camel beauty pageant…
Egypt Supreme Court to issue ruling on Tiran-Sanafir case March 3
Egypt
January 28, 2018
Egypt Supreme Court to issue ruling on Tiran-Sanafir case March 3
The Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) will issue its ruling in the conflict of jurisdiction between the State Council courts and…
Qatar says World Cup on track despite boycott as supply lines fixed
Middle East
January 26, 2018
Qatar says World Cup on track despite boycott as supply lines fixed
Qatar is confident that it can host a successful World Cup in 2022 and preparations are fully on track after…
Report: Saudi intelligence agency brought weapons into Iran
Middle East
January 25, 2018
Report: Saudi intelligence agency brought weapons into Iran
An official news agency reports that Iran’s intelligence agency has confiscated large amounts of weapons and ammunition including bombs and…
50 Turkish, Qatari investors to participate in Egypt Investment Forum
Business
January 23, 2018
50 Turkish, Qatari investors to participate in Egypt Investment Forum
The Federation of Egyptian Chambers of Commerce (FEDCOC) said Monday that a delegation of 50 investors from Turkey and Qatar…
Top UN mediator for Yemen steps down
Middle East
January 23, 2018
Top UN mediator for Yemen steps down
UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric on Monday said that the international body’s top mediator for the conflict in Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh…
Saudi-led coalition to give $1.5 billion in Yemen aid, expand port capacity
Middle East
January 22, 2018
Saudi-led coalition to give $1.5 billion in Yemen aid, expand port capacity
A military coalition led by Saudi Arabia said on Monday it would commit $1.5 billion in new humanitarian aid for…
Saudi Arabia calls for extending non-OPEC cooperation
Middle East
January 21, 2018
Saudi Arabia calls for extending non-OPEC cooperation
Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Khaled al-Faleh on Sunday called for extending cooperation between OPEC and non-OPEC oil producers beyond 2018…