Saudi Arabia
11 Saudi Princes arrested for objecting recent austerity measures in Kingdom
Middle East
January 7, 2018
11 Saudi Princes arrested for objecting recent austerity measures in Kingdom
Eleven Saudi princes were arrested on Saturday for staging a protest in the Saudi capital of Riyadh against the recent…
Safaga-Diba shipping line stopped due to bad weather
Egypt
January 6, 2018
Safaga-Diba shipping line stopped due to bad weather
Saudi Arabia’s maritime authorities on Saturday announced that passenger and truck traffic on the shipping line between Safaga and Diba has…
Saudi Arabia converts Aramco into joint-stock company ahead of historic IPO
Middle East
January 5, 2018
Saudi Arabia converts Aramco into joint-stock company ahead of historic IPO
Saudi Arabia has changed the status of its national oil giant Aramco to a joint-stock company as of Jan. 1,…
Iran’s regional enemies watch unrest, searching for leverage
Middle East
January 4, 2018
Iran’s regional enemies watch unrest, searching for leverage
Iran’s most fervent regional foes, Saudi Arabia and Israel, are both eagerly looking for signs of vulnerability and imminent change…
Saudi Arabia: UN rights experts condemn ‘repression’ of activists
Middle East
January 3, 2018
Saudi Arabia: UN rights experts condemn ‘repression’ of activists
A group of United Nations human rights experts on Tuesday condemned Saudi Arabia’s use of counterterrorism and security-related laws to…
Saudi Arabia, UAE introduce VAT in push to boost revenue
Middle East
January 2, 2018
Saudi Arabia, UAE introduce VAT in push to boost revenue
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates welcomed the new year on Monday with a series of measures aimed at…
Egypt’s Dar al-Iftaa deems Bitcoin currency as forbidden in Islam
Egypt
January 1, 2018
Egypt’s Dar al-Iftaa deems Bitcoin currency as forbidden in Islam
Republican mufti Councellor Magdy Ashour issued a Fatwa (Islamic ruling) that deems the Bitcoin virtual currency as forbidden by…
A year of historic change in Saudi Arabia, with more to come
Middle East
December 29, 2017
A year of historic change in Saudi Arabia, with more to come
Saudi Arabia in 2017 laid the groundwork for momentous change next year, defying its conservative reputation for slow, cautious reforms…
Saudi Arabia bans Egyptian guava import
Egypt
December 29, 2017
Saudi Arabia bans Egyptian guava import
Saudi Arabia has officially informed Egypt of its decision to ban the import of Egyptian guava due to the high…
In world’s worst cholera outbreak, vaccine talks hang in the balance
Middle East
December 29, 2017
In world’s worst cholera outbreak, vaccine talks hang in the balance
A cholera epidemic in Yemen, one of the worst ever recorded, is likely to surge again around March, giving global…