Saudi Arabia
7 controversial issues Sisi and Salman should discuss to mend fences
Egypt
April 23, 2017
7 controversial issues Sisi and Salman should discuss to mend fences
President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi arrived in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, upon invitation from King Salman bin Abdelaziz, against the backdrop…
Sisi and King Salman to discuss counter-terrorism, bilateral ties in Riyadh
Egypt
April 23, 2017
Sisi and King Salman to discuss counter-terrorism, bilateral ties in Riyadh
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will visit Saudi Arabia on Sunday where he will meet with King Salman bin Abdelaziz to discuss how…
Saudi Arabia restores civil service and military allowances
Middle East
April 23, 2017
Saudi Arabia restores civil service and military allowances
Saudi Arabia's King Salman issued a royal decree on Saturday restoring financial allowances for civil servants and military personnel that…
Saudi oil minister says production cuts may need to continue
Middle East
April 20, 2017
Saudi oil minister says production cuts may need to continue
Saudi Arabia's oil minister is suggesting that production cuts agreed to by OPEC and non-OPEC members may need to continue.Khalid…
Administrative Court sets June 6 to rule on legal spat over Red Sea islands
Egypt
April 19, 2017
Administrative Court sets June 6 to rule on legal spat over Red Sea islands
Egypt’s Administrative Court set June 6 as the date to rule on the controversial legal jurisdiction dispute regarding the Egyptian-Saudi…
Sculpture resembling cross demolished in Saudi Arabia
Middle East
April 18, 2017
Sculpture resembling cross demolished in Saudi Arabia
One of Saudi Arabia's most conservative provinces has demolished a towering concrete sculpture in response to complaints by residents that…
Saudi to shelve, reform billions of dollars of unfinished projects: sources
Middle East
April 17, 2017
Saudi to shelve, reform billions of dollars of unfinished projects: sources
Saudi Arabia's government is ordering its ministries and agencies to review billions of dollars' worth of unfinished infrastructure and economic…
A Saudi woman’s plea for help exposes risks runaways face
Middle East
April 16, 2017
A Saudi woman’s plea for help exposes risks runaways face
A young Saudi woman's plea for help after she was stopped in an airport in the Philippines en route to…
Saudis, oil majors discuss gas investments ahead of giant IPO
Business
April 12, 2017
Saudis, oil majors discuss gas investments ahead of giant IPO
Saudi Arabia and international oil companies have discussed gas venture opportunities inside the kingdom and abroad as part of the…
World leaders condemn terrorist attacks on Egypt churches
Egypt
April 11, 2017
World leaders condemn terrorist attacks on Egypt churches
US President Donald Trump and other world leaders condemned terrorist attacks on churches in Alexandria and Tanta on Sunday which…