Saudi Arabia
Saudi university catches fire near Yemen border in attack
Middle East
April 15, 2021
Saudi university catches fire near Yemen border in attack
JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — A Saudi university near the country’s border with Yemen caught fire early Thursday after the…
Ethiopians head home after Yemen migrant life becomes untenable
Middle East
April 14, 2021
Ethiopians head home after Yemen migrant life becomes untenable
ADEN (Reuters) – When Ethiopian migrant Jamal Hussein boarded a UN-run repatriation flight out of Yemen, he ended a journey…
Saudi Arabia executes 3 soldiers for ‘high treason’
Middle East
April 12, 2021
Saudi Arabia executes 3 soldiers for ‘high treason’
Saudi Arabia executed three soldiers on Saturday for treachery and threatening the kingdom’s military interests, officials said. The trio had…
Analysis: Saudi $7 trillion investment goal puts spotlight on oil prices
Middle East
April 9, 2021
Analysis: Saudi $7 trillion investment goal puts spotlight on oil prices
DUBAI (Reuters) – In order to wean Saudi Arabia off its dependency on crude the kingdom needs higher oil prices.…
Loud debates, fun banter: Mideast finds outlet in Clubhouse
Middle East
April 9, 2021
Loud debates, fun banter: Mideast finds outlet in Clubhouse
BEIRUT (AP) — They are boisterous, argumentative and at times downright hilarious. Hundreds of thousands of people in the Arab…
Iran state TV acknowledges ship attacked in Red Sea
Middle East
April 7, 2021
Iran state TV acknowledges ship attacked in Red Sea
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Iranian cargo ship believed to be a base for the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard…
Saudi Arabia’s new glitzy magazines: Progress or ‘fashion-washing’?
Middle East
April 7, 2021
Saudi Arabia’s new glitzy magazines: Progress or ‘fashion-washing’?
Saudi Arabia’s print media landscape has just been broadened with the publication of the high-end lifestyle magazines Harper’s Bazaar Saudi and Esquire…
Saudi minister urges caution on oil production levels
Middle East
April 3, 2021
Saudi minister urges caution on oil production levels
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s energy minister took a cautious view of any increase in oil production as members…
Power play – India wields oil ‘weapon’ to cut dependence on Saudi
Middle East
April 2, 2021
Power play – India wields oil ‘weapon’ to cut dependence on Saudi
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – When India’s government last month asked refiners to speed up diversification and reduce dependence on the…
US, Saudi Arabia, and more countries support Sisi’s remarks on the GERD
Egypt
March 31, 2021
US, Saudi Arabia, and more countries support Sisi’s remarks on the GERD
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s statements on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) during a Tuesday visit to the Suez…