Saudi Arabia
Saudi golf Ladies European Tour kicks off with prize of $1M
Middle East
November 12, 2020
Saudi golf Ladies European Tour kicks off with prize of $1M
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s leg of the Ladies European Tour kicked off Thursday with a prize…
Saudi king points to Iran as top threat in policy speech
Middle East
November 12, 2020
Saudi king points to Iran as top threat in policy speech
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s King Salman slammed rival Iran and hailed his country’s efforts at combating…
Bassem Youssef returns to Arab TV with new show on Saudi al-Sharq channel
Cinema/TV
November 11, 2020
Bassem Youssef returns to Arab TV with new show on Saudi al-Sharq channel
Egyptian Journalist and comedian Bassem Youssef is making his return to Arab television on the newly launched al-Sharq News Channel,…
France: Several wounded in explosion at Saudi cemetery
Middle East
November 11, 2020
France: Several wounded in explosion at Saudi cemetery
PARIS (AP) — Multiple people were wounded on Wednesday when an explosive device hit an international ceremony commemorating the end…
Energy leaders leave door open to more cuts as virus spikes
Middle East
November 10, 2020
Energy leaders leave door open to more cuts as virus spikes
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s energy minister said Monday that global energy producers have the ability to…
Saudi economy contracts 4.2% in third quarter, improves from second quarter
Middle East
November 10, 2020
Saudi economy contracts 4.2% in third quarter, improves from second quarter
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s economy shrank 4.2 percent in the third quarter from a year earlier, government data showed…
Human Rights Watch urges G20 to press Saudis to free illegally detained activists
Middle East
November 9, 2020
Human Rights Watch urges G20 to press Saudis to free illegally detained activists
DUBAI (Reuters) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday urged Group of 20 member states to press Saudi Arabia to…
Saudi ‘kafala’ labor reforms leave devil in the detail
Middle East
November 9, 2020
Saudi ‘kafala’ labor reforms leave devil in the detail
The Saudi sponsor system for guest workers has been described as “modern slavery.” Now, new laws promise to end its…
Saudi Arabia finally congratulates Biden on his win
Middle East
November 9, 2020
Saudi Arabia finally congratulates Biden on his win
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia finally congratulated Joe Biden on Sunday over his election victory, more than 24 hours after…
World leaders hope for fresh start after Biden win
World
November 8, 2020
World leaders hope for fresh start after Biden win
World leaders on Sunday cheered Joe Biden’s election as US president as a chance to enhance cooperation on climate change,…