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Saudi Arabia triples taxes, cuts $26 bn in costs amid pandemic
Middle East
May 11, 2020
Saudi Arabia triples taxes, cuts $26 bn in costs amid pandemic
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia announced Monday it was tripling taxes on basic goods, raising them to…
Kuwait imposes 20-day ‘total curfew’ from May 10 to curb coronavirus
Middle East
May 9, 2020
Kuwait imposes 20-day ‘total curfew’ from May 10 to curb coronavirus
KUWAIT (Reuters) – Kuwait will enact a “total curfew” from 4pm (1300 GMT) on Sunday through to May 30 to…
Trump, Saudi king reaffirm defense ties amid tensions
Middle East
May 9, 2020
Trump, Saudi king reaffirm defense ties amid tensions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabia’s King Salman spoke by phone on Friday and “reaffirmed the strong…
Yemen’s south in turmoil after separatists’ self-rule bid
Middle East
May 5, 2020
Yemen’s south in turmoil after separatists’ self-rule bid
CAIRO (AP) — A bid by separatists funded by the United Arab Emirates to assert control over southern Yemen has…
SABIC reports first-quarter loss, warns coronavirus could hit demand
Business
May 4, 2020
SABIC reports first-quarter loss, warns coronavirus could hit demand
(Reuters) — Saudi Basic Industries Corp, the world’s fourth-biggest petrochemicals firm, reported a net loss in the first quarter, citing…
Yemen records first coronavirus case in Taiz province as virus spreads
Middle East
May 2, 2020
Yemen records first coronavirus case in Taiz province as virus spreads
ADEN (Reuters) – Yemen reported the first case of the novel coronavirus in a third province late on Friday, raising…
Will the Collapse of American Crude Oil Prices Overthrow Trump?
Opinion
April 28, 2020
Will the Collapse of American Crude Oil Prices Overthrow Trump?
On April 10, 2020, Russia and OPEC member states agreed to cut oil production by 10 million barrels per day…
As society opens, Saudi women surge into job market
Middle East
April 28, 2020
As society opens, Saudi women surge into job market
Like thousands of Saudi women, Rouaa al-Mousa entered the workforce as reforms sweep the ultra-conservative kingdom and is certain that…
Ramadan period drama with Jewish characters stirs debate in Middle East
Features/Interviews
April 27, 2020
Ramadan period drama with Jewish characters stirs debate in Middle East
A period drama about the trials of a Jewish midwife airing on Saudi-controlled MBC for Ramadan has drawn both criticisms…
Middle East economies take massive hit with oil price crash
Middle East
April 27, 2020
Middle East economies take massive hit with oil price crash
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq is planning painful cuts in social benefits relied on by millions of government workers. Saudi Arabia…