OPEC extends oil output cuts
OPEC agrees to extend by nine months daily oil output cuts aimed at supporting prices and soaking up excess supplies.
Tag: Saudi Arabia
S. Korea, Saudi ink $8.3 billion pact
South Korea and Saudi Arabia sign an $8.3 billion economic co-operation pact during Crown Prince’s first visit to Seoul.
Saudi public decency law stokes fears
Saudi Arabia has rendered toothless the once-feared religious police amid a liberalisation drive, but a planned “public decency” law is stoking controversy with some fearing a revival of morality policing.
FIFA ‘explores legal options’ over pirates
FIFA said Sunday they were exploring legal options after revealing unauthorised transmissions of the ongoing Women’s World Cup in France were made in Saudi Arabia by pirate broadcaster, beoutQ.
Saudis extradite five Sri Lanka bombings suspects
Five Sri Lankans wanted in connection with the Easter bombings that killed 258 people were arrested in Saudi Arabia and extradited Friday, police and Interpol said.
Saudi Arabia gathers Arab leaders over attacks on oil assets
Arab leaders gathered in Saudi Arabia yesterday for emergency summits that Riyadh hopes will deliver a strong message to Iran that regional powers will defend their interests against any threat following attacks on Gulf oil assets this month.
Saudis seek to avert war in region
Saudi Arabia wants to avert war in the region but stands ready to respond with “all strength and determination” following last week’s attacks on Saudi oil assets, a senior official said on Sunday, adding that the ball was now in Iran’s court.
Saudis face UN rights rebuke
European countries will urge Saudi Arabia to cooperate with a UN-led probe into the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
China committed to Iran ties: Xi
China’s desire to develop close ties with Iran will remain unchanged, President Xi Jinping told the speaker of Iran’s parliament.
Saudi crown prince begins Asia tour with $20 bln Pakistan investment pledge
$20 billion Saudi-Pakistan investment.
Dems try to stop US support for Saudis in Yemen conflict
The US to end its support for the Saudi Arabia-led coalition in the war in Yemen.
EU adds Saudi Arabia to dirty-money blacklist, upsets UK, US
The EU adds Saudi Arabia, Panama and four US territories to a blacklist.
Crown Prince did not order killing: Saudi
Bin Salman did not order the 2018 killing of Khashoggi, says a top Saudi official.
UAE denies man was held for Qatar support
The United Arab Emirates dismissed reports it had detained a British man for showing support for Qatar at a football tournament in the UAE
S.Arabia ends 15-month anti-corruption drive
Saudi Arabia has ended a sprawling crackdown on corruption.
Golf’s best face tough questions before Saudi
Four of the world’s five best golfers will compete in Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia frees Ethiopian-born tycoon amid flurry of releases
Saudi Arabia has freed Saudi-Ethiopian businessman Mohammed Hussein al-Amoudi.
RIP: The universality of rights
Choosing selectively the term universality, is in itself a fundamental contradiction. If the implementation of universal principles is made in an ‘a la carte’ manner, then universality is dead.
When human rights and democracy are used as political tools
In many cases, human rights defenders only focus on political rights and forget about massive violations of economic and social rights by governments and also corporations.
Saudi Arabia plans on issuing tourist visa this year
Saudi Arabia plans to issue visas for foreign tourists including non-Muslims.
Saudi private jet industry hampered
A crackdown on corruption in Saudi Arabia has severely dented the kingdom’s private jet industry.
Egypt takes part in Red Sea’s joint naval drills
Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Djibouti, Yemen and Sudan start naval drills.
Saudi denounces US Senate resolutions on Khashoggi, Yemen
US Senate calls for an end to US military support for the war in Yemen.
Saudi Crown Prince arrives in Tunisia for brief visit
Bin Salman arrives in Tunisia for a brief state visit as part of an Arab-Maghreb tour.
Tunisian activists protest against Saudi Crown prince visit
Tunisian activists protest a planned visit by bin Salman over the killing of Khashoggi.
Yemen’s Houthis halt missile attacks on Saudi coalition
Yemen’s Houthi says it was halting drone and missile attacks on Saudi Arabia.
S.Arabia to restore 130 historical mosques
Saudi Arabia to renovate 130 historical mosques in different parts of the kingdom.
Oil rises after 1 million bpd output cut
Oil rises by more than 1 percent, set for its largest one-day increase in a month.
Oil rises to $73 on report of output cut talks
Oil rebounded to $73 a barrel on Wednesday after falling to its lowest since August.
Qatar’s ruler hopes Gulf crisis will end for sake of region
Qatar’s ruler says the political and economic boycott had weakened a Gulf Arab bloc.
