Saudi Arabia plans on issuing tourist visa this year
Saudi Arabia plans to issue visas for foreign tourists including non-Muslims.
Tag: Saudi Arabia
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.
Saudis sent ‘clean-up’ team to Turkey after Khashoggi killing
Saudi Arabia sends a 2-man “clean-up team” to erase evidence of Khashoggi’s killing.
SoftBank’s Saudi ties in focus
SoftBank Group Corp chief executive Masayoshi Son will face questions about his company’s dependence on Saudi Arabia.
Rocky road for US-Saudi Arabia alliance
The United States’ perennially controversial relationship with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been rocked over the past few weeks by the explosive allegation that the Saudi authorities orchestrated the killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Istanbul prosecutor says Khashoggi was suffocated in Saudi consulate
Istanbul’s chief prosecutor’s office says that journalist Jamal Khashoggi was suffocated.
Saudis trumpet $56 bln deals amid partial boycott
Saudi Arabia says it signed $56 billion of deals at an investment conference this week.
France avoids question on S.Arabia weapons sales
France has declined to say if it might suspend weapons sales to Saudi Arabia.
Saudi sees lucrative deals at summit despite boycotts
Saudi Arabia brushed off an outcry over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Pompeo: S. Arabia promised a ‘transparent’ Khashoggi probe
Saudi Arabia to investigate the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Egypt calls for transparent investigation of Khashoggi case
Egypt calls for a transparent investigation into the disappearance of Khashoggi.
Global finance has a Saudi Arabian problem
Trump has expressed dismay over the alleged killing by Saudi agents.
Trump says US would be ‘punishing’ itself if it halts Saudi arms sales
Trump says the US would be “punishing” itself by halting military sales to Saudi Arabia.
Trump: Saudi king wouldn’t last without US support
Trump says King Salman would not last in power “for 2 weeks” without the US backing.
S. Arabia admits coalition ‘mistakes’ in targeting in Yemen
Saudi Arabia says it is working hard to correct mistaken military targeting in Yemen.
S. Arabia to build mega ‘global’ tourism project
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund plans to turn a section into a tourists magnet.
S. Arabia to offer visitor visa for special events from December
Saudi Arabia will offer an electronic visa for foreign visitors to attend sporting events.
Bangladeshi domestic workers face abuse in Saudi Arabia
Hundreds of Bangladeshi women working as domestic helps in Saudi households have accused their employers of committing severe physical, mental and sexual abuses.
Maid repatriated from Saudi Arabia
Another Cambodian maid is repatriated from Saudi Arabia after she was cheated by her employment brokers.
Saudi Arabia to admit Iranian diplomat
Saudi Arabia has agreed to admit an Iranian diplomat to head an office representing Iranian interests in the kingdom in a rare move after the rivals broke off relations in 2016.
S. Africa to lure investors from Middle East
Ramaphosa will spearhead an investment drive that will take him to the Middle East.
