Saudi Arabia: no Israel ties without recognition of Palestinian state
RIYADH (Reuters) -Saudi Arabia has told the United States it will not open diplomatic relations with Israel unless an independent Palestinian state is recognised on 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its…
Saudi Arabia may cut June crude prices to Asia from record highs
By Florence Tan and Muyu Xu SINGAPORE – Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia may cut prices for crude grades sold to Asia in June after benchmarks slumped from records in the previous…
Saudi Arabia aiming for tenfold increase in air transit traffic by 2030
By Alexander Cornwell DUBAI – Saudi Arabia is targeting a tenfold increase in international airline passengers transiting the kingdom by the end of the decade as it looks to triple annual passenger…
Iran says talks with regional rival Saudi Arabia resumed in Baghdad
(Reuters) – Rival regional powers Iran and Saudi Arabia resumed talks in the Iraqi capital after they were suspended in March, Iran’s semi-official Nour News reported on Saturday. There was no confirmation…
Biden picks career diplomat Michael Ratney as envoy to Saudi Arabia
WASHINGTON -President Joe Biden intends to nominate career diplomat Michael Ratney to be U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia, the White House said on Friday, amid strained relations between Washington and its traditional…
Saudi Arabia leads OPEC decision to drop IEA data as US ties fray
By Maha El Dahan, Dmitry Zhdannikov and Alex Lawler DUBAI – A decision driven by Saudi Arabia that OPEC+ should stop using oil data from the West’s energy watchdog reflected concern about…
CDC eases COVID travel assessment for Saudi Arabia, Myanmar, Haiti
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday eased its COVID-19 travel ratings for Saudi Arabia, Myanmar and Haiti. The CDC said it had changed its COVID-19…
Saudi Arabia may raise May crude prices to Asia to new record levels
(Corrects to insert dropped word in 3rd paragraph) By Florence Tan SINGAPORE – Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia is expected to raise crude prices to Asia in May to new highs, tracking…
Mexico, Saudi Arabia agree to strengthen economic ties
MEXICO CITY – Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard and his Saudi Arabian counterpart on Wednesday agreed to strengthen bilateral economic relations on the first day of the diplomat’s 10-day tour of the…
Saudi Arabia is China’s top crude supplier again as Russian oil falls 9%
BEIJING – Saudi Arabia regained the spot as China’s top crude supplier in the first two months of 2022, having been leapfrogged by Russia in December, while Russian shipments dropped 9% as…
Saudi Arabia, UAE Welcome UK Prime Minister For Oil Talks After Reportedly Shunning Biden
Saudi Arabia, UAE Welcome UK Prime Minister For Oil Talks After Reportedly Shunning Biden Thomas Catenacci on March 16, 2022 U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson traveled to the Middle East to discuss…
Exclusive-Hellenic clinches initial deal to ramp up crude oil supplies from Saudi Arabia
ATHENS – Hellenic Petroleum, Greece’s biggest oil refiner, has clinched an initial deal to get additional crude oil supplies from Saudi Arabia, two sources from the refiner said on Tuesday. “There has…
Guantanamo detainee called ’20th Hijacker’ of 9/11 repatriated to Saudi Arabia
– A man accused of being the would-be 20th hijacker in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks has been repatriated to Saudi Arabia after two decades detained at Guantanamo Bay, the U.S. Department…
Saudi Arabia transfers Aramco shares worth $80 billion to state fund
By Hadeel Al Sayegh and Moataz Mohamed DUBAI -Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has transferred 4% of Saudi Aramco shares worth $80 billion to the kingdom’s sovereign wealth fund, the…
French investigators to head soon to Saudi Arabia for Dakar rally probe – source
PARIS – French investigators are preparing to go to Saudi Arabia soon as part of their investigation into incidents targeting French nationals that marred last month’s Dakar sports car rally, a source…
Twitter Is Being Sued For Hiring Spies Who Allegedly Stole Data For Saudi Arabia
A Saudi activist is suing Twitter for allegedly hiring two Saudi spies who, the activist claims, used their positions within the social media company to steal his personal information. The complaint, filed…
World News: Saudi regulator approves Aramco share listing request
Saudi Aramco is to launch its initial public offering on the kingdom’s domestic stock exchange in Riyadh. But questions still remain about crown prince Mohammed bin Salman’s desire for a $2 trillion…
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