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May 8, 2021

Saudi Arabia and Pakistan sign agreements to improve ties

Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed agreements Saturday to improve ties, after months of strained relations between the close allies over the disputed region of Kashmir. Although the kingdom was the first foreign country Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan visited after…
May 7, 2021

Iran ally Hezbollah welcomes talks with Saudi Arabia

The head of Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah group on Friday welcomed Iraq-hosted talks between Tehran and Riyadh, saying they could ease tensions in the troubled region. “We support all dialogue involving Iran at the international, regional or Arab level. It contributes…
May 7, 2021

Pakistan PM due in Saudi for talks on improving ties

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan is due in Saudi Arabia Friday for a visit aimed at enhancing ties after months of strained relations over the disputed region of Kashmir. Saudi Arabia was the first foreign country Khan visited after his…
May 7, 2021

Saudi Arabia to allow only vaccinated back to workplace

Saudi Arabia said Friday that employees will only be allowed to return to their workplace in person once vaccinated against Covid-19. Vaccination will become a “mandatory condition” for the face-to-face return of public and private sector employees, the ministry of…
May 6, 2021

Turkish foreign minister plans Saudi visit next week: source

Turkey’s foreign minister plans to visit Saudi Arabia next week, his first such trip since dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered in Riyadh’s Istanbul consulate, an official told AFP on Thursday. The exact dates have not yet been set for…
May 4, 2021

Saudi Aramco Q1 profits jump 30% on oil market recovery

Energy giant Saudi Aramco on Tuesday posted a 30 percent jump in first quarter profits, beating forecasts in a sign of recovery from last year’s oil market crash fuelled by the coronavirus pandemic. Aramco said its net profit rose to…
May 4, 2021

Seven on trial for 2014 attack on Saudi convoy in Paris

Seven men went on trial on Tuesday in Paris for the spectacular 2014 attack on a Saudi prince’s convoy that saw them make off with bundles of cash, jewellery and diplomatic papers. Abdul Aziz Bin Fahd, the youngest son of…
May 4, 2021

Saudi Aramco says Q1 profits jump 30% on higher oil prices

Energy giant Saudi Aramco said Tuesday its first quarter profits jumped 30 percent compared to the same period last year on the back of higher oil prices. “Aramco’s net income was $21.7 billion for the first quarter, a 30 percent…
May 2, 2021

Two rockets target Baghdad airport base housing US troops

Two rockets targeted an airbase at Iraq’s Baghdad airport housing US-led coalition troops on Sunday, in the second such attack in 10 days, the Iraqi army said. One of the projectiles was intercepted by the C-RAM counter rocket, artillery and…

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