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February 22, 2020

Saudi G20 gathering weighs coronavirus threat to global economy

The deadly coronavirus epidemic will dent global growth, the IMF warned Saturday, as G20 finance ministers and central bank governors weighed its economic ripple effects at a two-day gathering in Riyadh. The outbreak will shave about 0.1 percentage points from…

February 22, 2020

G20 ministers weigh coronavirus risks at Saudi meeting

Finance ministers and central bank governors from G20 nations weighed the potential impact of the coronavirus epidemic on the world economy as they met in Riyadh Saturday for a two-day gathering. At the meeting in Saudi Arabia, the first Arab…

February 22, 2020

Saudi hosts G20 financial leaders amid coronavirus alarm

Finance ministers and central bank governors from G20 nations meet in the Saudi capital Saturday for a two-day gathering to discuss the global economy and the risks from the coronavirus epidemic. Aside from an action plan to shield the world…

February 21, 2020

Saudi intercepts Yemen rebel missiles targeting cities: coalition

Saudi Arabia has intercepted missiles fired towards its cities by Huthi rebels in neighbouring Yemen, the Riyadh-led military coalition said, in the insurgents’ latest cross-border attack. A Huthi spokesman quoted by the rebels’ Al-Masirah TV said Friday the group had…

February 21, 2020

US says preparing to sign deal with Taliban on February 29

The United States is preparing to sign a deal with the Taliban on February 29, building on an agreement on reducing violence across Afghanistan, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday. “Upon a successful implementation of this understanding, signing of…

February 20, 2020

Qatar says Saudi blocks official from Gulf virus summit

Qatar accused Saudi Arabia on Thursday of barring its health minister from a summit of Gulf countries gathering to discuss the regional response to the new coronavirus epidemic. Qatar and Saudi are at loggerheads over Riyadh’s nearly three-year-long embargo of…

February 20, 2020

Pompeo meets US troops in Saudi visit focused on Iran

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited American troops in Saudi Arabia Thursday after talks with King Salman on the second day of a visit focused on countering Iran. The United States began building up its military presence at the…

February 19, 2020

Pompeo lands in Saudi for talks focused on Iran

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo landed in Riyadh Wednesday for talks with Saudi leaders focused on countering Tehran, his first visit since a top Iranian general’s killing sent regional tensions soaring. The top US diplomat, whose visit follows his…

February 16, 2020

Qatar says talks stall with Saudi to defuse Gulf crisis

Talks between Doha and Riyadh to resolve a two-year regional spat have stalled, Qatar’s foreign minister said, after a flurry of diplomacy late last year raised hopes the damaging rift was being healed. Saudi Arabia, along with its allies the…