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Yemen’s Government to Join Peace Talks with Houthis, CNN Reports

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Yemen's Saudi-backed government confirmed it will participate in United Nations-sponsored peace talks in Sweden, according to CNN, which cited the Saudi Press Agency.

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Saudi foreign minister says CIA assessment on Khashoggi murder is false

Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said on Tuesday that claims, including by the CIA, that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman gave the order to kill journalist...

 

Energy

Saudi energy minister says kingdom launches uranium exploration program

Saudi energy minister Khalid al-Falih said on Monday the kingdom had launched a uranium exploration programme and initial indications were positive, Al-Arabiya Business reported on...

 

Mining and Minerals

Saudi king to open $22.7-billion mining project on Thursday

Saudi Arabia's King Salman will inaugurate on Thursday the Waad Al-Shamaal project, a 440-square-km city for mining industries in the country's northern region, Al Arabiya...

 

Aramco-Sabic

Saudi Aramco-Sabic Deal: More Fodder For IPO Skepticism

Saudi Aramco buying Sabic is the perfect illustration of what has gone wrong with the long-promised Aramco IPO. So reports of difficulties around financing the...

 

Investment

Stock Investors Bet Saudi Arabian Cement Will Rebuild Yemen

Saudi stock investors are increasing their bets that cement produced in the kingdom will be used to rebuild neighboring Yemen once the war in the...

 

Saudi Bonds

Bargain Hunters Zero In on Saudi Bonds Amid Khashoggi, Oil Pain

As if the fallout over the killing of columnist Jamal Khashoggi wasn’t enough, oil’s decline has helped make Saudi bonds the worst performers among Gulf...

 

Economy

Saudi economy sees ‘stabilization’

Saudi Arabia’s reduction in its budget deficit marks a “stabilization” of its economy but avoiding big hikes in government spending will remain a challenge, according...

 

European Union

UK says exploring sanctions with EU against Saudi Arabia

As investigations into the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi continue to cause diplomatic tensions, the U.K.'s foreign office told CNBC that it is ready...

 

Saudi-Qatar

Qatar escalates WTO dispute over alleged Saudi IP violation

Qatar has escalated a dispute against Saudi Arabia at the World Trade Organization, a WTO filing showed on Monday, with a request for adjudication of...

 

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Yemen Civil War

Yemen’s Saudi-backed government to attend peace talks

Yemen's Saudi-backed government confirmed it will participate in United Nations-sponsored peace talks in Sweden, the country's official news agency reported Monday....

 

Saudi-Pakistan

Pakistan Says $1 Billion Support Received From Saudi Arabia

Pakistan’s central bank said it had received $1 billion from Saudi Arabia as part of a support package agreed last month as Islamabad attempts to...

 

Global Oil Markets

Oil Gains Ground as Capacity Warnings Counter Russia Questions

Oil prices gained ground as traders weighed countervailing signals about how much OPEC and its allies can afford to trim production....

 

War in Yemen

Yemen: fighting returns to Hodeidah despite UN ceasefire calls

Fighting between Saudi-led coalition forces and Houthi rebels in Yemen has flared up again around the Red Sea port of Hodeidah despite UN calls for...

 

Iran

Rouhani says Iran to continue oil exports and resist U.S. economic war

The European Union, France, Germany, Britain, Russia and China, participants with the United States in the 2015 deal that lifted sanctions on Iran in exchange...

 

Afghanistan

Report: Enemy attacks decrease in Afghanistan but airstrikes, deaths rise as urban centers remain vulnerable

U.S. and coalition partners maintain a “list of urban centers” vulnerable to Taliban attack. Several “lines of effort” are being pursued to enhance the Afghanistan...

 

Russia in the Region

New video shows Russia testing its advanced Su-57 fighter in Syria

Fifth-generation Su-57 stealth fighters have flown 10 sorties over war-torn Syria, the Russian Ministry of Defense said in a statement accompanying the footage, the first...

 

U.S. Intelligence

Rift Widens Between Trump, Former US Intel Bosses

Trump, repeating a criticism he made in a television interview the previous day, took to Twitter on Monday to again exclaim that the United States...

 

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