U.S.-SAUDI RELATIONS

Trump, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Speak by Phone, White House Says

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U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman by phone on Tuesday, discussing Riyadh’s role in Middle East stability, maintaining pressure on Iran other issues, according to reports.

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Trump Discusses Iran, Human Rights In Phone Call With Saudi Crown Prince

U.S. President Donald Trump has spoken with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in a telephone call that the White House says focused on...

 

Saudi Aramco

Saudi Aramco Raises $12 Billion in Debut Bond Sale

Saudi Aramco raised $12 billion in its debut international bond Tuesday, according to people familiar with the sale, an issuance that sparked massive interest among...

 

Oil Exports

OPEC’s oil output plunges as Saudis slash output

Oil supplies from OPEC sank by half a million barrels a day in March, hitting a four-year low, as Saudi Arabia continued to slash output...

 

Jamal Khashoggi

Family of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi say no settlement has been discussed

The family of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi said on Wednesday they have not discussed a settlement in relation to his killing. In a statement posted...

 

Yemen Civil War

Saudi-led coalition air strikes hit Yemeni capital as violence flares

The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen carried out air strikes against two Houthi targets in the capital Sanaa early on Wednesday, its spokesman said....

 

Wind Power

Saudi Arabia to intensify wind power investments

The kingdom's developers will build 6.2 giga-watts of wind capacity – or 46 per cent of the region’s total wind capacity addition – between 2019...

 

Water

Saudi Arabia turns up temperature on water reduction plans

Water rationalisation has been a high priority for the Saudi Arabian Government in recent years as it has repeatedly tried to address the stark imbalance...

 

Maritime Security

Saudi Arabia’s role in banishing piracy from regional waters

A decade ago, during the peak years of the Somali piracy crisis, the waters of the Arabian Gulf faced frequent threats from armed criminals at sea, who...

 

Tourism

Saudi tourism sector worth over $70bln in 2019

According to data from ATM’s research partner Colliers, international arrivals to Saudi Arabia are expected to increase 5.6 per cent per year from 17.7 million...

 

Saudi-India

Saudi capital funds expansion of India’s most innovative businesses: SAGIA

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is among the top five largest foreign direct investors in India, and is among its top three crude oil import...

 

Saudi-Iraq

Saudi Arabia’s Plan to Lure Iraq From Iran

These positive developments in Iraq-Saudi relations are the latest chapter in a new Riyadh approach to Iraq which began in late 2015. Until then, Saudi...

 

Dussur

Former energy adviser to lead Saudi Arabia’s manufacturing push

Dussur was established by a Royal Decree in 2014 to diversify and accelerate manufacturing in Saudi Arabia....

 

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Netanyahu appears on track for victory despite tied result

With 97% of votes counted, both Likud and the Blue and White party, led by former army general Benny Gantz, had won 35 seats in...

 

Turkey

Turkey’s Erdogan calls for annulment of Istanbul election

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said electoral authorities should annul Istanbul’s local elections due to irregularities, notably over the appointment of ballot box officials, the pro-government...

 

Egypt

Trump praises Egypt’s Sisi despite concerns about human rights, Russian arms

U.S. President Donald Trump praised his Egyptian counterpart, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, as a “great president” on Tuesday, even as a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers...

 

Iran

IMF sees Iran plunging deeper into recession as US sanctions bite

The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday worsened its forecast for Iran’s recession as US sanctions bite, with Tehran’s slump denting overall growth in the Middle...

 

Economy

IMF Slashes Growth Forecasts For Middle East Economies

The IMF has lowered its projected growth rate for 17 of the 20 economies in the region, mostly due to a combination of slower oil...

 

Cybersecurity

A powerful hacker group behind the Triton malware strikes again

A highly capable hacker group reportedly behind in a failed plot to blow up a Saudi petrochemical plant has now been found in a second...

 

Oil Prices

High oil supply disruptions set stage for next slump

Global oil output is being hit by expanding U.S. sanctions and other unplanned disruptions which, in an echo of market conditions around five years ago,...

 

Investment

Video Panel: Diversified Investing in the New Era Middle East

Bloomberg’s Matthew Martin sits down with Dan Balmer, Aston Martin President of the Middle East, North Africa & Turkey; Ola Doudin, BitOasis Co-Founder & CEO;...

 

Airbnb

Airbnb reverses ban on West Bank listings

As part of a settlement with a pro-Israel law organization that had sued over the ban, Airbnb said it would allow listings in the hotly...

 

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