RIYADH METRO PROJECT

Tunnel for Longest Riyadh Metro Line 3 Complete as City Eyes Long-Term Solution to Traffic, Pollution

The Riyadh metro under construction in 2017.
Tunnel excavation for Line 3 of the under-construction Riyadh Metro – the longest line of the six total being created as part of the project – has been completed, according to a report.

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U.S.-Saudi

Saudi Arabia is very optimistic about Trump

They see in Trump a strong president who will shore up Washington's role as their main strategic partner in a region central to U.S. security...

 

Cyberattack

Saudi Arabia warns on cyber defense as Shamoon resurfaces

Saudi Arabia on Monday warned organizations in the kingdom to be on the alert for the Shamoon virus, which cripples computers by wiping their disks,...

 

U.S.-Saudi Military Sales

U.S. approves possible $525 million military sale to Saudi Arabia

The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale of 74K Persistent Threat Detection System Aerostats to Saudi Arabia at an estimated cost of $525...

 

Saudi Defense Spending

Saudi Arabia reveals 6.6% defence spending rise for 2017

Saudi Arabia has announced a 6.6% increase in defence spending as part of the government's 2017 budget. Total spending on the military will rise from...

 

Fiscal Policy

Saudis expect 46% increase in oil revenue this year

"As the kingdom's economy is strongly connected to oil, the decrease in oil prices over the past two years has led to a significant deficit...

 

Entertainment in Saudi Arabia

Saudis Wrangle Over How to Have Fun

Saudi Arabia is locked in a fierce debate over how to have fun....

 

Riyadh Metro

Riyadh Metro line 3 tunnel complete

Tunnel excavation for Line 3 of the Riyadh Metro – the longest line of the six being created – has been completed....

 

New Currency

Saudi ATMs ‘will take six months’ to accept new banknotes

It will be six months before ATMs in Saudi Arabia begin accepting the kingdom’s new currency that was issued at the end of last year,...

 

Real Estate

Alkhabeer Capital unveils realty fund in Saudi Arabia

Alkhabeer Capital, an asset manager specialized in alternative investments, announced on Monday the launch of its Saudi Real Estate Income Fund I, a close-ended private...

 

Oil Output

Oil ends lower as output cuts fail to ease worry about rising U.S. production

Oil futures finished lower Monday as concerns over the potential for a sizable increase in U.S. crude production outweighed support from Saudi Arabia’s energy minister....

 

Hospitality

Rotana Hotel CEO: Growth Opportunities in Saudi Arabia

Omer Kaddouri, president and chief executive officer at Rotana Hotel Management Corp., discusses the company's expansion plans and growth opportunities with Bloomberg's Yousef Gamal El-Din...

 

Saudi-China

Why Russia Beat Saudi Arabia As China’s No.1 Oil Supplier

Besides the flow expansion plans for the ESPO pipeline, Russia will also benefit from a much lower production cut quota under its deal with OPEC...

 

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Regional and related topics

Iran

Iran Cautious in First Comments About President Trump

Iran is being cautious in its first comments on U.S. President Donald Trump....

 

Saudi-Lebanon

French FM ‘confident’ of Saudi military aid to Lebanon

French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said Tuesday he was confident that a Saudi-funded military aid package for Lebanon would be restored....

 

Syria Peace Talks

Syria Peace Talks: Why Were Some Nations Invited and Others Not?

The latest attempt to end the six-year war in Syria kicked off in Kazakhstan on Monday, though the enemies still couldn't bring themselves to talk...

 

Turkey

Will presidential referendum save Turkey’s democracy?

The amendments basically involve a new system of governance, switching from a parliamentarian to a presidential regime. A closer look, however, leaves little doubt that...

 

Afghanistan

Afghan Authorities Accuse Iran of Using Taliban to Undercut Water Projects

Afghan governors in southern and western provinces charged on Monday that Iran is using an increasingly close relationship with the Afghan Taliban to target power...

 

Yemen

Democrats urged Obama to cease Yemen war role before Trump took over

Twenty-five House Democrats unsuccessfully wrote to President Barack Obama earlier this month to urge him to end US support for the Saudi-led campaign in Yemen...

 

Egypt

Egypt refers 292 to military trial over Sinai terrorism

Egypt's prosecution referred Sunday 292 suspect terrorists to military trial over charges of carrying out terror activities in restive Sinai Peninsula and planning to assassinate...

 

Israel-Palestine

Israel detains Palestinians without charge under controversial ‘administrative detention’ policy

High school student Hamza Hamad spent 10 months in an Israeli jail for alleged links to the Islamic militant Hamas group, but was never charged...

 

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