SAUDI-QATAR RIFT

Response to Qatar Demands Given Two-Day Deadline Extension

His Highness Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of Qatar, and his accompanying delegation
Four Arab states lead by Saudi Arabia agreed to extend until late on Tuesday a deadline for Doha to comply with a list of demands, as U.S. President Donald Trump voiced concern to both sides about the dispute, according to Reuters and other reports.

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Qatar Dispute

Gulf nations give Qatar 48-hour extension

The request for an extension to the July 3 deadline came from Kuwait's Emir, who made it after receiving assurances from the Qataris that they...

 

Sadara

Inside Saudi Arabia’s Big Bet on Plastics

Producing petrochemicals is usually more profitable when oil prices fall, making the feedstock cheaper. Aramco has never published its accounts, but data from peers show that...

 

Sikorsky

Lockheed Wins $3.8 Billion Black Hawk Helicopter Contract: Pentagon

Lockheed Martin Corp's Sikorsky Aircraft Corp subsidiary was awarded a U.S. Army contract worth $3.8 billion for Black Hawk helicopters for sale to Saudi Arabia,...

 

G20

Saudi king reportedly plans to skip G20 summit of economic leaders

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King Khalid International Airport

Saudi Arabia to Consider Sale of Stake in Riyadh Airport

Saudi Arabia is considering a plan to sell a stake in Riyadh airport, three people with knowledge of the matter said, as it embarks on...

 

Jeddah Airport

Commentary: A word for Saudi airport authorities

Jeddah is the entry point for most international pilgrims, a gateway to Islam’s two holiest shrines in Makkah and Madinah. For Jeddah to greet first-time...

 

Jeddah Corniche

Saudi Arabia sees $213m corniche project on track

Work on the massive North Jeddah Corniche project, which is being implemented at a cost of SR800 million ($213 million), is in full swing with...

 

Al-Gosaibi Bankruptsy

Saudi Arabia’s multibillion corporate collapse: Al-Gosaibi exec on his role in 8-year saga

The debacle was one of the biggest collapses of the global financial crisis, and it prompted a fierce war of words between the Al-Gosaibi family...

 

Media Praise

Saudi columnist suspended for comparing king to God

And while effusive praise of the king is customary - and even expected - comparisons to deities are frowned upon in Saudi Arabia....

 

Dependent Fee

Saudi Arabia’s Residents Feel the Pinch of New Expat Tax

As part of the government’s Fiscal Balance Program, a resident’s dependent is expected to pay SR1,200 for one year as of July 1, 2017. All dependents...

 

Bird Flu

Saudi Arabia halts Belgian poultry, egg imports over bird flu

The Saudi Food and Drug Authority has announced a temporary halt to poultry and egg imports from Belgium following an outbreak of contagious H5N8 bird...

 

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Washington and the hard calculations at play in the Qatar crisis

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Perspective: As the Islamic State falls in Syria, one city offers a preview of the country’s future

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The agreement is “a big deal” for Iran and “will open the door for more companies to sign” contracts with the country, said Robin Mills,...

 

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Israel-Palestine

Emboldened by Trump, Israel pushes on with East Jerusalem settlement plans

Israel is pushing forward with controversial plans to build 1,800 new settlement housing units in occupied East Jerusalem in the largest proposed surge in construction...

 

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