MINING AND MINERALS

With Riyadh Metro Progressing, Bechtel Eyes Mining Sector Growth as Saudi Arabia Diversifies

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Bechtel, the construction company behind some of the world's largest and most impressive megaprojects, is eyeing growth in Saudi Arabia's mining and minerals sector, according to reports and quotes by the company's Saudi Arabia country manager.

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Global Oil Markets

Saudi Arabia takes aim at U.S. oil stockpiles

Shipments take about 1.5 months to reach the U.S. from Saudi Arabia, so the impact on U.S. stockpiles is not felt until an equivalent amount...

 

Saudi Aramco IPO

Saudi Aramco IPO Pits London Against New York

The Saudis and their advisers want to pick a foreign exchange or exchanges with similar listing and regulatory requirements to the Riyadh bourse, to avoid...

 

Al-Qaeda

Osama Bin Laden’s son attacks Saudi Arabia in video message as he ‘spearheads al-Qaeda revival’

Hamza Bin Laden has released a number of threatening videos and audio recordings over the past two years, in a voice characterised by the Washington...

 

JASTA

Saudi Arabia says there’s no proof it backed Sept. 11 attack

Saudi Arabia on Tuesday asked to be dropped from a Sept. 11 lawsuit victims’ families filed, saying no evidence links it to the deadly terrorist...

 

Eastern Province Unrest

Awamiya: Hundreds flee clashes in Saudi town

Hundreds of people have reportedly been fleeing a town in eastern Saudi Arabia after weeks of clashes between the security forces and armed men....

 

Saudi-Iraq

Perspective: Saudi Arabia’s change of tack on Iraq

The border reopening follows on from an increasingly active effort at establishing some person-to-person links through senior visits. In February, Saudi Foreign Minister Abdel al-Jubeir...

 

Broadband

Saudi Arabia to pay two state firms $1.14 bln for broadband rollout

STC said in May it had signed an agreement with the government to connect 1.3 million housing units with fibre optic lines by the end...

 

Atomic Energy

Saudi Arabia, France review cooperation in atomic energy

During the meeting, the two sides discussed ways of cooperation between the two countries in the field of peaceful uses of atomic energy as France...

 

Al-Sheikh 33535

Unravelling the truth behind NASA naming an asteroid after a Saudi student

Al-Sheikh received the honor of having an asteroid named after her for her research entitled: “Determining the Effect of the Novel Carl 2 Strigolactone Analog...

 

Religious Police Attacked

Report: Saudi religious police headquarters comes under fire

A state-linked Saudi news website is reporting that assailants opened fire on the Riyadh headquarters of the country’s religious police....

 

Mujtaba Al-Sweikat

Teachers union asks Donald Trump, Saudis to stop beheading of college student

The president of the American Federation of Teachers has asked a Saudi ambassador to stop the beheading of 14 Saudi nationals sentenced to death for...

 

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Top Security Threat Survey

The world fears ISIS and climate change, says research center

Individuals in 38 countries have identified the Islamic State group and climate change as top security threats, according to Pew Research Center. In a survey conducted...

 

National Security Council

Military academic Mike Bell promoted to top Middle East adviser on NSC

Retired Army Col. Michael Bell has been promoted to the top Middle East adviser on the National Security Council, two White House officials said. Bell, who...

 

Yemen Civil War

More than one million children at risk of cholera in Yemen

More than one million malnourished children aged under five in Yemen are living in areas with high levels of cholera, the charity Save The Children...

 

SoftBank Vision Fund

VCs are ‘baffled’ by SoftBank’s $100 billion tech fund

Venture capitalists across Europe are "baffled" and "bewildered" by the size and frequency of the tech investments being made by Japanese tech giant SoftBank....

 

Libya

A reporter’s journey through Tripoli: Long lines, kidnappings and murder

Six years after the revolution that toppled dictator Moammar Gaddafi, the mood in this volatile capital is a meld of hopelessness and gloom. Diplomatic and...

 

Iran Nuclear Agreement

Perspective: Tearing Up the Nuke Deal Now Would Hand Iran the Best of All Possible Worlds

The Iran nuclear deal is deeply flawed. Its duration is too short, and it fails to require of Tehran the universally agreed-upon minimum for effective...

 

Iran Nuclear Agreement

Tillerson Acknowledges ‘Differences’ With Trump on Iran Nuclear Deal

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson acknowledged Tuesday he and President Trump “have differences” on the nuclear deal with Iran, but said the Islamic republic...

 

U.S. State Department

Tillerson tightens the reins at the State Department

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson last month tightened his control over the State Department by taking back powers previously held by the top career...

 

Afghanistan

Taliban suicide bomber strikes NATO convoy in Afghanistan

A suicide bomber struck a NATO convoy near the southern Afghan city of Kandahar on Wednesday, the U.S. military said, adding that there were casualties...

 

Afghanistan

US plan to improve Afghan intelligence operations branded a $457m failure

Pentagon’s use of taxpayers’ money under scrutiny after special watchdog finds contracts to train and mentor Afghan soldiers fell short of stated objectives...

 

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