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Gross domestic product will likely grow 1.6 percent this year, the IMF said on Monday, compared with an earlier forecast of 1.1 percent. The Washington-based...
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Saudi Arabia, stung by growing international criticism over its role in Yemen’s worsening humanitarian crisis, said on Monday that it would donate $1.5 billion in aid...
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Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Khalid al-Falih told CNBC: "I'm still anxious about the fragility of the market (and) about the potential...
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Prince Turki al Faisal, who ran the Saudi kingdom's intelligence agency from 1979 to 2001 and is an influential member of the Saudi royal family,...
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On Sunday, nine Saudi players officially joined seven different football clubs in Spain on separate loan deals, under a partnership between the two nations....
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Halfway through this year’s festival, attendance is up about a third from last year, with about 300,000 people making the 1-1/2 hour trip from Riyadh...
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Citigroup Saudi Arabia, which obtained a capital markets licence in April enabling its return to the oil-rich kingdom after an absence of almost 13 years,...
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A new solar technology is twice as efficient, cutting the cost of solar thermal energy, by raising operating temperatures to 1,000°C, almost twice the 565°C...
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What Emanuel wants is for his company William Morris Endeavor to be a big part of the emerging entertainment industry in the kingdom....
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Preparations for launching the tourist visa, according to the SCTH, continue to be carried out in full coordination with the ministries of interior and foreign...
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The Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) will now issue e-bills on the 28th of each Gregorian month.
The move follows a royal decree issued earlier this month...
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Saudi +
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Regional and related topics
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The remarks came as Pence wrapped up his visit to Israel. On Monday, he repeatedly referred to Jerusalem as Israel's capital, speaking alongside Prime Minister...
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As Russia, Iran, and the US strive to establish facts on the ground to maximize their chances of shaping postwar Syria, Turkey is posing a...
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By rolling out the NDS himself, Secretary Mattis succeeded in conveying that this is his strategy, not simply the work of hundreds of diligent Pentagon...
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While the strong start to 2018 is a welcome development for producers, OPEC is also mindful that prices ebb and flow on any number of...
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Arab News
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Frank Kane |
1.23.2018
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For the first time, a majority of top executives in the region — some 52 percent — thought that global economic growth would improve this...
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Al-Monitor
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Shlomi Eldar |
1.22.2018
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Zohri’s threats to send “more cells like the Jenin cell” were meant to reach the Palestinian street. His threats express Hamas’ new strategy in light...
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Iran came under sustained diplomatic attack on three fronts on Monday over its destabilizing activities in the region, its ballistic missile program and the “ill-conceived”...
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Iran has already increased oil exports to China. In October, 2017, for example, Iran exported 786,060 barrels per day to China, a 59 percent increase...
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Defense One
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Kevin Baron |
1.23.2018
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The population of Raqqa dwindled from 200,000 to just 5,000 of the most hardcore ISIS followers and their families, according to one U.S. military officer...
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NBC News
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Kennett Werner |
1.23.2018
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The carriers are Egypt Air, Royal Jordanian, Saudia, Qatar Airways, Emirates, and Etihad. They operate flights to the U.S. from seven points-of-departure airports in five...
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UN Yemen mediator Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed will step down when his current contract finishes at the end of February after nearly three years in...
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Telegraph
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Raf Sanchez and Magdy Samaan |
1.23.2018
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Sami Anan, the former army chief of staff, announced earlier this month that he would stand against Mr Sisi but on Tuesday he was summoned...
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Reuters
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Ali Kucukgocmen |
1.23.2018
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Turkey arrested dozens of people overnight for "spreading terrorist propaganda" about its Syrian incursion, state media said on Tuesday, raising to nearly 100 the number...
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