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Biden says human rights on agenda as he nears Saudi visit

President Joe Biden on Saturday defended his decision to travel to Saudi Arabia saying human rights would be on his agenda as he gave a preview of a trip on which he aims to reset ties with the crown prince, who he previously denounced as a pariah. Biden will hold bilateral talks with Saudi King […]

MBS in talks with Putin on Ukraine, OPEC

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin via telephone on Saturday, according to Saudi Press Agency (SPA). During their call, the two discussed the ongoing situations in Ukraine and Yemen, with the crown prince reaffirming the Kingdom’s support in finding a political solution to the Russia-Ukraine conflict. According to a Kremlin […]

Lebanon responds positively to Kuwait paper, waiting for UAE, Saudi response

President Michel Aoun affirmed that Lebanon is dealing with positivity with the Kuwaiti paper. Aoun told al-Joumhouria newspaper, in remarks published Thursday, that Lebanon has agreed on some points and has suggested to discuss others with a joint Gulf committee. "Some points are delicate," Aoun said in an interview with the newspaper, adding that Kuwait […]

UN's Guterres stands firmly by Lebanon

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Sunday the international community has not done enough to support Lebanon, grappling with a dire economic crisis and home to over 1 million Syrian refugees. The U.N. leader urged more support at the start of a three-day visit to the small country. Guterres arrived on the high profile […]

Manga Arabia Youth magazine launched in Saudi

Saudi Research & Media Group (SRMG) today announced the launch of Manga Arabia Youth magazine, specifically curated for readers aged 15 years and above. Manga Arabia Youth magazine features original Saudi and Arabic creative content, newly developed concepts and characters, as well as Japanese characters in an innovative and localized Middle Eastern setting. Jomana R. […]

Khashoggi was talking point with Saudis during Sullivan visit

A U.S. delegation led by White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan brought up the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in talks with leading Saudi Arabian officials last week, a senior U.S. official said on Monday. Sullivan, Middle East envoy Brett McGurk and other U.S. officials met in Riyadh on Sept. 28 with Saudi Crown […]

Growing power of Saudi social media influencers worrying some

Saudi social media influencers have become a key element in the Kingdom’s advertising market in recent years, but many are increasingly aware they risk a backlash if their growing power is not used wisely. While many observers argue that influencers serve a positive purpose, others say they are simply filling the airwaves with nonsense — […]

Aramco still searching for investors as Saudi posts continued deficit

Saudi Aramco (2222.SE) is scouting for other potential deals to offer to investors and unlock capital, Chief Executive Amin Nasser said on Monday after the oil giant in June closed a $12.4 billion deal for its crude pipeline network. "We are looking at the potential for other deals that we are currently in negotiation (about)," Nasser said […]

Bin Laden clansman freed by Saudi authorities

Saudi Arabia has released construction tycoon Bakr Bin Laden after more than three years since he was detained as part of a corruption crackdown in 2017, two sources told Reuters on Thursday. The former chairman of Saudi Bin Ladin group and a half-brother of Osama bin Laden, was released a few days ago but is […]

Riyadh metro line faces contractor problems, alleges Bloomberg

The Royal Commission for Riyadh City (RCRC) has denied claims it has not paid contractors building the city’s multi-billion dollar metro project. It follows a Bloomberg report published earlier in the week headlined “Saudi Arabia’s Unpaid Tab With Metro Builders Runs Into Billions.” It said that payments had been made in a timely manner on […]

Saudi plays at dolphin doctoring in Red Sea

Strong winds and tides caused the deaths of a number of dolphins in Ras Al-Shabaan region, 35 kilometers south of Umluj governorate, while dozens more were rescued and returned to their natural habitat in the Red Sea. Members of the Saudi Border Guard and the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture, with a number of […]

Saudi launches human rights initiative through training programmes

The Saudi Human Rights Commission (HRC) president said on Sunday that the Kingdom is working to protect and promote human rights around the world as it launched new human rights training programs. In the statement on UN World Day of Social Justice, Dr. Awwad bin Saleh Al-Awwad added that human rights “are the responsibility of […]

Saudi courts won't admit to woman activist's torture claims

The sisters of prominent Saudi women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul said on Thursday they wanted real justice for her, and the lifting of a travel ban, the day after she was released from prison on a suspended sentence. Hathloul, 31, has campaigned for women’s right to drive and to end Saudi’s male guardianship system. She […]

In goodwill gesture, Saudi releases female activist

Prominent women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul was released from a Saudi prison after nearly three years behind bars, her family said on Wednesday, a case that has drawn international condemnation. Hathloul, 31, was detained in May 2018 and sentenced in December to nearly six years in prison on charges that U.N. rights experts called “spurious” […]

Saudi Shiite dissedents on death row have sentences commuted

Saudi Arabia’s state-backed Human Rights Commission said on Sunday that three young Shi’ite Muslims sentenced to death when they were minors have had the penalty reduced to 10 years in prison. Ali Al-Nimr, the nephew of prominent Shi’ite cleric Nimr al-Nimr whose 2016 execution sparked demonstrations in Saudi Arabia and Iran, was 17 when he […]

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