Tag: Saudi Arab

Trump says Saudi Arabia will ‘make up’ for oil supply after...

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said Monday US ally Saudi Arabia will help to make up easily for any shortfalls in oil supply after he ordered...

Iraq hosts regional rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia at conference

BAGHDAD: Iraq hosted senior parliamentary officials from arch-rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran on Saturday as Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi sought to bolster his...

UN investigator calls on Saudi Arabia to open Khashoggi murder trial

GENEVA: Saudi Arabia’s secretive hearings for 11 suspects accused in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi fall short of international standards and should be...

These business A-listers are skipping Saudi Arabia’s big conference

Most of the big names who were due to attend Saudi Arabia's investment conference next week have bailed out following the disappearance and apparent...

Saudi Arabia transfers $100 million to US amid crisis over Khashoggi

WASHINGTON: The United States received a payment of $100 million from Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, the same day Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Riyadh to discuss...

Saudi Arab to invest in mega oil city in Gwadar: report

Pakistan is expected to receive an economic package worth $8 billion from Saudi Arabia which includes investment in the port city of Gwadar under...

Saudi Arabia launches ‘Smart Haj’ initiative

ISLAMABAD: Saudi Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MCIT) has launched its new “Smart Haj” initiative on the Saudi electronic gate, the Saudi Gazette newspaper...

Pakistan won’t give air defence to Saudi: Dastgir

ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khurram Dastgir said that Pakistan would not provide air defence to Saudi Arab in the latter’s ongoing tussle with Yemen. While talking...

Saudi princess to head kingdom’s multi-sport federation

RIYADH: A princess has been named to head a Saudi multi-sports federation, in a first for women in the conservative Muslim kingdom where men...

IS ties : 13 Pakistanis among 16 held in Saudi Arabia

RIYADH: Saudi security forces have arrested 13 Pakistanis and three Saudis suspected of having links to extremists who blew themselves up during a weekend...

Saudi grand mufti warns of ‘depravity’ of cinema, concerts

  Saudi Arabia’s highest-ranking cleric has warned of the "depravity" of cinemas and music concerts, saying they would corrupt morals if allowed in the kingdom. "We...

Saudi prosecutors bring charges over Grand Mosque crane incident that killed...

Suspects including engineers and two government employees will face trial in Saudi Arabia over the deaths of 107 people when a crane toppled over...