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US oil regulator targets Saudi, Russia over excessive crude dump on US markets
Jul 23, 2020 00:56The US Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC) has passed a resolution to investigate dumping of crude on US markets by Saudi Arabia and Russia.
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Qatar Airways seeks $5bn redress from Saudi-led alliance over air blockade
Jul 22, 2020 12:22Qatar Airways has announced that it would seek at least 5 billion dollars in compensation from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, and Egypt over the air blockade they imposed on the state-owned flag carrier.
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Saudi Arabia’s ageing King Salman chairs cabinet meeting from hospital
Jul 22, 2020 04:04Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz has held a cabinet meeting via video call from a hospital in Riyadh, a day after he was admitted to the facility for “medical check,” giving rise to speculation about succession plans by the kingdom's controversial figure Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS).
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Iraqi Premier al-Kadhimi visits Iran before KSA, US
Jul 22, 2020 01:35Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, is in Iran for talks on a range of political and economic issues. The trip is the Iraqi official’s first stop in his three-leg tour to Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United States.
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Dissident Saudi journalist dies due to health problems nearly two months after prison release
Jul 20, 2020 09:54A dissident Saudi journalist has reportedly died of health problems nearly two months after release from prison amid a widening crackdown led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman against rights campaigners and intellectuals in the kingdom.
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Saudi Arabia postpones Iraqi PM's visit after King Salman hospitalized
Jul 20, 2020 03:25Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister has announced that the visit by Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi to the kingdom has been postponed after King Salman bin Abdulaziz was admitted to hospital in the capital Riyadh.
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Iran ready for dialogue with all regional countries: Spokesman
Jul 20, 2020 02:38Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi underlined Tehran’s readiness for talks with regional countries, saying there is no other way than dialogue for resolution of differences.
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Saudi network ’utterly shameless’ in airing anti-Iran terrorists event: Iranian UK envoy
Jul 19, 2020 01:07Iran’s ambassador to the UK decries a Saudi-funded London-based television network that has been set up with the aim of smearing the Islamic Republic for its “utter shamelessness” in broadcasting the annual gathering of an anti-Iran terrorist cult.
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Iraqi PM due in Riyadh as Saudis seek to turn corner in rocky ties
Jul 18, 2020 11:50Iraqi officials say Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi will travel to Saudi Arabia and Iran back-to-back next week in his first foreign trip as premier.
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Iran condemns latest Saudi air raids, calls for UN intervention to save Yemeni lives
Jul 17, 2020 08:14Iran has strongly denounced the latest Saudi airstrikes against Yemen, calling on the United Nations to stop Riyadh’s atrocities “by any means possible”.