Saudi Arabia

Spain’s king distances self from father in scandal tied to Saudi Arabia

Mar 16, 2020 06:10

Spain’s King Felipe VI has distanced himself from his father, a former monarch who has been hit by allegations of financial irregularity.
Saudi Arabia detains 298 officials in new corruption cases amid royal power struggle

Mar 16, 2020 03:33

Saudi Arabia has detained 298 public officials in a new alleged anti-corruption push amid reports that the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is seeking to get rid of potential rivals to the Saudi throne.
50,000 children die every year in Yemen: Ansarullah

Mar 14, 2020 10:17

Yemen’s Ansaruallh movement says the years-long Saudi-led war and blockade on the impoverished Arab country has increased the infant mortality rate alarmingly.
US, British troops in Aden, more to arrive in Yemen strategic areas

Mar 12, 2020 09:20

The Emirati-backed separatists in southern Yemen say hundreds of US and British forces have arrived in the port city of Aden as the first batch of a large military force that Washington and London seek to deploy to the Arab country’s resource-rich areas under the guise of fighting terrorism.
Iran at IAEA: Saudi claims about safety at Bushehr plant misleading

Mar 10, 2020 11:44

Iran’s envoy to the UN nuclear watchdog has rejected Saudi Arabia’s “misleading” claims about safety standards at the Bushehr power plant, warning against attempts at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to politicize technical issues.
Saudi Arabia world’s largest arms importer, mainly from US, in past 5 years: SIPRI

Mar 10, 2020 04:38

Saudi Arabia has been the world’s largest arms importer over the past five years and has boosted by 130 percent its major arms imports, a study by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) shows.
Hamas condemns continued detention of Palestinian officials in Saudi Arabia

Mar 09, 2020 09:53

A Hamas spokesman has condemned the continued detention and prosecution of Palestinian figures in Saudi Arabia over their support for the Palestinian resistance movement, urging Riyadh to immediately release them.
Saudi crown prince wants to become king before G20 Summit: Report

Mar 09, 2020 05:19

Saudi Arabia’s ambitious Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is trying to become king before a G20 Summit planned for November in Riyadh, which he intends to use as a stage for his succession, the Middle East Eye reports.
Ex-OPEC envoy predicts further drop in oil prices

Mar 09, 2020 05:12

Iran’s former ambassador to the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) said the global oil prices will probably continue to decline, which would be to the detriment of Saudi Arabia.
Abdul-Mahdi: US pressuring Iraq to cut ties with Iran

Mar 09, 2020 05:03

Iraq’s caretaker prime minister said the US is pressurizing Baghdad to sever relations with Tehran, but Iraqis will never allow their country to become a staging ground for clashes between other countries.