Two missiles struck an Iranian tanker traveling through the Red Sea off the coast of Saudi Arabia on Friday, Iranian officials said, the latest incident in the region amid months of heightened tensions between Tehran and the U.S. CBC | World News
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1 year after Khashoggi disappeared at Saudi Consulate, mourners mark journalist’s killing
Activists and friends of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi met near Saudi Arabia’s Consulate in Istanbul on Wednesday to mourn the first-year anniversary of his disappearance, allegedly at the hands of Saudi agents. CBC | World News
Read More »Saudi crown prince takes responsibility for journalist’s killing but denies ordering it
Asked if he ordered the murder of Khashoggi, who had criticized him in columns for The Washington Post, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman replied: “Absolutely not.” CBC | World News
Read More »Saudi Arabia: New tourist visa launches today – would you visit strict kingdom?
SAUDI ARABIA has launched its new tourist visa today. The visa regime will be available for 49 countries. Dress codes for female tourists will also be relaxed as the strict kingdom attempts to boost tourism. Daily Express :: Travel Feed
Read More »Lebanon again dangerously at mercy of Saudi Arabia-Iran rivalry: Nahlah Ayed
From the start, the case of missing Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri strayed wildly from the mainstream of the Middle East’s usual plots, the CBC’s Nahlah Ayed writes. CBC | World News
Read More »Saudi Arabia says it will reopen Yemen airports, seaports
Saudi Arabia’s mission to the United Nations says the Saudi-led coalition fighting Shia rebels in Yemen will begin reopening airports and seaports in the Arab world’s poorest country. CBC | World News
Read More »Saudi Arabia oil giant to get £1.5BN Treasury cheque to float in London
BRITISH taxpayers will back a £1.5 billion loan to Saudi oil titan Aramco in a bid to persuade them to float in London. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Read More »Hezbollah leader blasts ‘unprecedented Saudi intervention’ in Lebanon
Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah says Saudi Arabia has declared war on Lebanon and Hezbollah, adding that Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri, who resigned in a speech from Riyadh on Saturday, was being detained in Saudi. CBC | World News
Read More »Saudi Arabia oil giant to get £1.5BN Treasury cheque to float in London
BRITISH taxpayers will back a £1.5 billion loan to Saudi oil titan Aramco in a bid to persuade them to float in London. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed
Read More »Lebanese press Saudi Arabia for return of former PM Saad Hariri
Lebanon’s Future Movement party of former prime minister Saad Hariri, who resigned from Saudi Arabia under mysterious circumstances five days ago, demanded on Thursday that he return from the kingdom immediately. CBC | World News
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