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Saudi triples VAT, suspends handouts...

Saudi triples VAT, suspends handouts...

Middle East

Mon, May 11 2020

The government is also ‘cancelling, extending or postponing’ expenditure for some its agencies...

Saudi corruption purge winds down but...

Saudi corruption purge winds down but...

World

Mon, Jan 29 2018

Billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal was among at least half a dozen tycoons freed at the weekend after...

Saudi-led coalition to give $1.5bn in...

Saudi-led coalition to give $1.5bn in...

Middle East

Mon, Jan 22 2018

The US-backed alliance, which also includes the United Arab Emirates, said in a statement it would operate...

Worries about Malaysia’s ‘Arabisation’...

Worries about Malaysia’s ‘Arabisation’...

World Tribune

Sun, Dec 24 2017

The government denies actively promoting Wahhabi-style Islamic conservatism

Hariri warns Lebanon faces Arab sanctions...

Hariri warns Lebanon faces Arab sanctions...

World

Mon, Nov 13 2017

Hariri said his resignation was intended as a “positive shock” to his country, which he saw in...

Trump defends Saudi purge, claims targets...

Trump defends Saudi purge, claims targets...

World

Wed, Nov 8 2017

The endorsement cemented a US-Saudi relationship that has improved dramatically under Trump’s presidency,...

Victory for Assad looks increasingly...

Victory for Assad looks increasingly...

Middle East

Thu, Aug 31 2017

An announcement earlier this week by Jordan – one of the opposition’s most robust supporters – that “bilateral...

Qatar restores diplomatic ties to Iran...

Qatar restores diplomatic ties to Iran...

Middle East

Thu, Aug 24 2017

Doha pulled its ambassador from Tehran in January 2016 following attacks on the Saudi Arabian...

Qatar slams Saudi pilgrim plan as hajj...

Qatar slams Saudi pilgrim plan as hajj...

Middle East

Tue, Aug 22 2017

A strongly worded statement from Doha's foreign ministry said it was surprised that Riyadh had decided...

Mystery Qatari sheikh pushed into Gulf...

Mystery Qatari sheikh pushed into Gulf...

Middle East

Mon, Aug 21 2017

On August 17, it was announced that Saudi's King Salman had ordered the reopening of the Qatar border...

UN report claims Saudi coalition killed...

UN report claims Saudi coalition killed...

Middle East

Sat, Aug 19 2017

Britain has also continued to sell weapons to Saudi Arabia despite mounting worries over civilian deaths...

Addiction and intrigue: Inside the Saudi...

Addiction and intrigue: Inside the Saudi...

World

Thu, Jul 20 2017

The new details about the extraordinary meeting between the king and MbN that touched off the de facto...

Deadline for Qatar is over. What’s...

Deadline for Qatar is over. What’s...

Middle East

Wed, Jul 5 2017

'The political and economic boycott will continue until Qatar changes its policies for the better'

Qatar faced with punitive list of demands...

Qatar faced with punitive list of demands...

Middle East

Fri, Jun 23 2017

Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt broke relations and transport ties with Qatar on...

US State Department questions Gulf motives...

US State Department questions Gulf motives...

World

Wed, Jun 21 2017

The State Department's comments came in contrast to the language taken by US President Donald Trump who...

Qatar denounces Gulf states’ policy...

Qatar denounces Gulf states’ policy...

Middle East

Mon, Jun 12 2017

'I think it is an orchestrated campaign against Qatar to change its active, independent foreign...

Turkey throws support behind Qatar in...

Turkey throws support behind Qatar in...

World

Wed, Jun 7 2017

Turkey’s main exporting industry body said it was ready to meet food and water supply demands from...

Tensions deepen between Saudi, Iran,...

Tensions deepen between Saudi, Iran,...

Middle East

Mon, May 22 2017

Shia Iran regularly points to the Saudis’ fundamentalist Wahhabi creed and their efforts to spread it...

In draft speech, Trump softens language...

In draft speech, Trump softens language...

World

Sat, May 20 2017

Abandoning some of the harsh anti-Muslim rhetoric of his presidential campaign, the draft of the speech,...

Saudi Arabia to build entertainment...

Saudi Arabia to build entertainment...

Middle East

Sun, Apr 9 2017

The construction will begin early next year and the first stage finished by 2022