Bahrain FM praises Saudi Arabia as regional ‘pillar of stability’
Bahraini Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa reaffirmed in a tweet on Tuesday that Saudi Arabia is the “pillar of the Ummah (Muslim…
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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi,
King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Issued a directive on Monday to the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) to ensure that banks do not deduct any funds…
Saudi King Salman orders new allowances to offset rising cost of living
Saudi King Salman issued a royal decree, on Friday, approving annual gratuity for Saudi civil and military personnel. Based on suggestions by Crown Prince Mohammed…
Saudi Arabia sets new gasoline prices
Saudi Arabia is set to raise local gasoline prices on Monday, state news agency SPA reported. It said Octane 91 will sell for 1.37 riyals…
Saudi Arabia allows women to drive motorcycles and trucks
The Saudi General Department of Traffic (GDT) announced, on Friday that women will be allowed to drive trucks once the required conditions and guidelines have…
Saudi Arabia studies possible Green Cards for expats
A “Green Card” for foreign investors is under study. Fahad al-Skeit, head of the Local Content and Private Sector Development Unit at the Council of Economic…
Missile parts prove Iran is illicitly arming Houthi rebels in Yemen: U.S.
Flanked by singed missile remnants, President Donald Trump’s envoy to the United Nations declared Thursday that “undeniable” evidence proves Iran is arming Houthi rebels in…
UAE, Saudi, Bahrain raise interest rates by 0.25%
The UAE, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain followed the US with interest rate hike of 0.25 percent on the cost of loans for everything from houses…
Israel’s intelligence affairs minister proposes Saudi-led peace negotiations
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Intelligence Affairs Minister Yisrael Katz proposed that Saudi Arabia sponsor new Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in an interview with a Saudi newspaper. In…
Saudi Arabia pledges 100 million Euros to fight extremism in Africa
Saudi Arabia announced support in the amount of 100 million Euros for the launch of a new joint force to combat terrorism in the Sahel…