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Philippines Says Saudi Arabia Still Needs Its Workers
Saudi Arabia will still need even more Filipino workers despite its "Saudization" policy, Manila's labour secretary...
First Woman On Trial In Saudi Over Shiite Protests
The trial has begun in Saudi Arabia of the first woman accused of involvement in protests in a Shiite-majority area of...
Philippine’s Duterte Starts Gulf Tour
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte arrived Monday night in Saudi Arabia, where economic troubles forced the...
Sudan and Saudi Arabia Boost Ties With Joint Air Force Drill
President Omar al-Bashir said a joint Saudi-Sudanese air force drill that ended Sunday had boosted relations between...
Britain To Help Reform Saudi Economy
Britain said Wednesday it would help Saudi Arabia to diversify its oil-dependent economy as British Prime Minister...
Britain’s May Heads To Saudi Seeking Deals
British Prime Minister Theresa May heads to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday hoping to tap the oil-rich kingdom's "immense...
Britain’s May Begins Mideast Trip Focused On Security, Trade
British Prime Minister Theresa May landed in Amman on Monday for a three-day trip to Jordan and Saudi Arabia focused on...
Critics of Islands Accord Suffer Blow In Egypt Court
An Egyptian court ruled Sunday that a judicial decision to block the transfer of two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia...
Britain Apologises After Egg Thrown At Saudi General
Britain has apologised after an egg was thrown at a Saudi military official during a visit to London, Saudi state media...
Gulf Ministers Condemn Iran’s Support To Bahrain ‘terrorists’
Gulf ministers meeting in Riyadh on Thursday condemned what they termed Iran's support for "terrorist gangs" in Bahrain...
Calls For Unity As Arab Leaders Gather
Arab leaders gathered for an annual summit in Jordan Wednesday looking to overcome divisions on regional crises...
Arab Leaders Meet To Address Conflicts and ‘terror’
Arab leaders are set to meet in Jordan on Wednesday for their annual summit with no expected breakthrough on resolving...
Film Festival Opens In Cinema-Less Saudi Arabia
The Saudi Film Festival opened Monday with 58 homegrown cinematic works to be screened in the ultra-conservative...
Rebel Court Sentences Yemen President To Death
A rebel court in Yemen's insurgent-held capital has sentenced President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi to death for high...
UN’s Troubled Syria Peace Talks Restart In Geneva
UN-backed Syria peace talks resumed in Geneva on Thursday, with little hope of a breakthrough and the emboldened regime...
Two Years On, Yemen Stuck In ‘quagmire’
Deadly fighting, a rise in jihadism, the threat of famine -- two years after Saudi Arabia intervened against...
UN-Backed Syria Peace Talks To Restart In Geneva
Syrian rivals were to resume UN-brokered peace talks in Geneva on Thursday, with escalating violence and deadlock on...
Amnesty Condemns US, UK Over Yemen Arms
Amnesty International on Thursday condemned the United States and Britain for transferring arms to Saudi Arabia to use...
Electronics Banned On Some US Flights From Middle East
The US has announced a ban on electronic devices from cabin baggage on flights from eight mainly Middle Eastern and...