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Saudi Aramco Resumes Egypt Oil Deliveries

Egypt has received its first two oil shipments from Saudi giant Aramco after deliveries were suspended for several...

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Iran Pilgrims To Join This Year’s Hajj

Iranian pilgrims will participate in this year's annual hajj, Saudi Arabia said on Friday, after an absence last year...

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Popular Saudi Cleric Banned From Twitter

A Saudi Islamic leader with more than two million Twitter followers has been banned from writing by a court that...

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Trump, Saudi Arabia In Mutual Embrace

US President Donald Trump may not be popular in much of the Muslim world but he has been embraced by Saudi Arabia and,...

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Hosting Saudi King, China Pursues Mideast Charm Offensive

President Xi Jinping welcomed visiting Saudi King Salman to Beijing on Thursday as China pursues a charm offensive...

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Trump Meets Top Saudi Prince As Yemen War Rages

President Donald Trump held his first White House meeting with a Muslim and Middle East leader Tuesday when he lunched...

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Trump Meets Top Saudi Prince As Yemen War Rages

US President Donald Trump hosted Saudi Arabia's powerful Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House...

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Saudi Film Fest Head Says Cinema Needs State Funding

The head of the main film festival in Saudi Arabia, where cinemas are banned, wants the government to invest in the...

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Powerful Saudi Prince To Meet Trump

Saudi Arabia's powerful Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, seeking foreign investment in an economic reform plan,...

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Long-Awaited Concert Music To the Ears of Saudis

Legendary Arab singer Rashed al-Majed gave his fans three encores in the Saudi capital on Thursday night. Why not? They...

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Syria Army Retakes Ancient Palmyra From IS

Syrian troops backed by Russian jets completed the recapture of the historic city of Palmyra from the Islamic State...

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Syria Accuses Main Opposition of Taking Peace Talks ‘hostage’

Syria on Thursday accused the opposition High Negotiations Committee of taking UN-backed peace talks "hostage" over its...

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Indonesia, Saudi Sign Deals As King Salman Starts Landmark Visit

Indonesia and Saudi Arabia Wednesday signed agreements in areas ranging from trade to aviation as the kingdom's monarch...

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Gulf Cyber Attacks On Rise, Conference Told

Gulf countries must tighten coordination to fight an increasing number of cyber attacks, experts said on Monday, as one...

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Saudi FM In Landmark Visit To Iraq

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir was in Baghdad for talks on Saturday, the first such visit by a chief diplomat...

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Saudi Minister In Talks With Iran Team Over Hajj

A Saudi minister held talks with an Iranian delegation about the possibility of Iranian pilgrims rejoining the annual...

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Good Times Over For Expats In Saudi

Seventeen years after first setting foot in Saudi Arabia, Dominic Steck shipped his two cats and returned to Germany...

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Iran Sends Team To Saudi Arabia For Hajj Talks

Iran said Wednesday it has sent a team for talks in Saudi Arabia on the next annual pilgrimage after missing the hajj...

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Yemen President Says $10 Bn Saudi Aid For Reconstruction

Yemen's President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi said Wednesday that Saudi Arabia has earmarked $10 billion in aid for the...