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Trump Takes Perilous First Steps On World Stage

From Riyadh to Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Rome, Brussels and Sicily, Donald Trump leaves a swirl of domestic woes behind...

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Saudi King Hopeful Over ‘historic’ Muslim-US Summit

Saudi King Salman on Monday expressed hope a "historic" summit to be held Sunday between Arab and Muslim nations and US...

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Saudi Deficit Plunges After Cuts, Oil Revenue Surge

Saudi Arabia's budget deficit dropped by 71 percent in the first quarter of the year, the government said Thursday,...

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Saudi Budget Deficit Drops 71 Pct In Q1

Saudi Arabia's budget deficit fell by 71 percent in the first quarter of this year, the finance minister said on...

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Muslim Leaders Invited To Summit With Trump

King Abdullah II of Jordan, Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and Niger's Mahamadou Issoufou are among leaders...

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Doubts Over Saudi Order That ‘eases’ Control Over Women

Saudi women no longer need a man's consent to carry out certain activities, local media reported on Friday, but...

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Saudi Court Orders Crane Deaths Trial To Go Ahead

A Saudi appeals court has ordered about a dozen people accused of negligence in a deadly 2015 crane collapse at Islam's...

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Egypt’s Sisi To Accept Courts’ Decision On Island Transfers

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said Wednesday he will not interfere in any decision the courts or parliament...

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Egypt’s Sisi Visits Saudi Arabia As Tensions Ease

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi received a royal welcome from King Salman as he landed Sunday in Saudi Arabia...

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Filipino Expats In Gulf Look To Hardman Duterte

With more than a million Filipino workers spread across Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Qatar, it is small wonder that...

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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...

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Philippine’s Duterte Starts Gulf Tour

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte arrived Monday night in Saudi Arabia, where economic troubles forced the...

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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...

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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...

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Egypt Court Voids Ruling Halting Transfer of Islands To Saudi Arabia

An Egyptian court has annulled an earlier ruling that blocked the transfer of sovereignty of two islands to Saudi...

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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...

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Saudi Cuts Taxes On Oil Firms Ahead of Aramco Sale

Saudi Arabia on Monday cut taxes on oil companies in a major move that could attract investments in its energy giant...

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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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Saudi King Cancels Maldives Visit Over Swine Flu Fears

The Saudi king has cancelled a scheduled visit to the politically-troubled atoll nation of the Maldives because of an...