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Saudi Aramco, the world’s top oil producer, is looking to acquire natural gas assets in the United States and is willing to spend “billions of dollars” to become a global gas player, the company’s CEO said on...
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Clayton Crockett
Security, Middle East
There appear to be multiple ways in which both Kuwait and Oman can forge strategic alliances within and beyond the GCC without tying their fates to the house of Saud.
An officer in the Kuwaiti Ministry of...
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By Natasha Turak| Sam Meredith Saudi Arabia is prepared to do all it can to prop up Lebanon’s ailing economy, the country’s finance minister told CNBC, but stopped short of providing any specific details. His comments come less...
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We previously discussed the plight of a young teenage girl who fought for asylum rather than return to the medieval laws of Saudi Arabia where women must live without equal rights or opportunities. The case for asylum of woman from our “close...
All his clothes have to be custom stitched and he needs special shoes. He is just shy of the world record for the tallest man, currently held by Sultan Kösen, a farmer in Turkey. He receives invitations to private events in Dubai, Saudi Arabia, and...
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Ankara has prepared the ground for an international investigation into the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi last October in Istanbul. Turkey has been jointly investigating the case with Saudi Arabia, but the Turks feel that probe has produced...
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News Analysis by Gregg Roman Topics: 1. U.S. sanctions against the Iranian regime; 2. Islamist influence on American politics; 3. Turkey and Saudi Arabia; 4. Gulf States Warming to Israel 5. Qatar's malign influence 1. U.S. sanctions against the...
Related topics: Turkey, Israel, Qatar
According to scholars from the Doubting Thomas Foundation, the “the mountain of almonds” Jabal al-Lawz on the Saudi-Jordanian border is the legendary Sinai where Moses is said to have received the Ten Commandments from God. Incidentally, it...
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Scholars believe there is evidence Jabal al Lawz in northeastern Saudi Arabia is the site of Mount Sinai from the Bible.
The story of Exodus describes how the Jewish leader Moses met with God on Mount Sinai where he was given the Ten...
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Saudi Arabia may learn to regret the political attacks launched from the kingdom on two American Muslim women who won seats for the Democrats in Congress in the U.S. midterm elections. One of them Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, has secured a seat...
Angela Merkel’s cabinet stopped military supplies to Saudi Arabia and called on other countries to do the same following the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at Riyadh’s consulate in Turkey.
Related topics: Angela Merkel, Military, Jamal Khashoggi, Turkey
Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) (AFP) – Takehiro Tomiyasu’s lone strike sent Saudi Arabia crashing out of the Asian Cup as Japan beat the three-time champions 1-0 to reach the quarter-finals on Monday.
Tomiyasu’s first-half header...
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Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) recently made headlines for pulling an episode of Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj from its streaming service in Saudi Arabia because the Saudi government didn't like what was being said about the country in the show.The episode...
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After meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, US Senator Lindsey Graham said on Saturday that relations between the United States and Saudi Arabia cannot move forward until Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman is...
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Qatar beat its larger neighbor 2-0. In the background was a boycott organized by Saudi Arabia, which has accused Qatar of funding terrorism.(Image credit: Hassan Ammar/AP)
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Proctor and Gamble and Gillette decided to run razor ads trashing men and “toxic” masculinity in their new ad campaign.
The company decided the best way to promote their product was to attack their customer base.
The new ad also...
Al-Ain (United Arab Emirates) (AFP) – Nineteen months of diplomatic rancour will be recast as 90 minutes of football when isolated Qatar take on Saudi Arabia in a clash bristling with political symbolism at the Asian Cup on Thursday.
With...
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Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo’s Juventus target their first title of 2019 in the Italian Super Cup on Wednesday against a backdrop of controversy and protests over human rights issues and ticket restrictions imposed on...
Related topics: Juventus, Protests, Human Rights
Golfers try to keep politics separate as they head to Saudi Arabia for new event