Tensions this month between India and Saudi Arabia over rising oil prices have underscored the growing importance of the bilateral relationship and its potential to generate conflict as well as …
Biden’s Worrying Reluctance to Confront Saudi Arabia
Despite these brutal tactics, Saudi Arabia has made little military progress. The Houthis are well entrenched in the western part of the country and have lately launched missiles deep into Saudi …
Saudi accused of threat to Khashoggi UN investigator is human rights chief
He also raised the possibility that the story could have been “concocted” in order to distract people from “the important work we are doing to advance human rights in Saudi Arabia”. “While I cannot …
Anthony Joshua versus Tyson Fury has attracted renewed interest from Saudi Arabia as a potential venue, says Eddie Hearn
Saudi Arabia is ‘absolutely keen’ to secure the Anthony Joshua versus Tyson Fury fight with only a few weeks remaining to select a location, says promoter Eddie Hearn. The British rivals have signed …
Yemen’s Fault Lines
Yemen’s war began in 2014 with a clash provoked by fuel subsidies. Today, it’s a conflict that’s devastated the poorest Arab country and become a source of contention between Saudi Arabia and the …
Greek engineering firm Salfo committed to Saudi Arabia’s infrastructure development
Greek engineering and management consulting firm Salfo and Associates SA., which has a strong presence in Saudi Arabia, aims to continue to leverage its unique knowhow and local knowledge to support …
Why Yemen’s Houthis turned down Saudi Arabia’s ceasefire offer
After seven years of brutal civil war in Yemen, the Iran-backed Houthi armed group refuses to give up arms and negotiate – despite their Saudi antagonists’ ceasefire offer on Monday and the US …
From open banking today to open finance tomorrow
Regulators from Bahrain to the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Egypt are putting the polices and frameworks in place for a more innovative and collaborative financial sector. As the region sees a shift from …
Yemen’s Saleh whereabouts in question after attack
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, wounded in an attack in his compound, was reported by al Arabiya television on Saturday to have left for Saudi Arabia, but a Yemeni official and Saudi source denie …
Amid airstrikes, rebel offensive, Saudi Arabia offers peace initiative to end war in Yemen
Amid airstrikes and a rebel offensive, Saudi Arabia on Monday offered a peace initiative to end the war in Yemen.