A Saudi woman waits to get a dose of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, in Riyadh. (Reuters) Saudi Arabia has reported 163 new coronavirus deaths over the past 24 hours, raising the total to …
Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia detects 178 COVID-19 cases, nine deaths
Saudi Arabia has detected 178 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, raising the total to 361,903, the Ministry of Health announced on Friday. Read also: Lebanon detects new COVID-19 strain on …
New Yemeni power-sharing govt sworn-in in Saudi Arabia
Yemen’s new power-sharing government was sworn in before the country’s internationally-recognised President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi on Saturday, a government official has confirmed here. Twenty-three …
Dubai, Switzerland, London: How the UAE became a smuggling hub for ‘blood gold’
With no local gold to tap, unlike neighbouring Saudi Arabia, the UAE has to import gold from wherever it can, whether it be legitimately, smuggled with no questions asked, sourced from conflict zones, …
Stranded Indians expats in UAE to get free stay
Indian expats from Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, who are currently stranded in United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic-induced travel restrictions, are set to get free accommodation …
UAE clean energy firm signs $41m deal for new projects
UAE-based Yellow Door Energy has announced new renewables projects worth AED150 million ($41 million) in the region, including Jordan, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and its home market. The projects …
Google brings its cloud business to Saudi Arabia via Aramco
The partnership gives Alphabet Inc.’s Google regulatory clearance to set up what it calls a “cloud region” in the kingdom, the companies said last week. Employees at Google have called on the company …
Trump administration pushes forward on $500 million weapons deal with Saudi Arabia
The Trump administration has formally notified Congress that it intends to sell nearly $500 million in precision bombs to Saudi Arabia, a transaction that is likely to fuel criticism from lawmakers …
Google is partnering with oil giant Aramco to access Saudi Arabia’s $10 billion cloud market
Google Cloud and Saudi Aramco will partner to deliver cloud infrastructure to Saudi Arabia, as Covid-19 accelerates rapid digital adoption in the Gulf.
Is Saudi Arabia eyeing a step into Russia’s backyard?
Orlen, Poland’s largest oil refiner, and Aramco, Saudi Arabia’s biggest producer, may be about to tie up a deal. That could have repercussions for Russia’s Rosneft — and Mr Putin’s coffers.