Saudi businessmen investing $4 billion in projects in Egypt
Saudi businessmen are investing $4 billion in projects including the Suez Canal, energy and agriculture, and have already deposited 10 percent of that sum...
Saudi King Salman visits Egypt
Despite years of mutual frustration and disappointment over diverging priorities, Saudi Arabia and Egypt remain fundamental to each other's security, a message King Salman's...
Oil slip on Saudi comments
World oil prices dipped Monday as Saudi Arabia cast doubt on whether a key producers meeting would reach an agreement to freeze output to...
Iran oil minister says will keep raising production
Iran will continue increasing its oil production and exports until it reaches the market position it enjoyed before the imposition of sanctions, Oil Minister...
India's prime minister in Saudi Arabia for first visit
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Saudi King Salman on Sunday during his first official visit to the kingdom, home to a large...
Britain raises minimum wage
Britain's Conservative government raised the minimum wage by 7.5 percent on Friday in a move denounced by critics as largely symbolic in an era...
U.S. may allow Iran to trade in dollars
The United States appears to be laying the groundwork to let Iran begin trading in dollars, experts believe, after a landmark accord with the...
Dubai announces first airport tax on passengers
The emirate of Dubai, whose airport is the world's busiest for international passengers, announced Wednesday it was introducing a tax on travellers to help...
Oil slides on Kuwait-Saudi oilfield agreement
World oil prices sank on Tuesday after producers Saudi Arabia and Kuwait announced a deal to gradually resume production at a joint oilfield.
The agreement...
Oil prices extend losses ahead of U.S. report
Oil prices fell in Asia on Tuesday as persistent concerns about a global oversupply and caution ahead of a US stockpiles report chipped away...