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Saudi municipal elections sees withdrawal of 120 women candidates

At least 120 female candidates out of a total 1,019 running for Saudi Arabian municipal council elections have withdrawn their candidatures, according to the...

Iraq threatens Turkey with UN action over troop deployment

Iraq has threatened to go to the UN if Turkey does not withdraw soldiers it sent to areas near the northern Iraqi city of...

Yemen peace talks adjourn until 15 July

United Nations-mediated talks to end more than a year of war in Yemen have adjourned and will reconvene in Kuwait on July 15 after...

Saudi Arabia ‘ready to thwart’ any Hajj attacks

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince has stressed that the Kingdom is ready to face any action that might cause any harm during Hajj pilgrimage next...

50th World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos

The session held at the 50th World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos witnessed a strong presence of the Saudi leading powers. As the...

Global grocer supply chains tied to slave-peeled shrimp

Poor migrant workers and children are being sold to factories in Thailand and forced to peel shrimp that ends up in global supply chains,...

Oil giant Saudi Aramco confirms looking into share offers

State-owned Saudi Aramco, the world's largest crude oil producer and exporter, said Friday it is considering a public share offer. The company "has been studying...

Arab World Cup hopes now pinned on Tunisia: coach

The World Cup dreams of the entire Arab world now rest on Tunisia, coach Nabil Maaloul said Friday, after Saudi Arabia, Morocco and Egypt...

US confirms Iran tested nuclear-capable ballistic missile

Iran tested a medium-range missile capable of delivering a nuclear weapon, in 'clear violation' of UN ban The United States has confirmed that Iran tested...

Assad accuses West of backing 'terrorist' groups in Syria

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad renewed his accusation that Western states including France are supporting "terrorist" groups in his country's conflict, at a meeting on...

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