New SME body ‘will generate jobs for Saudis’
The newly formed Public Authority for Small and Medium Enterprises approved by the Cabinet on Monday will help create jobs for young Saudis and...
Al Rajhi Investment awards operation of 5 new hotels in Makkah and Riyadh
Al Rajhi Investment Company will sign agreements today (Wednesday) for the management and operation of five hotels in Makkah and Riyadh.
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King meets Somali president, receives call from Obama
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman holds talks with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud at Al-Yamama Palace in Riyadh on Tuesday.
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Iran to be invited to next round of talks on Syria: U.S. official
Iran will be invited to participate in talks in Vienna on Friday to discuss ending the conflict in Syria, a dialogue aimed at finding...
Saudi, Russia, US, and Turkey to hold Syria talks Thursday
The top diplomats from Saudi Arabia, Russia, the United States, and Turkey will hold a second round of Syria talks in less than a...
Islamic State risk for Libya's troubled oil sector
When Islamic State militants attacked a perimeter gate guarding Libya's Es Sider oil terminal this month, they sent gunmen to kill guards before attempting...
U.S. weighs special forces in Syria, helicopters in Iraq
The United States is considering sending a small number of special operations forces to Syria and attack helicopters to Iraq as it weighs options...
Saudi-led coalition says it did not bomb hospital in north Yemen
A hospital in north Yemen run by the medical aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) was destroyed late on Monday by a missile strike,...
Syria suggests U.S. should have spent rebel training funds on aid
Syria suggested on Tuesday that the United States could have spent $500 million tackling Syria's refugee and humanitarian crisis instead of on a largely...
Obama and Saudi King to raise support for Syrian opposition
U.S. President Barack Obama and Saudi Arabia's King Salman committed to increase support for "the moderate Syrian opposition" in a call on Tuesday and...
