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Saudi Woman Jailed For 11 Years Over Social Media Posts, Says Amnesty

May 1, 2024 admin

Saudi Arabia eased dress codes for foreign women in 2019. (Representational) Dubai: Amnesty International called on Saudi Arabia to free a 29-year-old fitness instructor it says has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for her choice of clothing and social media posts urging an end to the kingdom’s male guardianship system. Manahel Al-Otaibi was…

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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s $100 Billion Foreign Investment Quest Falters

April 4, 2024 admin

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s 0 Billion Foreign Investment Quest Falters

File photo At a gleaming white hangar on Saudi Arabia’s western coast last year, the kingdom’s business and political elite gathered to applaud one of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s riskiest bets yet. The first electric cars assembled in Saudi Arabia with Lucid Group Inc. twinkled under factory spotlights, designed to show the world how…

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Who Is Rumy Alqahtani, Saudi Arabia First Miss Universe Contestant

March 30, 2024 admin

Rumy Alqahtani is a runway model and social media influencer from Riyadh New Delhi: Saudi Arabia is set to enter the esteemed Miss Universe beauty pageant for the first time this year. Rumy Alqahtani, a model from Riyadh, will represent the nation on the global stage. Ms Alqahtani, who has a million followers on Instagram,…

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Antony Blinken Talks Gaza Ceasefire With Saudi Foreign Minister On Mideast Tour

March 20, 2024 admin

Antony Blinken on Wednesday met with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan. Jedah: Visiting US top diplomat Antony Blinken discussed Wednesday with his Saudi counterpart “the urgent need” to protect civilians in war-battered Gaza and efforts toward a truce, the State Department said. Secretary of State Blinken, who landed in Jeddah earlier Wednesday on…

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Saudi Arabia Extends Voluntary Oil Cut Of 1 Million Barrels Per Day Until Mid-2024

March 3, 2024 admin

Riyadh first announced its voluntary cut after an OPEC+ meeting in June 2023 Riyadh: Saudi Arabia announced on Sunday it would extend oil supply cuts through June as part of a bid to prop up prices. An energy ministry source announced Riyadh “will extend its voluntary cut of one million barrels per day, which was…

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Saudi Arabia Ready For Summer Or Winter World Cup After Rapid Bid Process

November 1, 2023 admin

Saudi Arabia is prepared to host the 2034 World Cup in summer or winter, its football chief told AFP, as the conservative oil giant was anointed the tournament’s host just weeks after announcing a bid. The quickfire crowning of the alcohol-free desert monarchy, which first allowed non-religious foreign tourists in 2019, comes less than a…

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Saudi Arabia’s 2034 World Cup Bid Boosted After This Decision

October 18, 2023 admin

One week after revealing talks with Australia about bidding to co-host the 2034 World Cup, Indonesian soccer leader Erick Thohir said on Wednesday that his federation now supports Saudi Arabia. Thohir’s change of plan was detailed in a statement on the Indonesian soccer federation website hours before an online meeting of the Asian Football Confederation,…

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Blinken raises Hamas with Saudi crown prince on Mideast crisis tour

October 15, 2023 admin

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called for pressure on Hamas during a meeting on Sunday with the de facto leader of Saudi Arabia. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called for pressure on Hamas during a meeting on Sunday with the de facto leader of Saudi Arabia, which has…

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Blinken calls for protection of civilians as Israel prepares for expected assault on Gaza

October 14, 2023 admin

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Oct. 14, 2023. | Photo Credit: REUTERS U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on Saturday for protection for civilians in both the Gaza Strip and Israel as the…

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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, Iran President Ebrahim Raisi Hold Call On Israel-Hamas War

October 12, 2023 admin

Prince Mohammed stressed tha “the kingdom’s firm position towards supporting the Palestinian cause”. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler and Iran’s president spoke by phone about the war between Israel and Hamas, Saudi state media said early Thursday, their first call since a surprise rapprochement in March. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman…

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