Tag: Saudi Arabia
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Saudi Arabia removes restrictions on Hajj pilgrim numbers, age limit
Tawfiq Al-Rabiah stated that the number of people participating in this year's Hajj will return to pre-pandemic levels and ther will ne no age limit for Hajj pilgrims this year.
January 10, 2023 -
Pak banks on Saudi Arabia to avoid default
In what appears to be an alternative to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Pakistan Finance Minister Ishaq Dar expressed hope to receive a $3 billion second bailout from Saudi Arabia within days, vowing to raise money through sale of assets to beef up the critically-low foreign exchange reserves.
January 5, 2023 -
iPhone maker Foxconn, Saudi Arabia enter EV market
By 2034, the new company expects to directly contribute $8 billion to Saudi Arabia's GDP and to bring over $150 million of foreign direct investment.
November 4, 2022 -
Biden to release 15 million barrels from oil reserve, more possible
As per Washington Post, he will say more oil sales are possible this winter, as his administration rushes to be seen as pulling out all the stops ahead of next month's midterm elections.
October 19, 2022 -
Sitharaman participates in G20 FMs, Central Bank Governors meeting in Washington
She is on an official visit to the United States to attend the IMF and the World Bank annual meetings, the G20 Finance Ministers and the Central Bank Governor (FMCBG) Meetings.
October 14, 2022 -
Nirmala Sitharaman to visit USA to attend annual meetings of IMF-World Bank
During her visit to the US from October 11 to 16, the Finance Minister would meet US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and World Bank President David Malpass separately to discuss issues of mutual interest.
October 11, 2022 -
OPEC announces big cut in oil production
OPEC+ said on Wednesday that it will slash oil production by 2 million barrels per day, the biggest cut since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, media reports said.
October 5, 2022 -
Saudi Arabian King appoints Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as PM
The king meanwhile issued a decree on Tuesday ordering a cabinet reshuffle, appointing Saudi Prince Khalid bin Salman as the Defence Minister, Xinhua news agency reported.
September 28, 2022 -
Jaishankar calls upon Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah
Jaishankar arrived on a two-day visit to Saudi Arabia starting Saturday, his first trip to the Kingdom as India's External Affairs Minister.
September 12, 2022 -
Jaishankar to pay two-day visit to Saudi Arabia to review bilateral ties
External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar will pay a two-day visit to Saudi Arabia starting Saturday, his first trip to the Kingdom as India's External Affairs Minister.
September 9, 2022 -
Rights, wrongs
The bottom line is that US support for West Asian autocracies allegedly in the interest of stability and security is likely to provide neither.
August 5, 2022 -
China being seen as reliable development partner for Saudi Arabia, UAE
Given China’s commitment to “win-win cooperation” and the broad engagements of its mega Belt and Road global infrastructure program, the Asian giant can help accelerate the rollout of advanced technologies in the Middle East region, they said.
August 2, 2022 -
“You’re to blame for journalist Khashoggi’s murder,” says Biden to Saudi Crown Prince in Jeddah
Biden not only highlighted the progress in moving relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel towards normalization and said the US and Saudi Arabia agreed to partner on a "far-reaching" green energy initiative.
July 16, 2022 -
Behind the scenes
To understand why the world’s only Jewish state would be keen on ties with a Sunni Muslim theocratic kingdom is important to make sense of US diplomacy in the region.
July 16, 2022 -
Israel hails Saudi decision to open airspace sign of budding normalisation
Israeli airlines had been banned by Saudi Arabia from flying over the kingdom's airspace, making flights between Israel and Asia longer and costlier.
July 16, 2022 -
In Mideast, Biden struggling to shift policy after Trump
“Biden is coming in, in essence making a choice,” Sachs said. “And the choice is to embrace the emerging regional architecture.”
July 10, 2022 -
Golden opportunity
President Biden would also have to apply pressure on the Saudis and their allies in the region to withdraw their troops from South Yemen.
July 3, 2022