Tag: Saudi Arabia
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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 -
Pakistan urges Saudi Arabia not to withdraw deposits
The Finance Minister said that corruption was rampant during the tenure of the last regime.
May 5, 2022 -
Saudi Arabia pledges $8bn package to Pak
Saudi Arabia has agreed to provide Pakistan with a "sizeable package" of around $8 billion to help revive the country's ailing economy amid the maiden trip of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to the kingdom.
May 1, 2022 -
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to visit Saudi Arabia, China
Shehbaz Sharif took oath as the 23rd Prime Minister of Pakistan on Monday after being elected by the National Assembly of the country.
April 13, 2022 -
Seven-year jinx
The impact on the Yemeni population caught between the Saudi forces and Houthi rebels has been devastating. Ordinary Yemenis have no place of refuge in the region to flee to from the incessant violence. Experts peg the number of internally displaced persons in Yemen at close to four million.
April 1, 2022 -
Saudi Arabia offers $7mn to Unicef education programmes in Yemen
The project aims to reach 578,000 children, 7,000 teachers and 54,000 community members in Yemen, it added.
March 29, 2022 -
Saudi executions
Saudi Arabia’s human rights record has been under increasing scrutiny from rights groups and Western allies ever since the killing of the Saudi journalist, Jamal Khashoggi, in 2018. The kingdom has faced strong criticism of its restrictive laws on political and religious expression, and the implementation of the death penalty, including for defendants arrested when they were minors.
March 15, 2022 -
Saudi Arabia’s AlUla opens 2nd site-responsive desert art exhibition
Nora Aldabal, arts and creative planning director at Royal Commission for AlUla, said the Saudi exhibition allows people to integrate art, nature and history together, hailing the city "a destination built and inspired by artists".
February 12, 2022 -
Saudi King hopes that Iran will abandon ‘negative behavior’ in region
The king also voiced concern over the Iranian refusal to cooperate with the international community on its nuclear program as well as over the development of ballistic missiles by Tehran.
December 30, 2021 -
Hezbollah accused of targeting Saudi Arabia via Sanaa airport
At the press conference, he showed pictures of Hezbollah's members training the Houthi militia to launch explosive-laden drones.
December 27, 2021 -
Saudi Arabia building ballistic missiles with China’s help
The development could have significant ripple effects across the Middle East
December 24, 2021