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Biden to review Houthi designation, curb support for coalition, and declassify CIA Khashoggi report

January 20, 2021 MEO Staff

The new administration of US President Joe Biden intends to review the recent designation of Yemen’s Houthi movement as a “terrorist” group, and end support for the Saudi-led coalition as the devastating Yemen war approaches [ More … ]

Gulf

GCC leaders meet in Saudi Arabia amid a state of optimism

January 5, 2021 Ahmed Rashed

Gulf leaders are meeting in Saudi Arabia for their annual summit amid a breakthrough in the long-running dispute between a Saudi-led bloc and Qatar. Qatar’s ruler Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani arrived to Saudi [ More … ]

Saudi Arabia News

Saudi court sentences rights activist al-Hathloul to 5+ years & UN calls for her release

December 28, 2020 MEO Staff

Saudi court sentences to women’s rights activist al-Hathloul 5+ years in prison [ More … ]

Saudi Arabia News

Trump team considers immunity for Saudi MBS in assassination plot: Report

December 24, 2020 MEO Staff

Saudi Arabia wants the U.S. to act before Jan. 20, when President Donald Trump leaves office and Joe Biden — who has promised a tougher stance toward the kingdom — becomes president, the person said. [ More … ]

Analysis

Saudi Arabia’s economy shrinks for fifth consecutive quarter

December 20, 2020 MEO Staff

Saudi Arabia’s economy contracted for a fifth straight quarter as the kingdom curtailed crude production to fulfill its commitments to OPEC, though the non-oil sector – the engine of job creation – showed signs of [ More … ]

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Countdown to the end of the Gulf crisis

December 5, 2020 MEO Staff

A resolution of the Gulf diplomatic crisis is in sight, with all nations involved “on board” and final agreement expected soon, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud has said. Until recently the three-year [ More … ]

Qatar Latest News

Saudi Arabia to end Qatar crisis as gift to Joe Biden: FT

November 30, 2020 MEO Staff

Saudi Arabia is reportedly searching for a resolution to the three-year long Gulf Cooperation Council [GCC] crisis as a way to enhance relations with the incoming Biden presidency, according to a report published in the Financial Times. [ More … ]

Saudi Arabia News

Yemen: Houthis launch missile attack on Saudi Aramco

November 24, 2020 MEO Staff

UK foreign Secretary says Houthis must ‘cease their aggression’ following attack which triggered explosion but left no injuries An attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on a Saudi Aramco oil facility in the Red Sea city [ More … ]

Saudi Arabia News

Jailed Saudi women activists ‘tortured’, forced to carry out ‘sex acts’: Report

November 20, 2020 MEO Staff

All the world leaders have seen in the G20 summit which is currently held in Saudi Arabia (virtually due to COVID 19 pandemic situation), however, There was mounting pressure on world leaders to boycott this [ More … ]

Saudi Arabia News

Saudi Aramco forced to sell billions of dollars in bonds

November 17, 2020 MEO Staff

The Covid-19 pandemic has dramatically hit global demand for oil this year, leaving the company’s debt levels spiralling Saudi Aramco is to sell billions of dollars in international bonds in a bid to bolster its [ More … ]

Saudi Arabia News

Twitter suspends Saudi accounts for stoking rumors about Qatar

October 9, 2020 MEO Staff

Accounts purported to belong to members of Qatar’s royal family and fabricated statements from Amnesty and Human Rights Watch Twitter says it has deleted more than 30 accounts that stoked rumors of a coup in [ More … ]

Saudi Arabia News

Prominent Saudi economist sentenced to 15-years in jail: Report

October 6, 2020 MEO Staff

Essam Al-Zamil, who once criticized plans to sell Saudi Arabia’s state-owned Aramco oil company, was reportedly sentenced to 15 years in prison. A leading human rights platform has raised the alarm over the fate of [ More … ]

Saudi Arabia News

Saudi court cancels death sentences, issues jail terms for Khashoggi murders

September 7, 2020 MEO Staff

Five of those sentenced were given 20 years in prison for their involvement in the murder of Saudi journalist A Saudi court on Monday overturned five death sentences previously issued against the killers of journalist Jamal [ More … ]

Saudi Arabia News

HRW: Prominent Detainees in Saudi Arabia Held Incommunicado

September 6, 2020 MEO Staff

Safety Concerns for Ex-Crown Prince, rights activists, and Sheikh Salman Al-Awda in Saudi prisons Human Rights Watch has expressed fears over the safety of former Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef and other prominent detainees [ More … ]

Israel Latest News

For 1st time, Israeli plane flies over Saudi airspace to UAE

August 31, 2020 MEO Staff

An airliner carrying Israeli and US delegations to the UAE on Monday flew over Saudi Arabia as the first publicly acknowledged entry of an Israeli plane into Saudi air space, reported Reuters. Israel’s flag carrier El [ More … ]

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