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Saudi Arabia News

UAE sentences former Khashoggi lawyer to 3 years in prison

July 18, 2022 MEO Staff

Emirates says arrest of Asim Ghafoor, an American citizen, was coordinated with the US to ‘combat transnational crimes’. The United Arab Emirates has sentenced an American citizen and the former lawyer of Jamal Khashoggi — [ More … ]

Saudi Arabia News

Saudi Crown Prince “MBS” visits Turkiye to discuss normalization of ties

June 22, 2022 MEO Staff

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Wednesday arrived in the capital, Ankara, on an official visit to the Republic of Turkiye. The Saudi crown prince’s Wednesday visit to Turkiye comes for the first time [ More … ]

Israel Latest News

KSA to ‘invest in Israel’ through Jared Kushner, report

May 8, 2022 MEO Staff

A new private-equity fund started by Jared Kushner is reportedly planning to invest money from Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund in Israeli businesses, according to the Wall Street Journal. The Affinity Partners, a new private-equity fund [ More … ]

Saudi Arabia News

For a year, Saudi King hasn’t left his Palace.. He is 85 and it’s normal to ask who’s next?

December 9, 2021 MEO Staff

There are rising concerns about the health of King Salman bin Abdul Aziz of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 85, after he has remained 482 consecutive days in his palace in the desert city of [ More … ]

Iran Latest News

Tehran welcomes ‘change of tone’, as Riyadh ‘aspires for special relations’ with neighbor

May 1, 2021 MEO Staff

Iran has welcomed a “change of tone” from Saudi Arabia, as both countries seem to be open to taking steps to calm tensions and improve cooperation. After six years of asymmetric warfare, proxy battles, and [ 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 … ]

Saudi Arabia News

Saudi crown Prince MBS reportedly sent hit squad to Canada to kill former spy

August 7, 2020 MEO Staff

Saad al-Jabri, a former veteran figure in the Saudi government, said to be target of assassination plot Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, has been accused of sending a hit squad to [ More … ]

Saudi Arabia News

Investigator Fired by Trump Examined Weapons Sales to Saudis and Emiratis: NYT

May 20, 2020 MEO Staff

A Democratic House committee chairman said the investigation into arms sales might have been “another reason” for the firing of the inspector general, Steve A. Linick, reported the New York Times. The US State Department [ More … ]

Saudi Arabia News

Saudi wealth fund boosts U.S. holdings with stakes in Citi, Boeing, Facebook

May 17, 2020 MEO Staff

Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund has bought minority stakes in major American companies including Boeing (NYSE:BA), Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) and Citigroup (NYSE:C), a regulatory filing showed, giving it a portfolio of nearly $10 billion in U.S.-listed [ More … ]

Column

Why UAE and KSA’s Hostility against Turkey is escalating

May 4, 2020 MEO Staff

The current clique of the royal families in both Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates considers Turkey a threat, or rather an enemy. The reason is that Ankara does not give them the chance [ More … ]

Saudi Arabia News

Revealed: Saudis suspected of phone spying campaign in the US!

March 31, 2020 MEO Staff

According to The Guardian: Whistleblower’s data suggests millions of phone tracking requests sent over a four-month period Saudi Arabia appears to be exploiting weaknesses in the global mobile telecoms network to track its citizens as they [ More … ]

Saudi Arabia News

Saudi Arabia to slash spending by 5% as oil prices fall

March 19, 2020 MEO Staff

Saudi Arabia said the government will cut spending by 5%, or about $13.3 billion, to offset the impact of plunging oil prices and the effects of the new coronavirus on its economic outlook and deficit. [ More … ]

Saudi Arabia News

At least 20 princes reportedly detained in mass purge by Saudi crown prince

March 8, 2020 MEO Staff

King’s brother Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz and his son arrested in latest power grab by Mohammed bin Salman, according to the London-based Middle East Eye. A purge of royal princes is under way in Saudi [ More … ]

Saudi Arabia News

Houthi drone attacks on 2 Saudi Aramco oil facilities spark fires

September 15, 2019 Ahmed Rashed

Close to half of the kingdom’s daily oil output has been impacted by Saturday’s drone attacks, sources say. Yemen‘s Iran-aligned Houthi group on Saturday attacked two plants at the heart of Saudi Arabia‘s oil industry, including the world’s [ More … ]

Analysis

Trouble in Paradise: Cracks are Forming in the Saudi-Emirati Relationship, NI

August 9, 2019 MEO Staff

“Recent tension in the Gulf affords a glimpse into one of many disputes between Saudi Arabia and the UAE on appropriate responses to common challenges”. “THE NATIONAL INTEREST” The relations between Saudi Arabia and the [ More … ]

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