Middle East

Saudi Arabia frees American imprisoned over tweets about crown prince…

Saudi Arabia frees American imprisoned over tweets about crown prince…

Jonathan Jeriah April 30, 2023

Saudi Arabia frees American imprisoned over tweets about crown prince… (Second column, 10th story,...

American imprisoned by Saudis over ‘innocuous tweets’ he posted from Florida is freed after two years

American imprisoned by Saudis over ‘innocuous tweets’ he posted from Florida is freed after two years

American imprisoned by Saudis over ‘innocuous tweets’ he posted from Florida is freed after two years

Jonathan Jeriah April 30, 2023

But it remained unclear whether the kingdom would drop a travel ban to allow...

Watch this Navy drone take off and land on its tail like a rocket

Watch this Navy drone take off and land on its tail like a rocket

Watch this Navy drone take off and land on its tail like a rocket

Jonathan Jeriah April 29, 2023

An Aerovel Flexrotor drone takes off from the guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Hamilton in...

Sabic confirms Abdulrahman Al Fageeh as chief executive

Sabic confirms Abdulrahman Al Fageeh as chief executive

Sabic confirms Abdulrahman Al Fageeh as chief executive

Jonathan Jeriah April 29, 2023

Saudi Basic Industries Corporation, the Middle East’s biggest petrochemicals company, has confirmed Abdulrahman Al...

China is Uniting Middle East—That’s Bad News for U.S.

China is Uniting Middle East—That’s Bad News for U.S.

China is Uniting Middle East—That’s Bad News for U.S.

Jonathan Jeriah April 29, 2023

Saudi Arabia turned to Beijing rather than Washington to ease tensions with its regional...

Saudi Ambassador to US, Princess Rima bint Bandar, visits NASA

Saudi Ambassador to US, Princess Rima bint Bandar, visits NASA

Saudi Ambassador to US, Princess Rima bint Bandar, visits NASA

Jonathan Jeriah April 29, 2023

The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Washington, Princess Rima Bint Bandar,...

Saudi Airlines to resume flights to Iraq within two weeks

Saudi Airlines to resume flights to Iraq within two weeks

Saudi Airlines to resume flights to Iraq within two weeks

Jonathan Jeriah April 29, 2023

The Minister of Commerce, the head of the Saudi side of the Saudi-Iraqi Coordination...

Saudi Arabia’s solar market

Saudi Arabia’s solar market

Saudi Arabia’s solar market

Jonathan Jeriah April 29, 2023

Saudi Arabia aims to add 10 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2027, with...

10 soldiers killed in Yemen as fighting with Houthis resumes in Marib

10 soldiers killed in Yemen as fighting with Houthis resumes in Marib

10 soldiers killed in Yemen as fighting with Houthis resumes in Marib

Jonathan Jeriah April 28, 2023

The fighting in oil-rich Marib is disrupting renewed efforts to end the Yemeni war...

‎SAMA raises reverse repo, repo rates by 25 bps

‎SAMA raises reverse repo, repo rates by 25 bps

‎SAMA raises reverse repo, repo rates by 25 bps

Jonathan Jeriah April 28, 2023

‎ The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) raised today,March 22, its reversereporateby25basis points (bps)from475bpsto500bps(5%). It...