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Saudi Arabia maintained crude oil shipments to the United States in June near their highest level since 2008, data showed, despite a serious glitch that has crippled its newly expanded joint-venture refinery in Texas. In the four weeks to June 29, the United States imported an estimated 1.44 …
As Yemen’s military, backed by U.S. Special Forces and the CIA, drive al-Qaida forces out of their southern strongholds, Saudi Arabia’s intelligence agents, old hands at operating in Yemen, are playing a vital clandestine role….
Reports of the defection of a general and personal friend of Bashar al-Assad will cheer the Syrian leader’s enemies at a meeting in Paris on Friday of the Western and Arab states that want to drive him from power. A source in the exiled opposition said Manaf Tlas, a brigade commander in …
In 2011 in a number of oil-importing Arab countries, due in large part to radical changes in political structure that hindered forward-looking economic decisionmaking, economic activity slowed sharply—investment, consumption, and tourism were all affected—and unemployment rose. Across the …
Middle Eastern carriers led the industry in traffic growth as regional airlines recorded the strongest year-on-year rate of growth for any region in May, data from the International Air Transport Association, or IATA, revealed on Monday. It was the only region among all markets that recorded …
The “Himaya” organization, which was established to protect abused women, recently held a course for 20 women on how to package gifts and accessories. The women who ranged from 20 to 45 years of age and came from different backgrounds underwent a four-day training course. Himaya, which …
On one level, the questions shaking the Israeli political system this week are pragmatic: how many ultra-Orthodox men and Arab citizens should be drafted into the military or national service, over how many years and how should those who resist be penalized? But the debate over these details …
In an attempt to overcome financial problems facing new couples and to combat crippling price hikes, a Saudi wedding planner launched a project that allows youth to pay wedding costs in installments. Abeer Hussein, the manager of a wedding planning center, conducted a study that looks into …
A lawsuit brought against Prince Waleed Bin Talal, the prominent Saudi investor, by a woman who claims she acted as a broker to help him sell an aircraft for $120m to Colonel Muammer Gaddafi, the former Libyan leader, is set to come to trial in London following a High Court ruling. Daad …
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has renamed the Qassim Regional Airport in Buraidah as the Prince Naif bin Abdul Aziz Airport. “The king’s order perpetuates the memory of Prince Naif who dedicated his life to his religion, king and nation,” said Qassim Gov. Prince Faisal bin …
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