Family members of several US nationals who are being held in Saudi Arabia and Egypt were not invited to attend a recent call with Antony Blinken, the secretary of state, in a move that was called “infuriating and discriminatory” by… Read More »Anger as families of US detainees in Middle East left off Blinken call
A US judge has asked the Biden administration to weigh in on whether Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, should be granted sovereign immunity in a civil case brought against him in the US by Hatice Cengiz,… Read More »Judge puts Biden on the spot over immunity for Saudi crown prince
Senior Tories are warning Boris Johnson against appointing an official at the heart of the Partygate scandal to a top diplomatic job after it emerged that the man was being lined up to be Britain’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia. Martin… Read More »Don’t make Partygate official Martin Reynolds our man in Riyadh, urge Tories
Saudi Aramco, the world’s biggest oil company, has announced an 82% rise in quarterly profits to a new record of $39.5bn (£32.2bn), boosted by an increase in demand and higher crude prices. The company, which last week overtook technology group… Read More »Saudi oil giant Aramco reports 82% rise in quarterly profits to record $39.5bn
The UN is to stage a rare donor conference on Wednesday in a bid to raise the $80m (£65m) necessary to prevent an ageing oil tanker off the west coast of Yemen exploding and causing an environmental disaster potentially four… Read More »UN leads £65m plan to stop huge oil spill off Yemen during first ceasefire in six years
With awkward embraces and fixed grins, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Mohammed bin Salman struck a pose of reconciliation. For the past three years, the presence of the Turkish leader and the Saudi crown prince in the same room would have… Read More »Khashoggi row goes unmentioned as Erdoğan seeks to boost Saudi trade ties
Saudi Arabia appears to be banking on Donald Trump’s return to office by refusing to help the US punish Russia for the Ukraine invasion, and by placing $2bn in a new, untested investment fund run by Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner.… Read More »Saudis’ Biden snub suggests crown prince still banking on Trump’s return
62 min Turns out he is OK. But Australia are not, because Saudi have a penalty! Jimmy Jeggo, in as he skipped, clipped the ankles of Sami Al-Najei and the referee was quick to call it. VAR has a quick… Read More »Australia v Saudi Arabia: World Cup 2022 qualifier – live!
UN chief António Guterres on Saturday condemned an exchange of attacks between Yemen’s Houthi rebels and the Saudi-led coalition, calling for “restraint” on all sides in the seven-year conflict. “The secretary-general strongly condemns the recent escalation of the conflict in… Read More »UN condemns attacks by Yemen rebels and Saudi-led coalition
F1 has confirmed the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix will go ahead as planned after Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for a missile attack on an oil facility less than 10 miles from the circuit. But in a four-hour meeting with… Read More »Saudi Arabian Grand Prix to go ahead as planned despite Houthi missile attack