Tag: riyadh
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Saudi Arabia names new foreign minister
Riyadh, Oct 24 (AFP/APP): Saudi Arabia has appointed a new foreign minister with experience in Western capitals and loyalty to the powerful crown prince, in what observers say is a generational shift being driven by the young ruler. Prince Faisal bin Farhan — a one-time adviser to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and currently ambassador…
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Saudi Arabia’s new 100% shisha tax sparks fury
Riyadh, Oct 21 (AFP/APP):A decision to impose a 100 percent tax on bills at restaurants that serve shisha has ignited criticism on social media in Saudi Arabia, where the water pipes are a popular pastime. The furore has also been fuelled by confusion over how the tax is applied. In the meantime, some restaurants have…
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‘BTS’ To Perform In Saudi Arabia
Riyadh (9th Oct, 2019): South Korean pop group “BTS” is all set to perform in the capital of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, despite facing a lot of criticism. According to details, “BTS” will perform in Riyadh on 11th of October this year. Band member, Kim Nam Joon (RM) has stated that it was not easy to…
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PM departs for home by commercial flight
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 28 (APP):Prime Minister Imran Khan Saturday afternoon departed for Riyadh on way back to Pakistan by a commercial flight after his special plane had to turn back to New York with a technical fault last evening. The prime minister, who was accompanied by Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Foreign Secretary Sohail…
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Saudi to announce oil attacks findings as US weighs retaliation
Riyadh, Sept 18 (AFP/APP):Saudi Arabia said it will unveil the results later Wednesday of its probe into attacks on key oil installations, as US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo heads to the kingdom to discuss possible retaliation. Riyadh, which is bogged down in a five-year war against Tehran-aligned rebels in neighbouring Yemen, has said that…
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Saudi on track to partly restore oil output as market quakes
Riyadh, Sept 16 (AFP/APP):Saudi Arabia is believed to be on track to quickly restore at least a third of its oil production lost to devastating attacks, as it scrambles to soothe market jitters ahead of a mega stock listing. Oil prices rocketed on Monday after the strikes on Abqaiq — the world’s largest oil processing…
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Saudi bourse slumps after oil facility attacks
Riyadh, Sept 15 (AFP/APP):Saudi shares slumped at the start of trading Sunday, the first session after drone attacks on two major oil facilities knocked out more than half the OPEC kingpin’s production. The Tadawul All-Shares Index, which tracks the Arab world’s largest capital market, sank three percent, shedding some 200 points in the first few…
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Yemen rebel attack on Saudi airport kills 1, wounds 7: coalition
RIYADH 24th June: A Yemeni rebel attack on a civilian airport in southern Saudi Arabia killed a Syrian national and wounded seven civilians on Sunday, a Riyadh-led coalition said, the latest in a series of strikes on the site. “A terrorist attack by the Iranian-backed Huthi militia took place at Abha international airport, through which…