Saudi Sisters Died In Sydney

In January, the bodies of two Saudi sisters were found in their beds in the Australian city of Sydney. The sisters told their friends and acquaintances shortly before their murders that gay women "live in terror" in the country of Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia was the location where the si...

During discussions of a Middle East Air Defense Alliance, the UAE and Saudi Arabia seek more American interceptor missiles

To restock their arsenals, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have asked American defence companies to sell them significant numbers of interceptor missiles. The two requests coincide with growing discussion in recent months regarding the so-called Middle East Air Defe...

UAE and Saudi Arabia Can Contribute More to Oil Production

It was evaluated by Brett McGurk, the White House Middle East coordinator, who shared with think tank experts, that the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia could further increase their oil production.

He further stated that after the initial steps that were taken a few weeks ago by th...

The US and Saudi Arabia sign 18 agreements in the fields of energy and other things

With their American counterparts, the Saudi ministers of energy, investment, communications, and health have signed 18 accords. The accords stated above open up new opportunities for collaboration in the fields of investment, energy, ICT, space, and health.

The agreements are in line wi...

Dragging the United States into the quagmire: The United States should not strengthen its ties with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have emerged as major participants in global politics as a result of their oil production capacity and closeness to US rivals. Following differences over the war in Ukraine, President Biden and the UAE are reportedly contemplating a "strategic securi...

Thai companies will travel to Saudi Arabia for an official trade mission

For the first time in 32 years, the Thai Chamber of Commerce will lead business delegations to Saudi Arabia to restore trade and investment links.

According to Sanan Angubolkul, chairman of the chamber, the business sector will follow the official Thai trade mission led by Foreign Affai...

US trying to mend relations with Saudi Arabia and UAE as gas prices increase due to the Ukraine conflict

The US is attempting to mend strained relations with Saudi Arabia and the UAE after failing them militarily and witnessing gas prices increase.

Both countries have been at a difference with the US in recent weeks over Washington's desire that they raise oil output to help offset the...

Will the United States Become the Saudi Arabia of Natural Gas

The crisis in Ukraine and the disintegration of Europe's long-standing energy links with Russia are reshaping the global natural gas market. For the time being, Europe's capacity to obtain alternative supplies is dependent on the US' readiness to take on a new global role that it may ...

The UAE and Saudi Arabia argue that OPEC+ should not engage in political manoeuvring

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) logo is displayed outside its offices ahead of the OPEC and non-OPEC conference in Austria on December 6, 2019. REUTERS/File Photo/Leonhard Foeger REUTERS

The energy ministers of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, both sig...

UAE Announces Tax-free Status

The United Arab Emirates has announced its plans of introducing a 9 percent federal corporate tax on profits made by businesses starting from June 2023.

The government’s announcement is its latest step in dismantling a ley-free regime that has contributed significantly to attracti...

Thailand and Saudi Arabia End 30-year Rift Over the Blue Diamond

Thailand and Saudi Arabia have ended a thirty-year-long rift over a blue diamond and the several mystery murders that followed the disappearance of the jewel.

What started as a theft case in 1989, became a cause of the rift between the two countries. However, it seems like the matter ha...

Sabic Emphasizes Crucial Position of Geleen Complex

Sabic, a petrochemicals company controlled by Saudi Arabia, has shed light on the significant position of its Geleen Complex located in the Netherlands. The company stopped short of ruling out the possibility of closing some of its capacity while assessing the future of the site.

The co...

South Korean President’s Meeting with UAE’s Crown Prince

The president of South Korea, Moon Jae-in, has departed from Dubai to arrive in Saudi Arabia after wrapping up a 4-day trip to the UAE that included the agreement between the countries where the Gulf nation would sell midrange surface-to-air missiles to South Korea.

The deal was signed ...

Saudi Arabia expels ambassador and bans Lebanese imports

Lebanon is suffering from a crisis after Saudi Arabia gave Lebanon's ambassador 48 hours to leave the country and suspended all imports from Lebanon. Riyadh and other Gulf states have expelled the Lebanese envoy.

Highlights

• Saudi Arabia suspends al...

Chung Eui-yong holds talks with Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, in New York

Highlights

• Foreign Ministers of South Korea and Saudi Arabia met for bilateral talks
• They agreed to boost cooperation between both the countries

The top diplomats of South Korea and Saudi Arabia met each other and agreed to boost coo...

Saudi Arabia slashes fuel prices in Asia

Highlights

•           Saudi Arabia is world’s top exporter of crude oil

•           The cut in prices is because of the pandemic situation

INDIA MAY LIFT REGULAR SAUDI OIL VOLUMES IN JUNE

HIGHLIGHTS

• India is offering to lift regular Saudi oil volumes in JUNE 2021.
• Some orders have been placed by Indian State refiners.

After reducing purchases this month, Indian state refiners have placed orders for regular supplies fr...

US MAINTAINS ITS POSITION OF TOP ARMS EXPORTER WITH AN INCREASED GLOBAL SHARE

Highlights

• The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to change the level of imports and exports which has remained closed to their highest level since the end of the cold war

• The Sweden-based research institute said “It is too early to say whether the period of rapid...

US REPLACES SAUDI ARABIA AS INDIA’S SECOND BIGGEST OIL SUPPLIER

Highlights

• India’s oil imports from the US, which happens to be the world's number one producer, went up by 48 percent to a record 545,300 barrels per day (bpd) last month

• On the other hand, imports from Saudi Arabia for February slumped 42 percent from...

HOUTHI ATTACKS ON SAUDI OIL FACILITY HENIOUS SAYS US EMBASSY

Highlights

• Fortunately there were no casualties or property losses from the attacks that targeted an oil storage yard located at Ras Tanura said Saudi authorities

• The US embassy said “The heinous Houthi assaults on civilians and vital infrastructure demonst...