India locks down 1.3 billion people as Asia braces for virus outbreak

Here are the latest developments from Asia related to the novel coronavirus pandemic: India to impose total lockdown India's 1.3 billion people will go under "total...

Yemen Remains Mired in Suffering After Five Years Of Saudi-led Intervention

Impoverished Yemen is mired in a devastating conflict between Iran-backed rebels and government forces, which intensified after Saudi Arabia led a military intervention five...

Saudi Arabia takes unprecedented steps to save its failing economy

Saudi Arabia plans to raise borrowing by 20 percentage points to 50 percent of GDP to steady an economy rocked by plunging oil prices...

Virus-hit Saudi economy is suffering: Huge losses are expected

From empty hotels to shuttered beauty salons, oil-dependent Saudi Arabia is bracing for a coronavirus-led economic slump on top of possible austerity measures as...

MBS wants to kill the oil industry, Saudi will pay the price

With stock markets crashing and economies grinding to a halt as the world struggles to get a grip on the Coronavirus, Saudi Crown Prince...

Oil price war: In reality its about market share

The common refrain is that Saudi Arabia has launched an oil price war against Russia by boosting production and selling at discounted price, which,...

Saudi Arabia allows Pakistan’s flight operations for limited days

PIA will continue to operate flights to Saudi Arabia to bring home the stranded Umrah pilgrim till March 17th. Pakistan International Airlines can send its...

Saudi Arabia bans international flights as Google develops virus app

Saudi Arabia said Saturday it would suspend international flights for two weeks in response to the corona virus outbreak. "The Kingdom's government decided to suspend...

Russia surrenders in price war initiated by OPEC

Russia said Tuesday it was open to renewing cooperation with the OPEC oil cartel even as kingpin Saudi Arabia escalated a price war with...

Saudi coup plot: Three royal princes locked up

Saudi authorities have detained three princes including King Salman's brother and nephew on charges of plotting a coup, the US media reported Friday, signalling...

Saudis close Holy Kaaba for sterilization

Saudi Arabia on Thursday emptied Islam's holiest site for sterilization over fears of the new coronavirus, an unprecedented shutdown state media said will last...

Death of second influential President since Arab Spring

After Moammar Gadhafi, another key pillar falls in the middle east. World leaders paid tribute to Hosni Mubarak, the death of whom occurred on...
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