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Saudi Arabia authorities detain three royal family members: Reports

The New York Times also reported the detentions, adding that Prince Nayef's younger brother Prince Nawaf bin Nayef had also been detained

OPEC struggles to get Russian backing for oil cut amid coronavirus crisis

A panel of several ministers from OPEC, Russia and other producers failed to clinch a preliminary agreement for additional cuts, OPEC sources said

Retail tycoon Yusuff Ali becomes first Indian to receive Saudi Green Card

Yusuff Ali, 64, is the chairman of the LuLu Group, who was ranked the richest expat in the UAE by the Forbes magazine last year

US preparing to sign deal with Taliban on February 29, says Mike Pompeo

Building on an agreement on reducing violence across Afghanistan, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday

Mike Pompeo lands in Saudi Arabia to discuss security, threat from Iran

Pompeo said the United States was "prepared to talk anytime" to Iran but emphasised that the Iranian regime has "got to fundamentally change their behaviour"

Indian national diagnosed with coronavirus in UAE, China toll crosses 1000

The death toll in China's coronavirus outbreak has gone up to 1,016 while the confirmed cases of infection have soared to 42,638, Chinese health officials said on Tuesday

Saudi Telecom looking to expand, in talks to buy 55% stake in Voda Egypt

The British-based Vodafone is one of the world's largest cellphone operators and the top provider in Egypt, with over 40 million Egyptian subscribers

Regulating artificial intelligence: Why one size won't fit all, say experts

Sectoral approach to AI rules allows greater flexibility to regulators, say experts

Saudi prince may have sent spyware via Whatsapp to hack Bezos' phone: Probe

Saudi authorities rejected the latest allegations on Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman

Saudi dismisses reports suggesting Kingdom hacked Jeff Bezos' phone

Soon after the message was sent, a massive amount of data was extracted from Bezos's phone, the Post said investigators concluded

Amazon's $1 bn deal with Saudi stalled after Khashoggi's killing: Report

Amazon will not take part in a Saudi investment conference starting Tuesday which is set to mark Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's return to the world stage

Saudi Aramco faces tough test less than a month after $25-billion IPO

The world's most profitable company extended declines on Monday after dropping to its lowest closing price yet a day earlier.

Saudi says US didn't consult it over Iran strike; seeks to defuse tensions

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, both allies of Washington, are also vulnerable to Iranian counter strikes, analysts say.

Ghanem al-Masarir mocks Saudi Arabia on YouTube and fears for his safety

One of his favourite targets is Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudi crown prince, whom he long ago tagged with a nickname, now widely used by detractors, that translates to "the bear that has gone astray"

Post Crown Prince visit to Pak, UAE extends $200m aid for economic projects

The announcement came after Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan concluded his one-day visit to the country on Thursday

Saudi Arabia, Kuwait end 5-year-long dispute over shared oil fields

Local media reported that about 300,000 barrels per day were being pumped from the area before the dispute halted production in early 2015

US welcomes Saudi verdict in Jamal Khashoggi case as 'important step'

The United States "encouraged Saudi Arabia to undertake a fair and transparent judicial process"

Five sentenced to death by Saudi court over Jamal Khashoggi's murder

Five people will be executed, three will be imprisoned for a total of 24 years, a statement read out at the public prosecutor's office in Riyadh pointed out

Nearly 6000 Saudi accounts removed from Twitter for violating policies

The 5,929 accounts removed are part of a larger group of 88,000 accounts engaged in "spammy behaviour" across a wide range of topics

Saudi central bank closely monitoring Aramco IPO, ready for a cash crunch

Saudi banks extended huge loans for clients wanting to maximize their participation in the IPO, with some expanding lending to four times the official limit, sources have previously told Reuters.