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India faces record virus surge as Saudi restricts pilgrimages

Bhuvan Bagga and Nivrita Ganguly, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 06 07:01 AM

India ramped up its fight against coronavirus on Monday to try to dampen record-breaking daily infection rates, as Saudi Arabia said it would allow only "immunized" pilgrims into its holiest sites.   Read more »

Motor racing: Hamilton's team ahead of Rosberg's in Extreme E qualifying

Reuters
Posted at Apr 04 12:29 AM

Lewis Hamilton beat old Formula One rival Nico Rosberg in the battle of team owners in qualifying for the first race of the new electric off-road Extreme E series in Saudi Arabia on Saturday. Read more »

Saudi wants OPEC+ to extend oil cuts into June, source says

Rania El Gamal, Ahmad Ghaddar and Olesya Astakhova, Reuters
Posted at Mar 30 08:45 PM

Saudi Arabia is prepared to support extending oil cuts by OPEC and its allies into June and is also ready to prolong its own voluntary cuts to boost prices amid a new wave of coronavirus lockdowns, a source briefed on the matter said on Monday. Read more »

UN confirms report on Saudi threat against Khashoggi investigator

Stephanie Nebehay, Reuters
Posted at Mar 25 06:37 AM

The UN human rights office said on Wednesday it confirmed the accuracy of published remarks by the independent expert who led an investigation into the murder of Jamal Khashoggi alleging that a senior Saudi official had made a threat against her. Read more »

Saudi Aramco to prioritize energy supply to China for 50 yrs, says CEO

Muyu Xu and Florence Tan, Reuters
Posted at Mar 22 09:01 AM

Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest oil exporter, retained its position as China's top supplier in the first two months this year, with volumes up 2.1 percent to 1.86 million barrels per day (bpd), China customs data showed on Saturday. Read more »

Saudi oil giant Aramco to scale back spending after 2020 profit slump

Hadeel Al Sayegh, Saeed Azhar and Yousef Saba, Reuters
Posted at Mar 22 08:59 AM

Saudi Arabian state oil giant Aramco is betting on an Asian-led rebound in energy demand this year after it reported a steep slide in net profit for 2020 on Sunday and scaled back its spending plans.   Read more »

PAL to divert March 26 flights from Dammam, Doha bound for Manila to Cebu

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 20 05:20 AM

PAL advised passengers of PR 5687 and PR 685 to check all requirements prior to the flight.  Read more »

F1 unveils fastest street track for Saudi Grand Prix

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 19 01:00 AM

Officials predict the Jeddah race will see average speeds of 250 kph and the circuit will run more than 6.175 km, making it the second longest track on the calendar. Read more »

Luxury oasis draws elite Saudis locked in by pandemic

Anuj Chopra, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 18 01:49 PM

The Riyadh Oasis seeks to lure Saudi high-rollers barred since the start of the pandemic from their usual overseas escapades. Read more »

Migrant workers’ rights group applauds end of kafala in Saudi

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 14 12:32 AM

A group advocating for migrant workers’ rights lauded the abolition of the kafala in Saudi Arabia, which takes effect Sunday, March 14, calling “the historic action” a reason to celebrate . Read more »

US commits to Saudi defense after Houthi attacks on oil heartland

Reuters
Posted at Mar 08 11:50 PM

DUBAI - The United States said on Monday it is committed to defending Saudi Arabia following drone and missile strikes claimed by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement, including on a Saudi facility vital to oil exports.   Read more »

Brent crude oil price surges above $70 a barrel

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 08 04:27 PM

Brent crude oil surged more than two percent Monday following a missile attack on facilities owned by energy giant Aramco in Saudi Arabia, and on optimism about the demand outlook as the global economy recovers. Read more »

OPEC+ maintains caution on output despite market recovery

Benoît Pelegrin, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 05 09:05 AM

The OPEC group of oil producers and its allies decided after talks on Thursday to allow only a slight rise in crude output despite a recovery in prices, amounting to less than a third of the output boost market observers had predicted. Read more »

Saudi Arabia says Houthi missile attack on Riyadh thwarted

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 28 02:50 PM

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Declassified US report blames Saudi prince over Khashoggi killing

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 27 03:23 AM

The United States on Friday declassified an explosive intelligence report that found that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, a US-based writer whose death provoked outrage. Read more »

Saudi arms producer in defense venture with Lockheed Martin

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 22 08:17 AM

Saudi Arabia's state arms producer signed an agreement Sunday with US contractor Lockheed Martin to form a joint venture, a statement said, as Washington reviews weapons sales to the kingdom. Read more »

Saudi woman convicted of murdering Bangladeshi maid in rare verdict

Naimul Karim, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Feb 15 11:03 PM

DHAKA - A Saudi woman has been convicted of murdering her Bangladeshi maid by a criminal court in Saudi Arabia, in a ruling rights groups in the South Asian nation said was a rare example of an employer being found guilty of abusing a migrant worker.   Read more »

Yemen's Houthis say they carried out drone attack on Saudi airport

Reuters
Posted at Feb 10 10:27 PM

DUBAI - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group said it carried out a drone attack on Saudi Arabia's Abha airport on Wednesday which the Saudi-led coalition fighting Houthi forces in Yemen said caused a fire in a civilian aircraft. Read more »

Kuwait bans entry for non-citizens, Saudi Arabia cancels events

Reuters
Posted at Feb 04 02:50 PM

Kuwait said Wednesday it would suspend entry for non-citizens for two weeks from Feb. 7 after a rise in coronavirus cases, while neighboring Saudi Arabia suspended entertainment activities and dine-in services at restaurants.   Read more »

Power struggle leaves UN rights body without leader

Emma Farge, Reuters
Posted at Jan 09 05:42 AM

GENEVA - Russia and China have opposed a candidate from Fiji seen as a staunch human rights defender to lead the top UN rights body, diplomats and observers say, creating a deadlock just as Washington may seek to rejoin the forum it quit in 2018. Read more »