Saudi Arabia announced on Sunday humanitarian projects for Syria including the removal of wartime rubble around Damascus, weeks after inking investment deals worth billions to help rebuild the country’s infrastructure. The oil-rich Gulf kingdom has been a major backer of the new Syrian government, which came to power after an Islamist-led offensive toppled longtime Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad in December. …
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Torrential rains have caused chaos in Saudi Arabia’s southwestern Asir region, where flash floods swept away dozens of vehicles. Saudi media reports that the National Center for Meteorology (NCM) has issued a severe weather alert, warning of heavy downpours, thunderstorms, and potential flooding across multiple regions, including Najran, Jazan, Asir, Al-Baha, Makkah, and Madinah. The forecast also includes strong winds, …
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Oil prices climbed more than 2% on Friday after the International Energy Agency (IEA) said the global market may be tighter than it seems, supported by strong summer demand. Meanwhile, concerns over new US tariffs and possible fresh sanctions on Russia also added upward pressure.Brent crude rose $1.72, or 2.5%, to settle at $70.36 per barrel, while US West Texas …
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Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has strongly condemned Israel’s strikes on Iran, calling them a violation of international law. In a phone conversation with Iran’s newly elected President Masoud Pezeshkian on Saturday. The crown prince said the attacks undermined Iran’s sovereignty and national security, according to the Saudi Press Agency. He warned that the Israeli military action had …
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NEW DELHI: The Mumbai consumer commission has directed Flynas, a Saudi-based budget airline, to pay over Rs 1.25 lakh in compensation to a passenger for losing her baggage.The commission termed the airline’s conduct as “mala fide negligence” and said it had “purposely avoided all the logical actions to find the lost bag,” as stated in a recent ruling by the …
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US President Donald Trump on Thursday closes a Middle East tour in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as he focuses squarely on seeking deals after billions of dollars of pledges from Saudi Arabia and Qatar.The first major trip of his second term had been scheduled to end on Thursday but Trump, always ready with surprises, did not rule out continuing …
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US President Donald Trump secured a $600 billion commitment from Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to invest in the United States after the oil power rolled out the red carpet for him at the start of a tour of Gulf states. Trump punched the air as he emerged from Air Force One to be greeted by Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who …
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United States President Donald Trump reached Saudi Arabia on Tuesday on the first leg of a Gulf tour that will also take him to Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, eyeing business deals even as accords on the Middle East’s hotspots will likely be harder to reach. The trip marks the US president’s first major visit abroad of his second …
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The Trump administration is considering a deal that could send hundreds of thousands of U.S.-designed artificial intelligence chips to G42, an Emirati A.I. firm that the U.S. government has scrutinized in the past for its ties to China, three people familiar with the discussions said. The negotiations, which are ongoing, highlight a major shift in U.S. tech policy ahead of …
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Saudi Arabia has imposed a temporary visa ban on 14 countries, including Pakistan, ahead of the Hajj 2025 season. The sources say that the visa ban will apply to Umrah, business and family visas, with the restrictions likely to end in mid-June. With the diplomatic sources saying that the Umrah visa holders can enter Saudi Arabia until April 13, other …
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