Saudi Arabia
Factbox-Jordan security trial sheds light on palace intrigue
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan's security court will pass a verdict on July 12 in the case against...
Read moreIran says Saudi talks progress but time needed to resolve disputes
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran reported "good progress" on Tuesday in talks with regional rival Saudi Arabia but said some of...
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Saudi Arabia to invest over $133 billion in transport sector, minister says
(Corrects number of passengers in 2019 to 103 million, not 109 million, in fifth paragraph) By Alexander Cornwell and Marwa...
Read moreHouthis launch rare attack on Yemen’s tense southern region
ADEN (Reuters) - Yemen's Houthi movement on Sunday carried out a rare missile strike on a southern region that has...
Read moreLebanese Al Mayadeen TV says Israeli cargo ship attacked in Indian Ocean
CAIRO - (Reuters) - Lebanese pro-Iranian TV channel Al Mayadeen said on Saturday in a post on Telegram that an...
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In a first, U.S. warns of dangers of systemic racism in human trafficking report
By Daphne Psaledakis and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An annual U.S. State Department report released on Thursday said discriminatory...
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Russia says parties to Iran nuclear talks need more time before new meeting
By John Irish and Parisa Hafezi PARIS (Reuters) -Some parties to the Iran nuclear talks need more time before resuming...
Read moreEU to add Canada, 10 other states to safe travel list
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union governments agreed on Wednesday to add Canada and 10 other countries to their list of...
Read moreSaudi Arabia seizes 4.5 million amphetamine pills hidden in oranges
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's customs have foiled an attempt to smuggle into the kingdom more than 4.5 million pills...
Read moreFactbox-Jordan security trial sheds light on palace intrigue
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - Bassem Awadallah, once a confidant of Jordan's King Abdallah, is on trial charged with...
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Saudi Arabia plans new national airline as it diversifies from oil
CAIRO (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced plans on Tuesday to launch a second national airline...
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Saudi Arabia to inoculate those aged 12 to 18 with Pfizer vaccine – ministry
CAIRO (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia will start inoculating young people aged 12 to 18 against COVID-19 with the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine...
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Saudi Arabia releases two women activists, says rights group
LONDON (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has released two women's rights activists detained nearly three years ago after they had served...
Read moreIran has drones with range of 7,000 km, Guards commander says
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran has drones with a range of 7,000 km (4,375 miles), Iranian state media cited the top...
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Fighting in Yemen’s Marib heats up again, say sources
ADEN (Reuters) - Fighting between Yemen's warring parties in the gas-rich Marib region, the recognised government's last northern stronghold, intensified...
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