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Joint statement by Saudi Energy Minister and his Russian counterpart (SPA)

Saudi-Russian Agreement to Achieve Oil Market Stability

by Taha Abed alWahed | Sep 6, 2016 | Business

Moscow – A Saudi-Russian agreement to cooperate in the oil market was quickly translated in the revival of oil prices on Monday. The world’s biggest oil producers have agreed to work together to stabilize the declining oil prices on the sidelines of the G20 Nations...

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Muslim pilgrims pray around the holy Kaaba during their final circling at the Grand Mosque during the annual hajj pilgrimage for this year in Mecca October 6, 2014. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed

Council of Senior Scholars Source: Khamenei Statement Politicizes Hajj

by Nayef Al-Rasheed | Sep 6, 2016 | Middle East

Riyadh- Once again, Iran is in a quest to cause a clash between Muslims, tension over Hajj and damage to the public interest through an offense carried out by Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saudi Arabia. The statement issued by Khamenei brings...

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Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Meets Secretary General of United Nations in China (SPA)

Deputy Crown Prince and Putin Open New Page of Saudi-Russian Relations

by Najlaa Habriri | Sep 6, 2016 | World

Hangzhou – Saudi Arabia and Russia, the world’s biggest oil producers, agreed on Monday to work together to achieve stability of oil prices. The agreement was reached following a bilateral meeting held on the sidelines of the G20 Nations Summit in the Chinese city of...

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Khalid A. Al-Falih (L) and Ali al-Naimi attend a news conference at the opening ceremony of the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Jeddah September 23, 2009. REUTERS/Susan Baaghil/File Photo

Historic Event: Moscow, Riyadh Cooperate to Monitor Oil Market

by Wael Mahdi | Sep 6, 2016 | Business

Khobar- Oil prices rose on Monday right after Saudi Arabia and Russia signed an initial agreement to discuss possible ways to support oil market stability. The agreement was highly welcomed by oil-producing countries. However, the biggest oil-producing countries in...

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Ali Akbar Velayati/ (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Iraqi Families Sent to Syria to Change Demographics

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 6, 2016 | Middle East

London, Beirut: Iraqi families are being sent to Syria to change the demographics in the country, according to sources close to the activities of the Iranian-backed armed militias in Syria. “The most important plan currently conducted by the armed militias, is to...