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Vice Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Prince Mohammed bin Salman chairs a cabinet session in Jeddah on August 8. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia, Iraq Stress Commitment to Cut Oil Production

by Said Al-Abyad | Aug 11, 2017 | Business

Jeddah- Saudi Arabia and Iraq on Thursday reaffirmed their commitment to reduce their oil production under OPEC’s agreement to curb the global supply gap. Iraq has stressed that there was no disagreement with Saudi Arabia’s proposals to reduce oil production. In a...

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Dr. Awwad Bin Saleh Al-Awwad, Saudi minister of culture and information during the anti-terror quartet (ATQ) meeting in Jeddah on Thursday, SPA

Saudi Arabia Welcomes Qatari Hajj Performers, Condemns Politicizing Islamic Rites

by Said Al-Abyad | Aug 4, 2017 | Middle East

Jeddah- Saudi Arabia’s culture and information minister Dr. Awwad Bin Saleh Al-Awwad welcomed all Qataris looking forward to joining this year’s Hajj pilgrimage. Doha’s attempts to politicize the religious rite is a step down the wrong road, said Awwad. Speaking at...

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Shi’ite fighters ride on a tank heading toward the airport of Tal Afar during a battle with ISIS militants in Tal Afar west of Mosul, Iraq, November 16, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer

Clashes Intensify in Tal Afar as Liberation Comes Near

by Said Al-Abyad | Jul 30, 2017 | Middle East

Erbil, Ankara – Despite international requests that Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) do not participate in Tal Afar liberation operation, Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi reiterated on Saturday that popular and tribal forces will be part of that. Speaking at a...

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Members of Yemen’s parliament attend parliament for the first time since a civil war began almost two years ago in Sanaa, Yemen. Aug 14, 2016 Photo: Reuters

Yemeni Parliament to Hold Its First Session in August in Aden

by Said Al-Abyad | Jul 25, 2017 | Middle East

Jeddah – The Yemeni Parliament will hold its first session in the temperate capital Aden mid-August with confirmed 138 members attending, according to a Yemeni source with knowledge of the matter. A confirmed date for the session has not been determined yet given that...

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Yemeni political groups get on an airplane for Geneva for UN-led peace talks at the airport in Sanaa, Yemen, Sunday, June 14, 2015. (AP)

Al-Mekhlafi: Even UN Staff Need Visa to Enter Yemen

by Said Al-Abyad | Jul 20, 2017 | Middle East

Jeddah– Yemeni Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Abdel-Malak Al-Mekhlafi said that a number of persons have illegally entered Yemen, through some United Nations flights operating in Sanaa, without prior permission from the legitimate government. In remarks to...