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Saudi Arabia welcomes one million pilgrims

Saudi Arabia welcomes one million pilgrims

Around one million Muslim pilgrims on Thursday converged on Saudi Arabia's Mina Valley outside Mecca to begin the annual Hajj pilgrimage. Coming from all over the world, pilgrims will spend one day and one night in prayer before …

High-tech Hajj

High-tech Hajj

Coming after the worst of Covid-19, this year's Hajj is one of the most significant on record

France ready for Iranian, Venezuelan oil

France ready for Iranian, Venezuelan oil

The international community should explore all options to alleviate a Russian squeeze of energy supplies that has spiked prices, including talks with producing nations like Iran and Venezuela

Macron: UAE, Saudi can barely raise oil output

Macron: UAE, Saudi can barely raise oil output

Two top OPEC oil producers, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, can barely increase oil production, French President Emmanuel Macron said he had been told by the UAE's president. Saudi Arabia and the UAE have been perceived …

Turkey and Saudi Arabia - partners in need

Turkey and Saudi Arabia - partners in need

The long-awaited visit of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to Turkey on Wednesday was part of his first tour outside of the Gulf since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic

‘A new era’: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince in Turkey

‘A new era’: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince in Turkey

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) travelled to Turkey for the first time in years for talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, aiming to fully normalise ties that were ruptured after the 2018 killing of Saudi …

Russia becomes China's largest oil supplier

Russia becomes China's largest oil supplier

Exports of Russian oil to China in May increased by 55% year-on-year, surpassing supplies from Saudi Arabia and making Russia the largest supplier of oil to the country, Reuters reported on Monday, citing data from Chinese customs. …

Biden to visit Saudi Arabia on July trip to Middle East

Biden to visit Saudi Arabia on July trip to Middle East

U.S. President Joe Biden confirmed that he will visit Saudi Arabia next month for talks with its leaders, a dramatic change in his stance on the kingdom that he pledged to make a “pariah” as a Democratic candidate for the White …

Russia becomes second largest supplier of oil to India

Russia becomes second largest supplier of oil to India

Russia became the second largest supplier of oil to India in May, Reuters writes, citing its own sources. "Russia became the second largest supplier of oil to India in May, displacing Saudi Arabia to third place, but still behind …

Iran discusses Hajj with Saudi Arabia

Iran and Saudi Arabia continue the negotiation process, and now it is focused on the issue of the possibility of a pilgrimage to Mecca for Iranians, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said today. "At the moment, …