Saudis agree oil deal with Pakistan to counter Iran influence
Riyadh bids to ‘clear the air’ with Islamabad and build a front against regional rival Tehran
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Russia resumes flights to five countries
Russia is officially resuming air service with Mexico, Iceland, Malta, Portugal, and Saudi Arabia starting Tuesday after flights were suspended amid the coronavirus pandemic last spring, according to a respective decision taken in the middle of …
Biden uses Yemen as pressuring tool on both Saudi Arabia and Iran
While Iran and Saudi Arabia do not share many common political values and have been indirectly competing for more power and influence in the region through actions in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Yemen, recent developments suggest room for rapprochement
Vision 2030 helps Saudi Arabia cope with pandemic-triggered recession
Saudi Arabia’s non-oil economy — the key focus of the Vision 2030 diversification strategy — has shown its first year-on-year growth since the beginning of the pandemic recession, Arab News writes
Iran confirms talks with Saudi Arabia
Iran confirmed publicly for the first time on Monday that it is in talks with its regional arch rival Saudi Arabia, saying it would do what it could to resolve issues between them. "De-escalation of tensions between the two Muslim …
Employees must be vaccinated to attend workplace in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia said on Friday that getting vaccinated against Covid-19 would be mandatory for all employees to attend their workplaces in an effort to curb the spread of the virus, DPA reports. Saudi Arabia's state news agency …
Saudi Arabia cuts oil prices for Asia as India battles virus
Saudi Arabia lowered oil prices for customers in its main market of Asia as a surge in coronavirus cases crimps demand in India, the world’s third-largest crude importer ( …
Uzbekistan and Saudi Arabia sign agreement to build region's largest wind farm
Uzbekistan has signed an agreement to build a 1,500 MW wind farm in its northwestern Republic of Karakalpakstan with Saudi Arabian company ACWA Power. The wind farm is expected to be the largest in the Central Asia region after …
Saudi Arabia closing 8 Turkish schools
Saudi Arabia will shut down 8 Turkish schools affiliated with the Ministry of National Education operating in the capital Riyadh and other provinces at the end of the 2020-2021 academic year, according to information gathered by diplomatic …
Can Iran and Saudi Arabia bury the hatchet?
Iranian and Saudi officials have reportedly been holding talks in Baghdad this month to discuss outstanding issues between the two countries, including recent attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels against Saudi infrastructure. Iraq’s prime minister was instrumental in arranging the meeting, according to a report in the Financial Times. As the news spread, the Saudis denied having held talks with Iran, as did outlets known to be close to Tehran. But Iran’s foreign ministry, while refusing to confirm or deny the reports, said that Iran welcomed talks with Saudi Arabia, Middle East Eye writes
US yet another victim of the “graveyard of empires”: what next for Afghanistan after US military withdrawal
Russia, China, Iran, India, and, most of all, Pakistan have interests at stake as the U.S. aims to withdraw from Afghanistan. It was the 20th century British philosopher Bertrand Russell who described the nature of war as one that determines …
FM: Iran always welcomes dialogue with Saudi Arabia
Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman said on Monday that Tehran always welcomed dialogue with Saudi Arabia, but he did not confirm nor deny direct talks this month between the arch-rivals. "We have seen media reports about talks …
Saudi and Iranian officials held talks to patch up relations - FT
Senior Saudi and Iranian officials have held direct talks in a bid to repair their relations, four years after they cut off diplomatic ties, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing officials briefed on the discussions, Reuters …
The $7 trillion reason Saudi Arabia is cutting oil production
Saudi Arabia needs to curb supply over the coming years in a bid to boost oil prices
Geopolitical competition in Caspian region about more than gas and oil
Geopolitical competition in the Caspian Sea region over oil and natural gas fields, pipelines carrying these hydrocarbons across that body of water, and security measures intended to protect both have attracted the bulk of the attention of the littoral states as well as outside powers in recent years. But intensifying competition in the Caspian over other issues also deserves attention. Three of these many other forms of rivalry have assumed new prominence in the past several weeks, The Jamestown Foundation writes
Optimism grows over oil demand recovery
OPEC and partners are betting on a significant boost in oil demand over the coming months as member states get ready to ramp up oil production
Oil prices slip after OPEC+ agree to ease output cuts
The decision came after the new US administration called on Saudi Arabia to keep energy affordable for consumers despite demand concerns
How pandemic will impact Ramadan-2021
For the second successive year, Muslims will mark the holy month in the midst of coronavirus. While many have found ways to adapt to the "new normal" and the rollout of vaccines has helped stymie the rise in cases in some …
Putin and Saudi Crown Prince discuss OPEC+
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud in a telephone conversation on Thursday, April 1, raised the topic of OPEC+, among other things, Presidnetial spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on …
Saudi crown prince discusses green initiatives with Putin, Macron
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has discussed green initiatives recently announced in the Kingdom with the presidents of Russia and France, Arab News reports. Prince Mohammed and Vladimir Putin discussed the Middle East Green …
