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Lebanon crisis: President Aoun demands Saudi answers over Hariri resignation

Ihesiulo Grace 11 November 2017 0

The Lebanese president has asked Saudi Arabia to clarify the situation of Prime Minister Saad Hariri, who announced his resignation in Riyadh. Michel Aoun has not accepted the shock resignation of a week ago, suggesting words attributed to Mr Hariri should be treated with caution. Iran and its

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Saudi Prince Mansour bin Muqrin dies in helicopter crash

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A Saudi prince has been killed in a helicopter crash that happened near the kingdom’s border with war-torn Yemen on Sunday afternoon. Prince Mansour Bin Muqrin, the deputy governor of Saudi Arabia’s southern Asir province was killed in the crash “while performing an inspection in remote parts of The Governorate,” a spokeswoman for the Saudi […]

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198 Nigerians deported by Saudi Arabia arrive in Kano

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The Federal Government on Saturday received no fewer than 198 Nigerians illegally residing in Saudi Arabia at the Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, at about 10 a.m. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that this number was out of the 1,800 Nigerians living illegally in Saudi Arabia, who were given amnesty to return to […]

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NAHCON to refund pilgrims who missed meals in Saudi Arabia

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Jigawa Government on Tuesday said pilgrims who missed their meals during this year’s Hajj in Saudi Arabia would be refunded. The Deputy Governor and leader of the state delegation to Saudi Arabia, Alhaji Ibrahim Hassan, said this while presenting the Hajj report to Gov. Muhammadu Badaru in Dutse. He said lists of those affected had […]

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Obama Opens Summit With Saudi Arabia, Pledges Security Commitment

Ihesiulo Grace 15 May 2015 0

  President Barack Obama has opened a summit in the US with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Arab allies, seeking to convince them of US commitment to their security despite deep concern among Arab leaders about US efforts to broker a nuclear deal with Iran. According to Aljazeera, hosting the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) […]

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Only Allah knows about oil prices: Saudi oil chief

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With speculation rife over how long Saudi Arabia is content to see oil prices slump, the country’s oil minister told CNBC that only Allah knows where prices are heading. Influential Saudi Oil Minister, Ali Al-Naimi, told CNBC Tuesday that “no one can set the price of oil – it’s up to Allah.” The remark comes […]

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Arabian Travel Market 2015 welcomes timely return of UNWTO Ministerial Forum

Ihesiulo Grace 20 April 2015 0

After a one-year hiatus, Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2015 will also once again play host to Ministers of Tourism from the MENA region at the UNWTO Ministerial Forum. High profile line-up of regional ministers of tourism and leading industry luminaries to debate future of tourism sector in the Middle East and North Africa; agenda focus […]

Africa News

Egypt, Saudi Arabia Plan Major Military Drills

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Egypt and Saudi Arabia have discussed holding a “major military manoeuvre” in Saudi Arabia with other Gulf states and will form a joint military committee to look into the matter further, the Egyptian presidency said in a statement. It said the topic was discussed during a meeting between Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Saudi […]

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Saudi-Led Coalition Claims 500 Rebel Deaths in Yemen

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Saudi Arabia said Saturday that at least 500 insurgent Shi’ites have been killed along the Saudi-Yemen border since a Saudi-led coalition launched airstrikes late last month against Houthi rebels seeking to gain control of neighboring Yemen. A Saudi Defense Ministry statement also said three Saudi border guards were killed in a mortar attack Friday in […]

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Saudi Oil Minister Predicts Higher Demand for Oil

Ihesiulo Grace 13 April 2015 0

Ibrahim al-Muhanna, Saudi Arabia’s oil minister said the decline in oil prices is “temporary,” and crude is steadying at $55–60/bbl amid stronger global demand.   The oil Minister made this remark in a speech he gave in Riyadh, adding that economic expansion in the U.S. and many developing countries together with growth in populations and […]

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Sudan Confirms Joining Saudi-Led Yemen Operation

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Sudan confirmed on Thursday that it had joined a Saudi-led intervention in Yemen to push back Shiite rebels advancing on the Aden stronghold of embattled President Abedrabbo Mansur Hadi. “Sudan is taking part in the military operation in Yemen,” the Sudanese armed forces press service said in an SMS sent to journalists. The military gave […]

Oil & Gas

OPEC's Gulf Core Steels for Longer Wait, Lower Prices in Shale Struggle

Ihesiulo Grace 21 March 2015 0

U.S. shale drilling may be slowing, but not fast enough for OPEC to change policy at its June meeting or to prevent oil prices maybe falling more, in the view of the group’s Gulf members. Actual oil output from the United States could prove harder to beat back, sources in the Gulf say after poring […]