Saudi Arabia

'Khashoggi assassins used jets linked to Saudi Crown Prince'
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Recently filed court documents have mentioned that the two private jets used by the alleged Saudi Arabian assassination squad that killed and dismembered journalist Jamal Khashoggi were owned by a firm that was seized by the Kingdom's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Saudi-led coalition intercepts bomb-laden drone
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The first drone was destroyed on Sunday morning and it also targeted the country's southern region. The Coalition Spokesperson Turki Al-Malki renewed his accusation against the Houthi militia of "systematically and deliberately targeting civilians and civilian sites."
Saudi Arabia suspends entry of people from India, 19 other countries to curb Covid-19
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The order comes into action from Wednesday and it includes the travelers who have visited the listed countries in the last 14 days before their journey to Saudi Arabia. UAE, Egypt, Lebanon, Turkey, United States, Sweden, Brazil, Britain, Germany, France, Switzerland, Argentina, Italy, Ireland, Portugal, South Africa, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, and Japan are among the countries in Saudi's travel suspension list.
Saudi Arabia will reopen embassy in Qatar soon: FM Al-Jadaan
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Al-Saud made the announcement on Saturday during a joint press conference with his visiting Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi in the capital Riyadh, Xinhua news agency quoted the Al Arabiya TV as saying.
Zero US oil imports from Saudi Arabia for the first time in 35 years
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This seemingly sudden drop has only become apparent now since tankers from Saudi Arabia take about six weeks to reach import terminals on either the west or Gulf coasts and this is the first week America had no deliveries based on available weekly data through June 2010 from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
75 ballistic missiles fired at Saudi cities in 2020: Houthi militia
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In a statement on Monday, the group's military spokesman Yahya Sarea said the militia also fired other 178 ballistic missiles at Yemeni cities in the past year, targeting government military sites. He also said that the militia in the past year launched "267 bomb-laden drone attacks on Saudi Arabia and another 180 drone attacks on the Yemeni government inside the Yemeni cities".
New power-sharing government of Yemen takes oath in Saudi Arabia
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Twenty-three of the 24 appointed ministers attended the swearing in ceremony and took oath before Hadi in his temporary presidential office in Saudi Arabia's capital of Riyadh on Saturday, the official told Xinhua news agency on the condition of anonymity. Yemen's Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik attended the swearing in ceremony and held a meeting with Hadi.
Saudi Arabia to host Gulf Summit on January 5
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On Saturday, Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud requested the Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Nayef Falah Al-Hajraf to invite the leaders of the member states. Among the first to receive the invite was United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, with the invitation received by the Dubai ruler and Vice-President Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum.
Trump administration considers immunity for Saudi Crown Prince MBS in assassination plot
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The current case accuses the crown prince of deploying operatives in the U.S. to track down Saad Aljabri, a former high-level Saudi official who has worked with U.S. intelligence agencies, and then dispatching a team to murder him. 
India's economy will improve, our investment plans on track: Saudi Arabia
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In February last year, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced that Saudi Arabia would invest over USD 100 billion in India in petrochemicals, refining, infrastructure, mining and manufacturing, agriculture and several other sectors.
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