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February 20, 2020 at 3:06 am

Pompeo in Saudi Arabia for visit focused on Iranian threats VIEW

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Saudi Arabia's King Salman and the crown prince on Thursday to discuss...

January 12, 2020 at 7:49 am

Japan’s Abe meets Saudi king amid threats in Persian Gulf VIEW

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was in Saudi Arabia for talks with King Salman on Sunday as part of a...

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December 29, 2019 at 5:01 am

Saudi court sentences Yemeni to death for attacking dancers

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — A court in Saudi Arabia has ruled that a Yemeni man be executed for attacking and wounding dancers and a...

FILE – In this Dec. 15, 2014, file photo, Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi speaks during a news conference in Manama, Bahrain. A court in Saudi Arabia on Monday sentenced five people to death for the killing of Washington Post columnist Khashoggi, who was murdered in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul last year by a team of Saudi agents. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, File) BKWS305 BKWS305

December 23, 2019 at 1:54 am

Saudis sentence 5 people to death for Khashoggi’s killing

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — A court in Saudi Arabia sentenced five people to death Monday for the killing of Washington Post columnist and royal...

December 8, 2019 at 7:57 am

Saudi restaurants no longer need to segregate women and men

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Women in Saudi Arabia will no longer need to use separate entrances from men or sit behind partitions at restaurants...

Business

November 20, 2019 at 7:35 am

Saudi king touts reforms, Aramco IPO in annual address

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi King Salman touted his country’s reforms in his annual address Wednesday and stressed the importance of his government’s decision...

March 27, 2019 at 10:52 am

Saudi Aramco acquires $69B stake in petrochemical firm SABIC

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Aramco signed a $69.1 billion deal Wednesday to purchase a 70 percent share in petrochemical firm SABIC, helping pump...

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January 30, 2019 at 11:18 am

Saudi prince’s anti-corruption sweep ends with $106B netted

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia's unprecedented anti-corruption sweep that saw top princes, businessmen, military officers and officials detained at the Ritz-Carlton hotel has...

December 18, 2018 at 5:28 am

Saudi spending to hit record high as oil prices resume slide

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia's expenditures will hit a record-high in 2019, with plans to increase state spending by 7 percent to reach...

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November 19, 2018 at 4:51 am

Saudi king’s speech makes no mention of slain journalist

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Monday gave his first major speech since the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi...

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