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Saudi Arabia Announces Renewable Energy Projects

Saudi Arabia launched five new projects to produce electricity using renewable energy as part of the fourth phase of the Kingdom's National Renewable Energy Program (NREP). The Saudi Power Procurement Company (SPPC) explained that the new projects have a total capacity of 3,300 megawatts, including three wind energy projects and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Documents reveal Tory minister’s push to smooth Saudi Newcastle takeover

The UK government’s extensive efforts to facilitate the Saudi Arabian takeover of Newcastle have been further exposed by documents obtained by the Guardian

The Guardian - UK

Father of Moroccan Student Lauds Saudi Crown Prince's Efforts in Releasing his Son

Moroccan student Brahim Saadoun, who had been detained in Ukraine, arrived in Casablanca from Saudi Arabia after he was released following a mediation led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Dozens of media outlets were at Mohammed V International Airport to cover Saadoun's arrival, while his father, Taher, was eagerly…

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German Ambassador: Chancellor's Visit to Saudi Arabia Seeks to Diversify Partnership

German Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Dieter Lamle said Chancellor Olaf Scholz's first visit to Saudi Arabia was fruitful and further deepened cooperation and the strategic partnership between the two countries politically and economically. In a press conference in Riyadh on Sunday, Lamle announced that Riyadh and Berlin agreed to manufacture…

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Saudi Arabia Reaffirms Support to International Legitimacy Principles, Calls for Security Council Reform

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan confirmed the Kingdom's commitment to the UN charter and its continuous support for the principles of international legitimacy aimed at maintaining international peace and security. The Minister called for cooperation based on mutual respect for the sovereignty and independence of states,…

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Saudi Crown Prince Meets with Bahrain’s King

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz met in Jeddah on Sunday with Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the Saudi Press Agency reported. At the beginning of the reception, the Crown Prince welcomed the King in the Kingdom, while the Bahraini monarch said he was happy to visit…

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Saudi Arabia Contributes $10 Million to Address Danger of Safer Tanker

Advisor at the Saudi Royal Court and Supervisor General of King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief), Dr. Abdullah Al Rabeeah signed on Saturday a memorandum on Saudi Arabia’s contribution of 10 million dollars to tackle the danger of the Safer oil tanker that has been moored off Yemen’s…

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King of Morocco Congratulates Saudi Leadership on 92nd National Day

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz received a cable of congratulations from Morocco’s King Mohammed VI on the occasion of Saudi Arabia's 92nd National Day, reported the Saudi Press Agency on Sunday. King Mohammed wished King Salman and the Saudi people more progress and prosperity. He…

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Get a peek inside this Saudi Arabian date festival

Saudi Arabia is one of the world's top producers and exporters of dates, and dozens of varieties are sold every year at the Buraydah Date Festival.

WEKU

Saudi Arabia Signs $10.6 Bln Deal to Develop Local Infrastructure

Saudi Arabia will invest 40 billion riyals ($10.6 billion) in developing local infrastructure projects, announced the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing. Under the new agreement, nearly 90 million square meters will be allocated for the local infrastructure projects to provide over 150,000 housing units across 11 cities…

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Russia-Ukraine war live: 2,000 detained during protests in Russia – as it happened

Latest updates: all the news and developments from the war in Ukraine

The Guardian - AU

Alimi Leads Yemeni Efforts in New York to Pressure Houthis

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, United States and Britain condemned the Iran-backed Houthi militias’ latest escalation in Yemen. Known as the Quad, the countries reiterated strong commitment to the unity, sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity of Yemen, and their commitment to stand by the people of Yemen through efforts…

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Saudi Crown Prince, Turkish Officials Discuss Means to Develop Relations

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, received in Jeddah on Saturday Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin and Turkish Treasury and Finance Minister Nureddin Nebati. Talks focused on bilateral relations between Saudi Arabia and Türkiye and ways to bolster them in various fields. They…

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Saudi Arabia's triumphant week reclaims the West's embrace

Saudi Arabia appears to be leaving behind the stream of negative coverage the killing of Jamal Khashoggi elicited since 2018

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Reuters

Saudi crown prince meets with Turkish officials - SPA

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met with Turkey's Finance Minister Nureddin Nebati and Ibrahim Kalin, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's spokesman and chief foreign policy adviser, in Jeddah on Saturday, Saudi state news agency SPA reported.

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Saudi Crown Prince Meets with Germany’s Scholz

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met in Jeddah on Saturday with visiting German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Scholz began from Saudi Arabia a two-day tour of Gulf states, including UAE, and Qatar. Scholz left Jeddah later Saturday. At King Abdulaziz International Airport, the Chancellor was seen off by Prince Khalid…

Reuters

Germany's Scholz seeks to deepen energy partnership with Saudi Arabia

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Saturday after a meeting with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that he wants to deepen the energy partnership between the two countries.

The Independent UK

German leader seeks energy deals, alliances on Gulf trip

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has arrived in Saudi Arabia for the first stop of a two-day, three-country visit aimed at striking new energy deals and forging fresh alliances

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Reason

Are We Past 'Peak Petrostate'?

It's the economics of energy production that make petrostates more trigger-happy, Emma Ashford argues in Oil, the State, and War.

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German Chancellor Begins Tour to Restore Relations with the Gulf

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will begin a two-day tour of Gulf states, including Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Qatar, on Saturday. A German official said that the three Gulf countries are "important regional partners," and Berlin enjoys economic relations with the Gulf countries beyond energy. Observers saw the chancellor's visit as…

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Egypt’s Grand Mufti to Asharq Al-Awsat: Religious Discourse in Saudi Arabia Keeps Up with the Times

Grand Mufti of Egypt Shawki Allam has affirmed that “religious discourse in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is characterized by a set of qualities that fit the era.” According to Allam, Saudi Arabia is offering solutions to everything that concerns modern-day Muslims in the matter of their religion. “Religious discourse…

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Twitter Dedicates Emoji to Celebrate Saudi National Day

Twitter has dedicated an emoji flag to celebrate the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's 92nd National Day. Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Entertainment Authority (GEA) Turki bin Abdulmohsen Al Al-Sheikh said that Twitter's "Like" emoji had been replaced with the flag of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.…

Reuters

Saudi prince's Ukraine mediation signals 'useful' Russia ties - analysts

Saudi Arabia has won a diplomatic victory by securing freedom for foreign fighters captured in Ukraine, signalling the value of the crown prince's alliance with Russia to Western partners seeking to isolate Moscow over the war there, analysts say.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Khalid bin Salman: We Are Forging Ahead with Our Leadership to Achieve its Vision for Our Future

Saudi Deputy Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman stressed on Friday that the Kingdom’s National Day is an occasion to recall the establishment of Saudi Arabia by its founder, King Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman, “who, with his men, united this blessed land and consolidated its security and stability.” “We are inspired…

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Saudi Delegation to UN in Geneva Celebrates 92nd National Day

The permanent delegation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations in Geneva, the Kingdom's mission to the World Trade Organization (WTO), and the Kingdom's Consulate General in Geneva celebrated the 92nd National Day on Friday, reported the Saudi Press Agency.

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