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Greek Development Minister: Cooperation between Riyadh, Athens Has No Limits

A high-ranking Greek official said that the visit of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to Greece would establish a strategic partnership between the two countries, in light of existing agreements that enhance cooperation in defense, security, economy and trade. Minister of Development and Investment Adonis Giorgiadis told Asharq Al-Awsat…

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Saudi Govt Briefed on Biden’s Visit to Kingdom

The Saudi cabinet was briefed on Tuesday on the visit paid to the Kingdom by US President Joe Biden in mid-July. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz chaired the meeting that was held at the al-Salam Palace in Jeddah. Biden’s official two-day visit to the Kingdom…

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Saudi Crown Prince: We Will Work on Turning Greece into Hydrogen Hub in Europe

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, held bilateral talks with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Athens on Tuesday. They tackled bilateral relations and ways to boost them in various fields. They also covered regional and international developments. Crown Prince Mohammed stressed that…

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Appeal over mysterious deaths of sisters

Police are appealing for information about the suspicious deaths of Saudi Arabian sisters whose bodies were found inside a Sydney home unit.

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Saudi prince in Europe for first time since Khashoggi killing

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman will visit Greece and France from Tuesday for talks with their leaders, his first European trip since the 2018 killing of columnist Jamal Khashoggi damaged the kingdom’s ties with the West.

Tribune News Service

The U.S.’s search for a new role in West Asia

Realpolitik may have trumped the Biden administration’s rather vocal positions on principles in the region

The Hindu

Saudi crown prince: First EU visit since Khashoggi killing

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is visiting Greece on his first trip to a European Union country since the killing in 2018 of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi

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Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua undercard announced in full for rematch

Joshua will travel to Saudi Arabia to challenge Usyk for a second time in a bid to earn back his unified world titles, and the full card has now been confirmed including Callum Smith and a heavyweight title eliminator

Daily Mirror

Saudi Arabia to host its first professional women’s boxing match on Joshua vs Usyk undercard

Ramla Ali and Crystal Garcia Nova will clash on the undercard of a seismic heavyweight title rematch

The Independent UK

Saudi Arabia, Greece to sign energy deal, Crown Prince MBS says

Saudi’s Mohammed bin Salman is visiting Greece and France on a his first EU visit since the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.

Al Jazeera

Saudi crown prince heads to Greece, France on Tuesday - SPA

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman departed Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for Greece and France, state news agency SPA reported, his first visits to a member state of the European Union since the 2018 killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Reuters

Anthony Joshua could give up belts if he wins them back from Oleksandr Usyk

Joshua will fight Usyk in a bid to regain his unified heavyweight world titles this summer in Saudi Arabia, but he could be willing to sacrifice them to earn respect despite a potential opportunity to fight Tyson Fury for the undisputed crown

Daily Mirror

YouTube Responds to Saudi Request to Remove Offensive Ads

YouTube responded on Monday to an urgent Saudi request to remove ads that violate Islamic values and principles. A spokesman for the platform in the Middle East confirmed that the offensive ads that had appeared on the service were removed. “Protecting society is one of the platform’s top priorities in…

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How NEOM Was Chosen from 2,000 Suggested Names

When Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman launched NEOM in October, many wondered what the name of the mega project meant. The name “NEOM” is derived from two words. The first three letters from the Ancient Greek prefix neo-meaning “new”.

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Saudi Arabia Completes E-Link Procedures to Automate Business Acceleration

The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) completed the electronic linking procedures with the Saudi Center for Economic Business through the Tanfeeth program to directly link the technical systems of government agencies and banks operating in the Kingdom and integrate them.

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Saudi Arabia Receives Largest Share of China's BRI Investments

Saudi Arabia is the largest recipient of Chinese investments within the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) during the first half of 2022, according to a recent report. China's Belt and Road Initiative aims to improve interconnection and cooperation across continents and move to jointly establish the Silk Road Economic Belt…

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US Envoy Heads to the Region to Support Yemen Truce

US State Department announced Monday that Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking would travel to the Middle East to continue US diplomatic efforts supporting the UN-mediated truce in Yemen. The State Department website stated that Lenderking was headed to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and that his regional tour would include Oman…

The Independent UK

Saudi Arabia unveils plans for vast ‘vertically layered’ buildings in zero-carbon city NEOM

‘Vertically layered communities will challenge traditional flat, horizontal cities,’ says Prince Mohammed bin Salman

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Al Jazeera

Saudi Arabia plans $1 trillion mirrored skyscraper in Neom

The mirrored skyscraper will run parallel for 120km and will house five million people, according to WSJ.

Reuters

What became of the 'Arab Spring'?

Tunisian President Kais Saied is set to secure more power under a new constitution that is expected to pass in a referendum on Monday, in what critics fear is a march to one-man rule over a country that rose up against dictatorship in 2010.

Reuters

U.S. envoy heads to Middle East to push Yemen peace talks

The U.S. special envoy for Yemen leaves for Saudi Arabia and Jordan on Monday to continue Washington's diplomatic efforts to back a United Nation's mediated truce in Yemen, the U.S. State Department said.

Evening Standard

Saudi Arabia plans to build 75-mile-long desert skyscraper worth up to $1 trillion

Saudi Arabia is planning to build a 75-mile long desert skyscraper worth up to $1 trillion (£833billion).

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KAUST Startup Edama Opens 1st-of-its-Kind Waste Recycling Facility in Saudi Arabia

Edama Organic Solutions, an organic waste recycling King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) startup, has officially opened its new recycling facility, the first of its kind in Saudi Arabia. Located in the KAUST Research and Technology Park, the facility offers technology that provides waste processing and desert agriculture…

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Bahrain Crown Prince Commends Saudi Arabia’s Efforts in Serving Pilgrims

Bahraini Crown Prince and Prime Minister Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa commended on Sunday Saudi Arabia's efforts in safeguarding the health and safety of pilgrims from around the world, Bahrain News Agency (BNA) reported. During a meeting with Chairman of the Bahrain Pilgrimage Mission and members of the High…

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High Expectations for Growth of Saudi Telecom Market

Saudi Arabia ranked third as the fastest growing economy among the G20 countries, and first in the world in the 5G average download speed. Some economists have raised expectations for the growth of the Saudi telecom market - the largest market in the Middle East and North Africa. Saudi Arabia…

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