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Opec warns on oil 'oversupply' ahead of crunch Doha meeting ECONOMY

Opec warns on oil 'oversupply' ahead of crunch Doha meeting

Opec warned that the world remains awash with crude ahead of a crunch meeting in Doha between cartel members and other major producers to discuss a production freeze to boost the oil price.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Egypt's island handover prompts rare criticism of Sisi ASIA

Egypt's island handover prompts rare criticism of Sisi

Egypt's surprise move to give two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia has prompted rare criticism of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi by Egyptians who see the transfer as an affront to national pride.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
US issues Saudi travel warning ahead of Obama visit ASIA

US issues Saudi travel warning ahead of Obama visit

The United States on Monday updated its warning for American citizens planning to travel to Saudi Arabia, less than two weeks before President Barack Obama is due there.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Yemen ceasefire takes hold, raising hopes for talks ASIA

Yemen ceasefire takes hold, raising hopes for talks

A UN-brokered ceasefire was taking hold in Yemen on Monday, raising hopes that peace talks due next week may finally resolve the country's devastating conflict.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Saudi Arabia could increase $8bn sovereign loan on heavy demand ECONOMY

Saudi Arabia could increase $8bn sovereign loan on heavy demand

Saudi Arabia has drawn substantial demand for its first foreign borrowing in more than a decade, and looks likely to increase the size of the loan, banking sources aware of the matter said on Sunday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
King Salman begins Egypt visit, investment deals to be signed ASIA

King Salman begins Egypt visit, investment deals to be signed

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman started a five-day visit to Cairo in a show of support for Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, with the leaders due to sign a raft of investment deals.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Saudi Arabia signs agreement for $230mn of aid to Morocco ASIA

Saudi Arabia signs agreement for $230mn of aid to Morocco

Saudi Arabia and Morocco have signed an aid agreement worth $230 million, the Moroccan finance ministry said on Wednesday, part of a five-year package of financial assistance extended by the Gulf states.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Saudi security officer shot dead in attack claimed by Islamic State ASIA

Saudi security officer shot dead in attack claimed by Islamic State

Assailants shot dead a senior Saudi security officer west of the capital Riyadh on Tuesday, the interior ministry said in a statement carried by state media, and the attack was claimed by the militant Islamic State.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Two Saudis executed for murder ASIA

Two Saudis executed for murder

Saudi Arabia executed two citizens for murder on Monday. Baddah al-Dusari was found guilty of killing Saudi national Abdullah al-Qahtani by repeatedly running him over, the interior ministry said in a statement carried by SPA state news agency.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
India, Saudi to strengthen 'anti-terrorism' cooperation INTERNATIONAL

India, Saudi to strengthen 'anti-terrorism' cooperation

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Saudi King Salman agreed in Riyadh on Sunday to strengthen their cooperation in fighting "terrorism" and ro facilitate investments.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Saudi Arabia to join oil output freeze only if Iran joins ECONOMY

Saudi Arabia to join oil output freeze only if Iran joins

Saudi Arabia will agree to freeze crude oil production levels only if Iran and other major producers do so, the kingdom's deputy crown prince said in an interview with Bloomberg.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Opec output rises in March as Iran, Iraq growth offsets outages ECONOMY

Opec output rises in March as Iran, Iraq growth offsets outages

Opec oil output is rising in March, a Reuters survey found, as higher supply from Iran after the lifting of sanctions and near-record exports from southern Iraq offset maintenance and outages in smaller producers.

4:45 AM November 25 2016