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Saudi soldiers get Yemen war bonus from king ASIA

Saudi soldiers get Yemen war bonus from king

Saudi soldiers on the front lines of the war in Yemen are getting a month's extra salary from King Salman, official media said as combat claimed another trooper's life.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Egypt court quashes Saudi Red Sea island handover ASIA

Egypt court quashes Saudi Red Sea island handover

An Egyptian court on Tuesday quashed a government decision to hand over two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia, judicial sources said, overruling a deal that had sparked public outrage.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Saudi Arabia unveils first targets in sweeping reform plan ASIA

Saudi Arabia unveils first targets in sweeping reform plan

Saudi Arabia has unveiled the first concrete targets in its ambitious effort to move its crude-dependent economy away from oil.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Kerry holds Saudi talks ahead of Syria, Libya meetings ASIA

Kerry holds Saudi talks ahead of Syria, Libya meetings

US Secretary of State John Kerry met Saudi King Salman on Sunday ahead of a week of crunch talks on the conflicts in Syria and Libya.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Saudi Arabia names al-Falih energy minister to replace Naimi ASIA

Saudi Arabia names al-Falih energy minister to replace Naimi

Saudi Arabia, the world's largest crude oil exporter, on Saturday appointed Khalid al-Falih, chairman of the state oil giant Saudi Aramco, as its new energy minister, replacing Ali al-Naimi, who had held the post since 1995.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Saudi unveils far-reaching plan to move away from oil ECONOMY

Saudi unveils far-reaching plan to move away from oil

Saudi Arabia said it would create the world's largest wealth fund and sell shares in state energy giant Aramco as it unveiled a vast plan to transform its oil-dependent economy.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
US President Obama arrives in Saudi capital Riyadh for summit ASIA

US President Obama arrives in Saudi capital Riyadh for summit

US President Barack Obama arrived in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh on Wednesday for a summit meeting with King Salman and his fellow Gulf Arab leaders.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Erdogan urges Muslims to overcome splits, fight terror ASIA

Erdogan urges Muslims to overcome splits, fight terror

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged dozens of heads of state and government gathered for an Islamic summit in Istanbul to end sectarian divisions in the Muslim world and fight terror together.

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
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
'Thunder' in Saudi desert as major military drill ends ASIA

'Thunder' in Saudi desert as major military drill ends

Warplanes roared overhead, tanks rumbled across the desert and smoke filled the sky on Thursday for the final day of what Saudi Arabia billed as the region's biggest-ever military exercises.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Saudi King Salman calls for others not to interfere in kingdom ASIA

Saudi King Salman calls for others not to interfere in kingdom

Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Sunday called on other countries not to interfere in the kingdom's internal affairs in what appeared to be a rebuke to Iran, which it accuses of attempting to stir unrest.

4:45 AM November 25 2016