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Al Arabiya TV closes Beirut office amid Saudi tensions with Lebanon ASIA

Al Arabiya TV closes Beirut office amid Saudi tensions with Lebanon

The Saudi-owned television news channel Al Arabiya has shut its offices in Lebanon and dismissed 27 employees, in a sudden move that comes amid political tensions between Riyadh and Beirut.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Saudi accuses Russia, Syria regime of ceasefire violations ASIA

Saudi accuses Russia, Syria regime of ceasefire violations

Saudi Arabia on Sunday accused President Bashar al-Assad's regime and its ally Russia of ‘ceasefire violations’ in Syria.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Syria opposition meets as ceasefire efforts intensify ASIA

Syria opposition meets as ceasefire efforts intensify

Syria's main opposition umbrella group was meeting in the Saudi capital on Monday as Washington and Moscow worked to secure a ceasefire.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iran warns Riyadh against sending troops to Syria ASIA

Iran warns Riyadh against sending troops to Syria

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif warned Saudi Arabia on Tuesday not to deploy troops in Syria, saying it would violate international law, while also demanding that Riyadh stop bombardments in Yemen.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Saudia says bomb threat on Madrid-Riyadh flight is a hoax ASIA

Saudia says bomb threat on Madrid-Riyadh flight is a hoax

Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) said a bomb scare that grounded its Riyadh-bound flight from Madrid on Thursday was a false alarm.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Cebu Pacific’s passenger growth ‘remains strong in Middle East’ ARABIA

Cebu Pacific’s passenger growth ‘remains strong in Middle East’

Passenger growth of Cebu Pacific’s (CEB) Middle East flights has remained robust due to sustained capacity between Manila and Riyadh, Kuwait and Dubai, and the launch of Manila-Doha in June 2015, a top official has said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Kerry in Riyadh as Saudi-Iran tensions simmer ASIA

Kerry in Riyadh as Saudi-Iran tensions simmer

US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Saudi Arabia on Saturday hoping for an easing of tensions between the Sunni power and its predominantly rival Iran.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Abbas in Riyadh ASIA

Abbas in Riyadh

A handout picture released by the Palestinian Authority’s press office yesterday shows Saudi Arabia’s King Salman meeting with Palestinian President Mohmud Abbas in Riyadh.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Saudi Arabia seizes 5mn amphetamine tablets; 11 arrested ASIA

Saudi Arabia seizes 5mn amphetamine tablets; 11 arrested

Saudi authorities said that they had seized more than 5mn amphetamine tablets and arrested 11 people in one of the kingdom's largest drug busts.

4:45 AM November 25 2016