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RIYADH: Top Saudi officials on Wednesday expressed satisfaction over the “strong” economic recovery of the Kingdom following the COVID-19-induced global economic slowdown and highlighted the initiatives to transform the country into a global hub of innovation and investment. They spoke at the Euromoney Saudi Arabia Conference held on Wednesday in the Saudi capital Riyadh in

Prince Turki al-Faisal, who also previously served as Saudi ambassador to the US, says 'America itself' is to blame for high energy prices

RIYADH: Top Saudi real estate developers have formed a tripartite alliance to establish a housing project in Riyadh, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The alliance will build 580 villas spread over 300,000 sq. m. Al-Othman Group, Tamimi Real Estate, Isam Khairi Kabbani allied under Tilal Properties will develop the project in Aljwan, north of Riyadh. The project will benefit

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The leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) industrialised nations meet in Cornwall, UK, this week for their first summit since the outbreak of COVID-19. They will focus on global challenges including the pandemic, climate change and threats to democracy, on top of economic concerns. After a period of friction among Western nations – largely due to the antics of former U.S. President Donald Trump, who was a disruptive presence in G7 meetings from 2017 to 2019 – leaders want to show a united fro...

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Top Saudi womens rights activist gets nearly six-year sentence Zack Budryk © Getty Images Top Saudi womens rights activist gets nearly six-year sentence A Saudi court on Monday sentenced womens rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul to just under six years in prison, citing an anti-terrorism law frequently criticized by human rights groups. Al-Hathloul, a leader in the movement to allow women to drive in the kingdom, has been detained for more than 2 1/2 years since her 2018 arr...

Cross-party probe concludes that Mohammed bin Nayef and Prince Ahmed are being mistreated in detention Saudi Arabia did not accept the MPs request to see Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef (right) after he was detained in an unknown location since March 2020 (AFP) By Published date: 17 December 2020 15:29 UTC | Last update: 3 months 2 weeks ago British MPs have called on their government and other countries to impose "Magnitsky-style...