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Mukesh Ambani

August 12, 2019

Saudi Aramco readies for IPO with deal with India's Reliance

Oil giant Saudi Aramco is set to buy 20% of Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries' oil and chemicals business for about $15 ...

August 11, 2019

UAE-backed separatists pull back after seizing Yemen's Aden

Yemeni separatists backed by the United Arab Emirates began withdrawing Sunday from positions they seized from the ...

August 08, 2019

WHO says it has 'zero tolerance' for corruption in Yemen

The World Health Organization says it follows "a zero-tolerance policy against all forms of corruption" amid calls for ...

August 07, 2019

More than 1.8M pilgrims gather in Mecca ahead of the hajj

Saudi Arabia says more than 1.8 million Muslims from around the world have arrived in the country to take part in the hajj ...

August 04, 2019

Report: Iran seizes tanker carrying 'smuggled fuel' in Gulf

Iranian forces seized a ship in the Persian Gulf suspected of carrying smuggled fuel, state media reported Sunday, marking ...

August 01, 2019

Rebel missile, suicide attack kill dozens in Yemen's port

Yemen's main southern city of Aden was shaken by double attacks Thursday, as a missile fired by rebels hit a military parade ...

UAE, Iran hold rare talks in Tehran on maritime security

Officials from the United Arab Emirates and Iran met to discuss maritime security for the first time in six years amid a ...

Donald Trump

Senate bows to Trump vetoes, allows Saudi arms sales

The Senate failed Monday in a bid to override a trio of vetoes issued by President Donald Trump, allowing the administration ...

Saudi Arabia suspends visas to people from Congo over Ebola

Saudi Arabia has stopped issuing visas to people from Congo while citing the Ebola outbreak there, even as the World Health ...

Saudi king hosts 200 from Christchurch shootings for Hajj

Aya Al-Umari said she feels like her brother will be accompanying her and will constantly be in her prayers when she travels ...

Senators advance bill to punish, sanction Saudi Arabia

A Senate panel advanced legislation Thursday that would suspend arms transfers to Saudi Arabia and impose sanctions on ...

Donald Trump

Trump vetoes congressional effort to block Saudi arms sales

President Donald Trump on Wednesday vetoed a trio of congressional resolutions aimed at blocking his administration from ...

The Latest: UK rejects Iran's 'tit for tat' view of tanker

The Latest on developments related to tensions between the U.S. and Iran (all times local): 12:55 p.m. The U.K.'s foreign ...

Iran says its seizure of British ship a 'reciprocal' move

Iran's seizure of a British oil tanker was a response to Britain's role in impounding an Iranian supertanker first, senior ...

Iran's seizure of UK tanker in Gulf seen as escalation

Iran seized a British-flagged oil tanker Friday and briefly detained a second vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, intensifying ...

Officials: US putting troops back in Saudi Arabia

With Iranian military threats in mind, the United States is sending American forces, including fighter aircraft, air defense ...

Mueller probe witness now faces child sex trafficking charge

A businessman who served as a key witness in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation now faces a charge of child sex ...

House votes to block sale of weapons to Saudi Arabia

Congress is heading for a showdown with President Donald Trump after the House voted to block his administration from selling ...

Janet, Chris Brown, 50 Cent to perform at Saudi concert

Janet Jackson, Chris Brown, 50 Cent, Future and Tyga have been added to the lineup for the Jeddah World Fest, the concert in ...

North and South Korea to meet in 2022 World Cup qualifiers

North Korea and South Korea have been drawn together in an Asian qualifying group as the road to soccer's 2022 World Cup in ...