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Alcohol

Saudi liquor store runs short because of Iran war bottleneck

Alcohol

Saudi Arabia has allowed one licensed shop as it tries to lure more expatriates

Saudi liquor store runs short because of Iran war bottleneck

Saudi Arabia has allowed one licensed shop as it tries to lure more expatriates

Lebanon-Israel talks

Political deadlock?

Lebanon’s divisions disrupt Saudi mediation on Israel negotiations

UAE-Saudi rift

The 'new assertive UAE' puts autonomy over Gulf deference

UAE’s OPEC exit exposes deepening rift with Saudi Arabia

GCC summit

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman receives the Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah

GCC leaders discuss in Jeddah response to Iranian strikes

Saudi oil and gas

Aramco has been using the Red Sea port of Yanbu after the war restricted shipping through Hormuz

Saudi Arabia may cut June oil prices to Asia as war-driven rally fades

Pakistan eyes strategic pivot in Middle East amid domestic pressures

Shafique Ur Rehman

Saudi Economy

King Abdullah Financial District in Riyadh

Saudi economy shrank 3.8% in fourth quarter

Coronavirus pandemic

The vaccination campaign continues

Daily COVID cases back up near 2020 highs in several Gulf states

Saudi Reforms

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

New wave of judicial reforms in Saudi Arabia

Saudi death penalty

Ali al-Nimr

Young Saudi Shiites get 10-year prison sentence instead of death

Yemen War

Biden's announcement on Yemen fulfills his campaign pledge

Biden ending US support for Saudi-led offensive in Yemen

Coronavirus pandemic

Fears of the coronavirus resurgence across Gulf Arab states

Gulf Arab states fight COVID-19 with new restrictions

Future Investment Initiative

Over 100 investment projects will be announced for Riyadh over the next couple of months

Saudi Arabia aims to make Riyadh one of world's biggest 10 cities

US military in Saudi Arabia

US Marine Corps General Kenneth Frank McKenzie Jr., Commander of the US Central Command

US mulling new military bases in Saudi Arabia

Astrazeneca vaccine

SII has partnered with AstraZeneca, the Gates Foundation and the Gavi vaccine alliance to make up to a billion doses for poorer countries

Saudi Arabia to get 3 million AstraZeneca shots in a week

Attack on Saudi Arabia

Saudi media blamed the thwarted attack on Huthis

Big European powers condemn weekend attack on Riyadh

Public Investment Fund

The fund would invest 3 trillion riyals in new sectors over the next 10 years

Saudi sovereign fund to shore up assets

Saudi central bank

Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency Governor Fahad al-Mubarak

Fahad al-Mubarak named Saudi Arabia’s central bank governor

US-Saudi ties

Prince Faisal bin Farhan

Saudi FM voices optimism US ties will be 'excellent'

BeIN

Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Competition had permanently cancelled BeIN's license in July

Saudi Arabia allows broadcast by beIN Sports

Saudi executions

The royal decree was never carried on state media nor published in the official gazette

Some death sentences remain despite Saudi execution law

Iran's threat in Mideast

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud hold a joint press conference following their meeting in Moscow

Saudi FM slams Iran's "interventions" in Mideast

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