Tag: Saudi Arabia

• Monday, February 17th 2025 - 09:08 UTC

  Argentine deregulation minister meets with IMF Chief in Saudi Arabia

  

  Argentina's Deregulation Minister Federico Sturzenegger met Sunday in AlUla, Saudi Arabia, with International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva. They were both attending the Conference for Emerging Market Economies.

• Monday, June 24th 2024 - 08:46 UTC

  Excessive heat leaves over 1,300 Mecca pilgrims dead

  

  According to the latest report from Saudi Arabian authorities, 1,301 people died during this year's traditional pilgrimage to Mecca due to a scorching heat of about 52º C. ”Unfortunately, the number of fatalities reached 1,301, 83% of whom were not authorized to perform the 'hajj' (pilgrimage) and walked huge distances under the sun, without adequate protection and comfort,” the Saudi Health Ministry noted.

• Thursday, August 3rd 2023 - 10:00 UTC

  Saudi Arabia in talks to join the BRICS bank, probably in this month's summit in South Africa

  

  The New Development Bank (NDB), also known as the “BRICS bank,” is in talks with Saudi Arabia on admitting Riyahd as its ninth member, which would strengthen the NDB's funding options amid the impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, according to media reports.

• Thursday, May 25th 2023 - 10:00 UTC

  Canada, Saudi Arabia resume full diplomatic ties after 5 years

  

  Five years after Saudi Arabia expelled Canada's ambassador from Riyadh over Ottawa's remarks on women's rights activists, both countries agreed Wednesday to restore full diplomatic relations, Global Affairs Canada (Canada's foreign ministry - GAC) announced in a statement.

• Thursday, December 8th 2022 - 17:19 UTC

  Xi arrives at Saudi Arabia to cement the “China/Arab cooperation in a new era”

  

  Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday for a three-day visit, where he is expected to attend the China-Arab States Summit plus a meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), which includes Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.

• Monday, November 28th 2022 - 10:08 UTC

  World Cup: Argentina still in contention

  

  After Mexican fans staged bravados against those of Argentina in Qatar with chants regarding the Malvinas/Falklands issue, the South Americans Saturday stood up to their historical superiority and scored a 2-0 victory that kept them in contention for a berth in the next round.

• Tuesday, August 30th 2022 - 21:35 UTC

  Saudi woman sentenced to 45 years in jail for Twitter postings

  

  A woman in Saudi Arabia was handed down a 45-year jail sentence Tuesday after being found guilty of posting messages on social media “to tear [the country's] social fabric,” it was reported.

• Saturday, July 16th 2022 - 10:15 UTC

  Khashoggi case mentioned during Biden talks in Saudi Arabia

  

  The murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi took center stage when US President Joseph Biden and Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) met during one of the stops of the Democratic leader's crusade to build bridges across the region.

• Tuesday, June 14th 2022 - 21:56 UTC

  Venezuela further below oil output target

  

  Venezuela's oil output production fell 5% from May of 2022 to the previous month, according to the latest Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) released Tuesday.

• Thursday, June 2nd 2022 - 10:39 UTC

  “Russia and Saudi Arabia closer than ever”, ahead of OPEC+ meeting

  

  The OPEC+ alliance is solid and the tight cooperation between Russia and Saudi Arabia has never been stronger, said Russian Foreign Ministry Sergey Lavrov, following a meeting with his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, and ahead of this week´s OPEC+ meeting to consider output levels.