RIAD (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s 84-year-old king, Salman bin Abdulaziz, was admitted to a hospital in the capital, Riyadh, suffering from inflammation of the gallbladder, the state-run SPA news agency said on Monday. The king, who has ruled the world’s largest oil exporter and a close ally of the US …
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Saudi Arabia’s Finance Minister Mohammed al-Jadaan attends the G20 Central Bank Virtual Meeting of Finance Ministers and Governors in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on March 31, 2020. Xinhua News Agency Saudi Arabia has pledged to protect its economy while increasing international cooperation as G20 policymakers face increasing pressure to mitigate the …
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RIAD / WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Finance officials from the Group of 20 major economies on Saturday pledged to continue to use “all available policy tools” to combat the coronavirus pandemic and strengthen the global economy, warning that the outlook remains highly uncertain . Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed al-Jadaan wears a …
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The International Court of Justice, tThe highest UN court has backed Qatar in a dispute with four neighbors that imposed an air blockade on Doha more than three years ago. The Hague-based ICJ on Tuesday rejected the appeal by Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) against …
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Yemen’s Houthi rebels say they have attacked a large oil facility in an industrial complex south of the Saudi Arabian city of Jizan as part of a night operation. The Saudi-led military coalition fighting the Houthis said on Monday that they intercepted and destroyed four missiles and six bomb-laden drones …
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