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Saudi Billionaire Prince Alwaleed Back at Work after Detention
2018-02-02
Saudi Arabian billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal is back on the job as chairman of global investment firm Kingdom Holding after being released from detention in an anti-corruption campaign, the company said on Thursday.
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Saudi Arabia Says it has Seized over $100 Billion in Corruption Purge
2018-01-31
Saudi Arabia’s government has arranged to seize more than $100 billion through financial settlements with businessmen and officials detained in its crackdown on corruption, the attorney general said on Tuesday.
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Washington Praises Qatar Ties Amid Gulf Rift
2018-01-31
The United States praised Qatar for its improved counterterrorism cooperation Tuesday and warned that its rift with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf neighbors has hurt the fight against extremism.
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Saudi closes hotel detention center as corruption purge winds down
2018-01-30
Saudi Arabian authorities have released all remaining detainees from Riyadh's opulent Ritz-Carlton Hotel, which had been used as an interrogation center in a crackdown on corruption, a Saudi official said on Tuesday.
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Eleven Dead in Suicide Attack at Yemen Checkpoint
2018-01-30
At least 11 people were killed on Tuesday in a suicide car bomb attack on a checkpoint in southeastern Yemen run by local forces backed by the United Arab Emirates, officials and residents said.
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Iran Cites Change in U.S. Navy Behaviour in Gulf
2018-01-30
An Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander said on Monday that U.S. vessels patrolling the Gulf had changed behaviour and now abided by international regulations.Iran cites change in U.S. navy behaviour in Gulf
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Saudi Arabia Adds New List of 12 Activities and Jobs Limited to Saudi Nationals Only
2018-01-29
The Saudi Ministry of Labour and Social Development (MLSD) has announced a new list of jobs and activities that will be limited to Saudi citizens in the kingdom starting from September this year.
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Yemen Government Bans Protests in Aden ahead of Separatist Deadline
2018-01-29
Yemen’s internationally-recognized government said on Saturday it had banned public gatherings in Aden ahead of a deadline given by southern separatists to President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi to dismiss the cabinet.
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Qatar Emir Sends Condolences to UAE Leader despite Row
2018-01-29
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani sent condolences Sunday to the president of the United Arab Emirates, whose mother has died, despite the diplomatic rift between the two countries.
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Revolutionary Guards, Islamic State Fighters Clash in West Iran
2018-01-29
Three members of the Revolutionary Guards and three Islamic State militants were killed in clashes in the west of Iran on Saturday, a top Guards’ commander said, according to Tasnim news agency.
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HSBC Side-Steps High-Profile Qatar Deals in Gulf Gauntlet
2018-01-27
A boycott of Qatar by its neighbors has prompted HSBC (HSBA.L) to turn down a leading role on Doha’s new dollar bond as the bank treads a political tightrope in the Gulf.
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Saudi Arabia Frees Corruption Suspects Including MBC Owner Waleed Al-Ibrahim
2018-01-27
Saudi Arabia on Friday released the owner of the influential Arab satellite network MBC nearly three months after his arrest in an anti-corruption drive targeting the kingdom's elite, sources told AFP.
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Reuters: Saudi Billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Released, Family Sources
2018-01-27
Saudi Arabian billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has been released from detention, family sources said on Saturday, more than two months after he was taken into custody in the kingdom’s sweeping crackdown on corruption.
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Detained Saudi Billionaire Alwaleed Says He Expects to be Released in Days, Reuters
2018-01-27
Saudi Arabian billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal said on Saturday that he expected to be cleared of any wrongdoing and be released from custody within days.
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Kuwait Protests at 'Insult' by Saudi official: Agency
2018-01-26
Kuwait has protested at an “insult” by a Saudi official, state media reported, a rare rebuff to a close ally that reflects frustration about a Gulf Arab diplomatic crisis that Kuwait is struggling to mediate.
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Saudi Corruption Sweep to Move to Trial with 95 Detained
2018-01-25
Saudi authorities are still holding 95 people in a purported anti-corruption campaign that was launched nearly three months ago by the kingdom's influential crown prince, Saudi press quoting the attorney general reported on Wednesday.
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UAE Plans to Reroute Flights to Bahrain to Avoid Qatari Airspace
2018-01-25
The UAE is planning to reroute flights to Bahrain to avoid Qatar’s airspace. This comes as the UAE air force has been ordered “not to escalate” a civil aviation dispute with Qatar.
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UAE Military Ordered Not to Escalate Qatar Crisis: Official
2018-01-24
The United Arab Emirates’ military have been told not to do anything to worsen a seven-month diplomatic crisis with Qatar, a senior military officer said on Tuesday, a move which may reduce tensions over mutual accusations about military overflights.
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Nine Killed in Saudi-Led Air Strike in Yemen
2018-01-24
At least nine civilians, including four children, were killed in a Saudi-led coalition air strike in northern Yemen on Tuesday, residents and medics said, bringing to 30 the number of people killed in military operations in the country in two days.
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U.N. Yemen Mediator to Step Down Next Month: U.N. Spokesman
2018-01-23
The United Nations said on Monday that its mediator for Yemen will step down next month after nearly three years trying to end the country's conflict.