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Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said that the world's top energy exporter had dipped into its strategic reserves to maintain supply to clients. (Photo: File)

Saudi Arabia says oil output hit by drone attack to be restored by September end

Riyadh pumps some 9.9 million barrels per day (bpd) of which around 7.0 million bpd are exported, mostly to Asian markets.

18 Sep 2019 8:52 AM

“I am not sure there is a supply shortage, but we will look at the (market) analysis. We will definitely be responsive and the market will be supplied,” Saudi Arabia Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said. (Photo: File | AP)

Saudi's Falih says oil stocks still building, but OPEC to act if needed

OPEC, Russia and other non-OPEC producers have agreed to reduce output by 1.2 bpd from Jan 1 for six months.

18 May 2019 1:46 PM

In a cavernous hall in the Red Sea city of Jeddah, thousands of software professionals and students competed in the kingdom's first-ever hackathon, a coding festival ahead of the world's largest pilgrimage later this month.

Saudi hackathon seeks high-tech fixes to hajj calamities

Thousands of software professionals and students competed in the kingdom's first-ever hackathon.

05 Aug 2018 10:46 AM

Khaled al-Faleh said on Friday the global market has the capacity to absorb higher oil prices.

Market has capacity to absorb higher oil prices: Saudi minister

Faleh insisted the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) does not have a price target for oil.

20 Apr 2018 6:08 PM

Relying on word-of-mouth publicity in a country where exercising in public is culturally deemed unbecoming for women, Alhamrani is working to empower a generation with little to no exposure to sports. (Photo: AFP)

Fight like a girl: Saudi women find empowerment in their ‘right to exercise’

Under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's Vision 2030 reform plan, the government is seeking to jump-start women's sports.

18 Mar 2018 1:26 PM

The showroom offers a wide selection of vehicles from various makes and is staffed by women only. (Photo: AFP)

Saudi Arabia gets its first ‘women only’ car showroom

In late 2017, King Salman gave Saudi women the right to drive, abolishing an almost three-decade ban based on religious reasons.

12 Jan 2018 11:24 AM

Arab News reported that 11 people suffocated and six were injured yesterday, in a fire that ripped through a windowless house they shared at a farm. (Photo: AP/Representational)

Huge house fire leaves 11 Indians dead, 6 wounded in Saudi Arabia

Four of them were from Uttar Pradesh, 3 from Kerala, 1 from Bihar, 1 from Tamil Nadu and details of 2 others were yet to be ascertained.

13 Jul 2017 7:45 AM

Tillerson also gave besieged Qatar some political backing ahead of talks with officials from the Arab quartet in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. (Photo: AP)

Gulf crisis: Tillerson hold talks with Arab ministers over Qatar boycott

Four Arab states on Tuesday quickly dismissed a counter-terrorism deal signed between Qatar and the United States as 'insufficient'.

12 Jul 2017 7:39 PM

Merkel told journalists that she had pressed the Saudis on women's rights, the war in Yemen and other sensitive issues. (Photo: AP)

German chancellor Merkel avoids headscarf during Saudi Arabia visit

Angela Merkel had also called for the burqa to be banned in Germany, saying it was ‘not acceptable in our county’.

01 May 2017 3:46 PM

Saudi ‘Macca’ steals show as the Kingdom opens up

About 8,000 fans filled an indoor sports venue for Abdu’s romantic and patriotic songs.

01 Feb 2017 5:51 AM

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