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News Articles: Saudi Arabia

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Security underpins U.S. ties with Gulf states like Saudi Arabia. But tensions linger

Visiting Saudi Arabia last summer, President Biden tried to reassure Arab leaders of U.S. commitment to the region's security. But Gulf nations aren't necessarily rushing to side with Washington.

January 12, 2023
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By:
  • Aya Batrawy
Muslim pilgrims walk around the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, during the annual hajj pilgrimage, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on July 10, 2022.

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  • Religion

Saudi Arabia says this year's hajj pilgrimage will return to pre-COVID levels

Before the pandemic, the hajj pilgrimage drew millions each year to Islam's holy city of Mecca, home to the cube-shaped Kaaba that observant Muslims pray toward five times a day.

January 10, 2023
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates his side's opening goal during the World Cup match against Uruguay in Lusail, Qatar on Nov. 28.

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  • Sports

Cristiano Ronaldo signs with a Saudi soccer club

The announcement, a groundbreaking deal for Middle Eastern soccer, ends speculation about where he would go next. Ronaldo became a free agent after his contract was terminated by Manchester United.

December 30, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
China's leader Xi Jinping (center) walks with Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman (right), following an official welcoming ceremony at the Palace of Yamamah in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Thursday.

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  • World

China's Xi visits Saudi Arabia to assert power and rival U.S. influence

China is looking to deepen ties with Saudi Arabia and meeting other Arab leaders months after President Biden visited the kingdom — and had rocky results.

December 08, 2022
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By:
  • Aya Batrawy
Argentina's Lionel Messi reacts in disappointment Tuesday during the World Cup group C soccer match between Argentina and Saudi Arabia at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar.

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  • Sports

Messi and Argentina lose to Saudi Arabia in one of the biggest World Cup upsets ever

Lionel Messi's quest to win the one major title to elude him had a shocking start in what may be his final World Cup, as Saudi Arabia scored twice in a five-minute span of the second half and won 2-1.

November 22, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia takes his seat ahead of a working lunch at the G20 Summit, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia.

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  • National Security

The U.S. moves to shield Saudi crown prince in journalist killing

The U.S. declaration that Saudi Arabia's crown prince should be considered immune from a lawsuit over his role in the killing of a U.S.-based journalist breaks from Joe Biden's campaign denunciations.

November 18, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Attendees watch David Solomon, chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs & Co., on a screen as he speaks during a panel session at the Future Investment Initiative (FII) conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022.

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  • Business

Wall Street eager to strike deals with Saudi Arabia, despite political concerns

U.S. executives and billionaire investors are mingling and making deals at a conference nicknamed "Davos in the Desert," even as the White House reevaluates relations with Saudi Arabia.

October 25, 2022
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  • David Gura
Abdulaziz bin Salman, Saudi Arabia's energy minister, speaks during a news conference after the 45th Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee and the 33rd OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting in Vienna, Austria, on Oct. 5.

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  • World

The White House accuses Saudi Arabia of aiding Russia and coercing OPEC oil producers

A major oil output cut by Saudi Arabia, Russia and other oil producers has drawn sharp accusations in Washington.

October 13, 2022
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  • Jackie Northam
A man walks past OPEC headquarters in Vienna on Tuesday on the eve of the 45th meeting of the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee and the 33rd OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting. The in-person meeting of OPEC members led by Saudi Arabia and allied members headed by Russia will be the first in the Austrian capital since the spring of 2020.

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  • World

Russia and Saudi Arabia agree to massive cuts to oil output. Here's why it matters

The 2 million bpd cut in oil production was backed by Saudi Arabia and could benefit Russia. The OPEC+ meeting took place as much of the world is battling soaring energy costs and rising inflation.

October 05, 2022
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By:
  • Jackie Northam
Boxes of dates are auctioned off by the tens of kilos at the Buraydah Date Festival in Buraydah, Saudi Arabia, on Aug. 3, 2022.

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  • Food

Get a peek inside this Saudi Arabian date festival

Saudi Arabia is one of the world's top producers and exporters of dates, and dozens of varieties are sold every year at the Buraydah Date Festival.

September 25, 2022
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By:
  • Fatma Tanis and
  • Tasneem Alsultan
A demolished section of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on July 19.

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  • World

Saudi Arabia is razing whole neighborhoods to make way for tourism and wealth

The kingdom's sweeping redevelopment in the city of Jeddah is displacing hundreds of thousands of residents, many of them from working-class immigrant communities.

September 13, 2022
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By:
  • Fatma Tanis
GPB News NPR

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  • Middle East

A Saudi woman gets a 45-year prison sentence for social media use that remains unclear

The 45-year prison sentence for Nourah bint Saeed al-Qahtani are renewing attention on Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's crackdown on dissent.

August 31, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Saudi Aramco engineers and journalists look at the Hawiyah Natural Gas Liquids Recovery Plant in Hawiyah, in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia in 2021.

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  • Business

Your price at the pump went up. So did Saudi Aramco's profits — to a new record

Saudi energy company Aramco said Sunday its profits jumped 90% in the second quarter compared to the same time last year, helping its half-year earnings reach nearly $88 billion.

August 14, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
In this photo released by the Saudi Press Agency, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and President Biden bump fists as they begin meetings in Jeddah.

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  • Middle East

Biden gives Saudi Crown Prince a fist bump as meetings begin in Jeddah

Side-stepping the bad optics of a handshake with the crown prince deemed to have approved the operation that led to the death of Jamal Khashoggi, President Biden opted for a fist bump.

July 15, 2022
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By:
  • Scott Detrow
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at the Augusta Victoria Hospital in east Jerusalem on Friday. Biden announced a U.S. investment of $100 million for a network of hospitals.

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  • World

Biden says the U.S. will work to improve Palestinians' lives

President Biden says that he's committed to the two-state solution for Israel and an independent Palestinian state. But with that goal out of reach, he said, the U.S. will look to help Palestinians.

July 15, 2022
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  • Daniel Estrin,
  • Asma Khalid,
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