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News Articles: Saudi Arabia

South African golfer Charl Schwartzel plays a last shot during the LIV Golf Invitational Series in St. Albans, England, in June 2022. The launch of the series rocked the world of golf by setting up rival leagues.

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In a stunning move, PGA Tour agrees to merge with its Saudi-backed rival, LIV Golf

The merger will end all pending litigation between the parties, mending a burgeoning split in men's professional golf that remade the game in the last year.

June 06, 2023
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  • Emily Olson
Women walk past the closed Iranian embassy in the diplomatic quarter of the Saudi capital Riyadh, on April 11.

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  • World

Iran reopens its embassy in Saudi Arabia as the Gulf rivals restore ties

The reopened embassy could ease travel between the two countries as they work to resume direct flights, increase trade and restore business ties.

June 06, 2023
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By:
  • Aya Batrawy
Prices are displayed on a gas pump outside of a gas station in Washington, D.C., on June 14, 2022.

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  • Energy

Saudi Arabia cuts oil production again to shore up prices — this time on its own

OPEC+ countries also agreed to extend oil production cuts they announced in April through the end of 2024, reducing production by more than 1 million barrels per day.

June 04, 2023
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
A man is assisted by Saudi commandos as he gets off a tugboat near Port Sudan and onto a Saudi warship that will travel across the Red Sea to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. May ‎2, ‎2023.

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  • World

People fleeing Sudan face uncertain futures in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and beyond

In Port Sudan, Jeddah, Aswan and Cairo, people have sought safety from the fighting in Khartoum. After making difficult decisions and journeys, the biggest challenges for many are only beginning.

May 30, 2023
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By:
  • Aya Batrawy
In this photo provided by Saudi Press Agency, Syrian President Bashar Assad (left) is accompanied by Prince Badr bin Sultan, the deputy governor of Mecca, upon his arrival at Jeddah airport, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, ahead of the Arab summit.

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  • Middle East

Syria's embrace, Sudan's conflict and Saudi Arabia's rise define Arab League summit

With Syria's president returning to the fold — despite U.S. resistance — and with Saudi Arabia's recent detente with Iran, this year's Arab League summit reflects a changing region.

May 18, 2023
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By:
  • Aya Batrawy
Sudanese evacuees wait before boarding a Saudi military ship to Jeddah port, at Port Sudan in Sudan, Wednesday, May 3, 2023. Many are fleeing the conflict in Sudan between the military and a rival paramilitary force.

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  • Africa

Port Sudan is a refuge for foreigners and families trying to escape the fighting

The Sudanese city of Port Sudan has been overwhelmed by people trying to flee the growing conflict in the country and make their way by ship across the Red Sea to the Saudi city of Jeddah.

May 03, 2023
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By:
  • Aya Batrawy
In this handout photo released on April 9, 2023 by the Houthi group's media arm Ansar Allah, head of the Houthi's supreme political council Mahdi al-Mashat, left, shakes hands with Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to Yemen Mohammed bin Saeed Al-Jaber, in Sanaa, Yemen.

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  • Middle East

Saudi officials visit Yemen's capital for talks with rebels

Saudi officials were in Yemen's capital Sunday for talks with the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, as part of international efforts to find a settlement to Yemen's nine-year conflict, officials said.

April 10, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
In this picture released by the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, left, shakes hands with his Saudi Arabian counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, right, and Chineses counterpart Qin Gang in Beijing Thursday, April 6, 2023.

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  • World

Top Saudi and Iranian envoys meet in China for a deal that could remake the region

Their highest level public meeting in years was held in China, which brokered an agreement last month.

April 06, 2023
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  • Aya Batrawy
A person goes to the pump at a gas station in Arlington, Va., on July 29, 2022. Gas prices have come down significantly since peaking last year but they could rise again after Saudi Arabia and other countries said they would collectively cut oil production by more than one million barrels.

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  • Energy

5 things to know about Saudi Arabia's stunning decision to cut oil production

Oil prices surged after Saudi Arabia and some other oil producers announced they're reducing their oil output. That will send gas prices higher – and benefit energy companies in America.

April 04, 2023
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By:
  • Camila Domonoske
Saudi Aramco engineers walk in front of a gas turbine generator at Khurais oil field during a tour for journalists, about 93 miles east-northeast of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on June 28, 2021.

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  • Economy

Saudis, other oil giants announce surprise production cuts

Higher oil prices would help fill Russian President Vladimir Putin's coffers as his country wages war on Ukraine and force Americans and others to pay even more at the pump amid worldwide inflation.

April 03, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
FILE - Storage tanks are seen at the North Jiddah bulk plant, an Aramco oil facility, in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, on March 21, 2021. Oil giant Saudi Aramco said Sunday, March 12, 2023, it earned a $161 billion profit last year, attributing its earnings to higher crude oil prices.

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  • Business

Four takeaways as oil giant Saudi Aramco reports a huge $161 billion profit

The world's biggest oil company has announced it made $161 billion in profits in 2022, a whopping figure for the corporation and its main shareholder, the Saudi government.

March 12, 2023
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By:
  • Aya Batrawy
Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani (right) shakes hands with senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi, as Saudi national security adviser Musaad bin Mohammed al-Aiban looks on during an agreement signing ceremony between Iran and Saudi Arabia to reestablish diplomatic relations and reopen embassies in Beijing, Friday.

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  • World

Rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran restore ties, with China's help. Here's why it matters

Saudi Arabia and Iran are restoring full diplomatic relations in a deal brokered by China, a move that could reduce tensions in the region and that asserts China's growing influence in the Gulf.

March 10, 2023
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By:
  • Aya Batrawy

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  • Middle East

Iran and Saudi Arabia agree to resume relations after years of tension

Iran and Saudi Arabia on Friday agreed to reestablish diplomatic relations and reopen embassies after years of tensions, including a devastating attack on the heart of the kingdom's oil production.

March 10, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
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  • World

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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  • The Associated Press
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