In the midst of the crisis, the confusing “buying frenzy” of the Saudi sovereign fund
Eight billion dollars. It is the sum invested in the middle of the Covid-19 crisis by the sovereign fund of Saudi Arabia in behemoths of … Read more
EU removes Saudi Arabia from anti-money laundering list
The European Commission intends to propose next year the establishment of a single European supervisor in charge of combating the practices of money laundering and … Read more
Saudi Arabia eliminates punishment for flogging the country’s judicial system
The Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia will implement a directive by which the punishment for flogging is eliminated from the country’s judicial system, as reported … Read more
abolition of flogging, human rights figure dies in prison
Saudi Arabia has abolished the flogging sentence for “Comply with international human rights standards (against) corporal punishment”, according to a Supreme Court document consulted on … Read more
Saudi Arabia deport 3,000 Ethiopian workers amid the coronavirus crisis
Thousands of irregular Ethiopian workers have been deported from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The governments of both countries … Read more
Saudi Arabia executes a man who attacked Spanish actors in Riyadh
Saudi Arabian authorities executed on Thursday a Yemeni man who attacked actors in a Spanish theater company with a knife when they were performing at … Read more
Saudi Arabia announces two-week unilateral truce in Yemen over coronavirus
It is not the first ceasefire that has been announced in Yemen’s five-year war, but it is the first time that a country has announced … Read more
Saudi Arabia imposes a 24-hour curfew on several cities, including Riyadh
Saudi Arabia’s Interior Ministry has announced that it will impose a 24-hour curfew in several cities, including the capital, Riyadh, to slow the spread of … Read more
Oil puts the brakes on its race to the bottom
In a moment of maximum concern, in which the world is holding its breath while waiting to know the true level of contagion in the … Read more
Trump announces on Twitter an agreement between Russia and Saudi Arabia to raise oil prices
US President Donald Trump announced Thursday that Russia and Saudi Arabia have reached an agreement to raise the price of oil by reducing supply with … Read more