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US blames Iran for Saudi oil strikes, engaging in false diplomacy

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group claimed credit for the attacks on two plants at the heart of Saudi Arabia's oil industry

Saudi prince's oil diplomacy makes mark at Opec+ meeting debut

The prince's labors this week are just the latest example of a career devoted to petroleum diplomacy

Saudi Arabia names Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman as new energy minister

Khalid al-Falih has been removed from his position

Saudi king names his son, an industry expert, as energy minister

Prince Abdulaziz, who most recently served as state minister for energy affairs, is widely seen as a capable and experienced technocrat

Saudis replace Aramco chairman with wealth fund boss ahead of IPO

Saudis Replace Aramco Chair With Wealth Fund Boss Before IPO

Saudi allows women to get passports, go abroad without male guardian's nod

The reform comes after high-profile attempts by women to escape alleged guardianship abuse despite a string of reforms by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

Tale of two oil buyers: Saudi crude exports to China soar, US loses out

With China grabbing more Saudi crude, flows to India, Japan and South Korea also appear to have declined last month

Big blow to Indians: Saudi Arabia may ban foreigners from hospitality jobs

As Saudi Arabia tries to develop its fledgling tourism industry, its also tackling citizen unemployment, which hit a high of nearly 13% last year

Saudi crown prince's $500-bn desert dream: Flying cars, robot dinosaurs

Saudi Arabia's crown prince turned to US consultants for help imagining a massive new city-state in a barren section of his kingdom

Saudi women: A counter-factual story

Book review of Queens of the Kingdom: The Women of Saudi Arabia Speak

Indian among 9 injured in Yemeni rebels attack on Saudi airport

All injured are stable and under treatment at hospitals, Colonel al-Maliki was quoted as saying by the state-owned Saudi Press Agency

Saudi to charge $213,000 for permanent residency in step to boost economy

There's also a cheaper option, with a one-year renewable residency costing 100,000 riyals

Restrictions, reforms: How Saudi Arabia's treatment of women has evolved

Saudi Arabia's so-called guardianship system places the legal and personal affairs of women in the hands of their fathers, brothers, husbands and even sons

Prince Mohammed bin Zayed, not Salman, is the most powerful Arab ruler

Prince Mohammed bin Zayed grew the UAE's power by following America's lead. He now has an increasingly bellicose agenda of his own. And US President Donald Trump seems to be following him

Saudi offers permanent residency to expats, allows them to own property

The Saudi move's biggest beneficiaries will be thousands of wealthy Arabs, some of whom resided in the kingdom for decades

Saudi says oil stations near Riyadh attacked amid tension between US, Iran

The energy minister of the world's largest oil exporter said the attack on two oil pumping stations had not disrupted oil production or exports of crude and petroleum products

Saudi oil tankers attacked as Gulf tensions soar amid US, Iran standoff

It came as US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo scrapped a planned visit to Moscow to head to Brussels instead for talks with European officials on Iran

Saudi Arabia says 2 oil tankers damaged by sabotage attacks near UAE waters

The attack did not lead to any casualties or an oil spill but caused significant damage to the structures of the two vessels

Saudi Arabia conducts mass execution of 37 convicted of 'terrorism'

At least 100 people have been executed in Saudi Arabia since the start of the year, according to data released by SPA

Saudi unveils 4 projects worth $23-bn to improve quality of life in Riyadh

The four projects unveiled are part of efforts to open up Saudis' cloistered lifestyles, encourage physical activity and make life more fun in the conservative kingdom