Saudi Arabia

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — President Joe Biden, speaking at a summit of Arab leaders, said Saturday that the United States “will not walk away” from the Middle East as he tries to ensure stability in a volatile part of the world and boost the global flow of oil to reverse rising gas prices.

His remarks, delivered at the Gulf Cooperation Council on the final leg of a four-day Middle East tour, came amid concerns about Iran’s nuclear ambitions and support for militants in the region.

15 July 2022; MEMO: US President Joe Biden made a statement on Friday evening after he met with Saudi King Salman Bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman at Al-Salam RoyalPalace in Jeddah. This came following a two-day visit to Israel and a few hours spent in the occupied West Bank.

16 July 2022; MEMO: Oil prices rose by 2.5 per cent on Friday after a US official told Reuters that the US does not expect Saudi Arabia to immediately increase oil production and after investors questioned the ability of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to significantly increase its crude oil production.

15 July 2022; MEMO: Saudi Arabia's decision to open its air space to Israeli airlines has been lauded as a first step to normalisation with the Apartheid State. Riyadh announced yesterday that it would open its airspace to all carriers, paving the way for more overflights to and from Israel.

15 July 2022; MEMO: Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil exporter, more than doubled the amount of Russian fuel oil it imported in the second quarter to feed power stations to meet summer cooling demand and free up the Kingdom's own crude for export, data showed and traders said, Reuters reports.

Russia has been selling fuel at discounted prices after international sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine left it with fewer buyers. Moscow calls the war in Ukraine a "special military operation".

RIYADH, Jul 12 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia announced yesterday, the current Hajj season is successful and safe.

Saudi Prince, Khaled Al-Faisal, also chairman of the Central Hajj Committee, announced the success of the pilgrimage of 2022, at all security, service and health levels.

The prince said, no accidents nor epidemic diseases were reported among pilgrims, thanks to the government’s efforts and projects, as well as, all those involved in serving the pilgrims.

July 12 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's powerful crown prince Mohammed bin Salman has emerged unbowed from the international outrage over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi four years ago, as Western leaders who once tried to isolate him now seek his support.

U.S. President Joe Biden, who has accused the prince of ordering Khashoggi's murder and said Saudi Arabia should be made a pariah, will visit the oil-producing kingdom on Friday hoping for a respite from soaring global petroleum prices.

RIYADH, Jul 9 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia announced yesterday, its health services were running at full capacity, to ensure the health and safety of pilgrims during the ongoing Hajj season.

Health Minister, Fahad bin Abdulrahman Al-Jalajel, said, pilgrims at Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat, a hill about 20 kilometres south-east of Mecca, that hosted an important ritual of the annual Hajj pilgrimage, were in good health condition.

11 July 2022; MEMO: The Biden administration is discussing the possible lifting of its ban on US sales of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia, but any final decision is expected to hinge on whether Riyadh makes progress toward ending the war in neighbouring Yemen, four people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

10 July 2022; MEMO: Around 1 million Muslims in the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia completed the Hajj and became pilgrims on Saturday, Anadolu reports.

Spending the day in prayers on the plains of Arafah and then arriving at Muzdalifah, Muslims took part in the symbolic "stoning of the devil" at Jamrat al-Aqaba.

Muslims performed Tawaf al-Ziyarah – the ritual of walking back and forth seven times between the two small hills of Safa and Marwa.