Saudi Arabia has announced new instant e-visa options as it looks to attract tourists and visitors to the country, Arabian Business reported. The new e-visa will facilitate UK, US, and Schengen visas holders, as well as permanent residents of UK, US, and any EU country to obtain tourist e-visas to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through www.mofa.gov.sa. […]
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Mending ties? Blinken visits Saudi Crown Prince to discuss economic cooperation
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday on a mission to mend Washington’s relations with Riyadh after years of deepening disagreements on issues ranging from Iran and regional security to oil prices, Reuters reported. Blinken met with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and they “discussed deepening economic cooperation, […]
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Sheikh vs shale: Saudis won’t let oil stay at $75, shale chief claims
OPEC is likely to cut oil production again, CEO of US shale giant Pioneer Natural Resources said at a recent conference. “Saudi [Arabia] is not going to let Brent stay around $75 a barrel,” Scott Sheffield said, adding that it wouldn’t surprise him “if they had another cut.” Sheffield believes that oil futures will stay in backwardation […]
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US-Saudi relation isn’t ‘high school romance,’ White House says
A top White House official commented on Saudi energy minister’s recent statement that the kingdom was the more “mature” partner in a relationship roiled by an ongoing spat over OPEC cuts. “It’s not like some high school romance here,” said John Kirby, the communications coordinator at the US National Security Council, when asked about a comment […]
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Qatar’s energy minister meets US energy secretary in Washington
HE Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, Qatar’s minister of state for Energy Affairs, met in Washington DC with Jennifer M. Granholm, US Secretary of Energy. “Discussions during the meeting dealt with bilateral relations in the field of energy between Qatar and the U.S. and means to enhance them,” according to an official press release. It’s important to […]
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Attacks on Iraqi gasfield drive out US contractors
Khor Mor is one of the biggest gasfields in Iraq and the expansion plan aims to double production in the region