The two groups and Saudi Arabia decry the diplomatic rift and ask the North African rivals to resolve the conflict.
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Some five million people are facing imminent famine and disease as the war drags on, the UN says.
The Saudi firm is discussing the purchase of a roughly 20-percent stake in Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance.
The IEA downgraded its outlook for global oil demand for the remainder of 2021 as COVID variants threaten economies.
Bandar Mohamed al-Attiyah previously acted as Qatar’s ambassador to Kuwait, a mediator in a years-long regional row.
Weapons could be used in conflict in Yemen, say rights groups, which urge Ottawa to cancel exports to Gulf kingdom.
While the Delta variant has led to rising infections and curbs on movement, global consumption is expected to hold up.
Kingdom’s National Anti-Corruption Commission announced the arrests late on Monday without naming the detainees.
Victims’ families who believe Saudi Arabia aided the al-Qaeda attackers are pressuring Biden to act.
Saudi Arabia saw its oil revenue rise 38 percent in the second quarter of 2021 compared to the same period last year.
CEO said he remains ‘extremely positive’ about the second half of 2021, but struck a cautious note about COVID.
Palestinian movement Hamas condemns the rulings as unjust, saying the detainees caused no harm to the kingdom.
Dumat al-Jandal, the region’s largest wind farm, has been connected to the grid and began producing electricity.
Saudi Arabia will begin receiving Umrah pilgrimage requests from abroad for vaccinated worshippers starting August 9.
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