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  • White House: Iran and Russia in talks on more advanced drones; Pentagon steps up patrols to deter Iran harassment in Strait of Hormuz

    Iran and Russia are in discussions about Iran selling more advanced drones to Russia, the White House alleged on Monday, part of what it called an “unprecedented,” two-way Iranian/Russian military partnership. The U.S. allegations of deepening Iranian/Russian defense collaboration came as the Pentagon said it was stepping up patrols in the Strait of Hormuz to try to deter increasing Iranian harassment and seizure of maritime vessels.

  • Twitter, Saudi Arabia sued in US over jailed user

    The sister of a Saudi national imprisoned after tweets criticizing the government on Tuesday sued both Twitter and the kingdom, alleging they worked together to support "repression." The lawsuit filed in a US federal court in San Francisco, which named powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as a conspirator, seeks a jury trial to determine damages.

  • Saudi Arabia hits record 31.81 mm average rainfall in April, the highest in 40 years

    The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture (MEWA) announced that the average rainfall in various regions of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia hit an exceptional record of 31.81 mm in April 2023. According to MEWA, this is the highest average recorded in 40 years; it is higher than the average of 9.23 mm which it recorded in April 2022. MEWA issued a hydrology report for April 2023 to measure rainfall and floodwaters collected in and drawn from the dams. The report showed that there were 26 rainy days during this month, covering most regions of the Kingdom. The highest level of rainfall was recorded on April 25, with 137 measurements and the highest rainfall measurement recorded amounted to 79 mm on April 14 in Asir region. MEWA's agency and the National Center of Meteorology had 353 rainfall stations with 2,163 measurements recorded.

  • Cristiano Ronaldo in Saudi Arabia: ‘There’s no question he’s raised the bar’ but ‘a lot more’ is needed to make Saudi Pro League truly popular

    Saudi journalist Khaled Al Arafah concurs, suggesting the level in the Saudi Pro League has noticeably improved with Ronaldo's arrival. According to him, players are trying that much harder to stop the 38-year-old in games, leading to a rise in quality across the board. “When the Al-Nassr players see Cristiano training, they try to match his massive levels of dedication,” Al Arafah tells FFT. “It’s about confidence. Watch them before and now, you can see how much they’ve improved and are genuinely giving their all.

  • Cristiano Ronaldo in Saudi Arabia: ‘There’s no question he’s raised the bar’ but ‘a lot more’ is needed to make Saudi Pro League truly popular

    Saudi journalist Khaled Al Arafah concurs, suggesting the level in the Saudi Pro League has noticeably improved with Ronaldo's arrival. According to him, players are trying that much harder to stop the 38-year-old in games, leading to a rise in quality across the board. “When the Al-Nassr players see Cristiano training, they try to match his massive levels of dedication,” Al Arafah tells FFT. “It’s about confidence. Watch them before and now, you can see how much they’ve improved and are genuinely giving their all.

  • Air strikes, artillery fire escalate as factions battle in Sudan capital

    Air strikes and artillery fire intensified sharply across Sudan's capital early on Tuesday, residents said, as the army sought to defend key bases from paramilitary rivals it has been fighting for more than a month. The air strikes, explosions and clashes could be heard in the south of Khartoum, and there was heavy shelling across the River Nile in parts of the adjoining cities of Bahri and Omdurman, witnesses said.

  • ‘Saudi First’: Why kingdom’s bailouts of allies now carry a price tag

    “The idea behind the ‘no free aid’ policy is to help those countries improve their institutional performance,” he says. “One way of encouraging countries to deal with their structural economic developmental problems is to say, ‘We will help you, but in exchange, you need to tackle this problem, you cannot postpone it any longer.’”

  • ‘Saudi First’: Why kingdom’s bailouts of allies now carry a price tag

    Today Saudi Arabia is replacing its policy of providing unconditional cash aid to allies with targeted investments instead. It’s part of a “Saudi First” foreign policy that puts the interests of the kingdom and its citizens ahead of the geopolitical and domestic interests of its allies – whether they be the United States or fellow Arab countries. “Investments and economic deals are the way forward,” Abu Nayef says. “Brothers are brothers and business is business. If we give out billions, we as Saudis want to see some return at the end. It’s unfortunate, but economic growth is what drives the world today.”

  • Saudi FM Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud meets German counterpart, Annalena Baerbock, in Jeddah

    Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud met his German counterpart, Annalena Baerbock, in Jeddah on Monday, the Saudi foreign ministry wrote on Twitter. The German foreign ministry had said earlier that Baerbock, who will also visit Qatar next, would discuss bilateral issues as well as questions of regional crises with Gulf counterparts.

  • Saudi bourse gains, Dubai extends losses ahead of U.S. debt-limit talks

    Saudi Arabia's benchmark index rose on Tuesday, while the Dubai bourse fell and was on course to extend losses for a fourth session as traders assessed lower oil prices and concerns over the U.S. government's debt-ceiling negotiations. Oil futures traded sideways after mostly weaker-than-expected data from China muddied the outlook for demand from the world's top crude importer while U.S. plans to refill its Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) underpinned prices.