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  • Trump administration considering granting Saudi prince legal immunity for alleged assassination plot, sources say

    The Trump administration is considering granting Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman legal immunity from a federal lawsuit alleging that he ordered an assassination squad to kill a former top Saudi intelligence official who shared information with the US, according to sources familiar with the situation.

  • Trump administration weighing legal immunity for Saudi crown prince in alleged assassination plot

    The Saudi government has asked that the prince be shielded from liability in response to a complaint brought by Saad Aljabri, a former Saudi counterterrorism leader and longtime U.S. intelligence ally now living in exile in Canada. A State Department recommendation could also lead to the dismissal of the prince as a defendant in other cases recently filed in the United States, including ones accusing him of directing the death and dismemberment of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018; and of targeting a hack and leak operation to discredit an Al Jazeera news anchor, Ghada Oueiss, in retaliation for her critical reports on Mohammed and the crown prince of the United Arab Emirates.

  • Oman’s Diplomatic Moves in Syria

    Since Sultan Qaboos’ ascendance to the throne in 1970, Muscat has never severed diplomatic relations with any country in the world. This is part of an Omani ethos and national character that emphasize the need to maintain healthy dialogue and diplomatic relations with all governments.

  • Top Saudi diplomat on 1st Sudan visit since al-Bashir ouster

    Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister arrived in Khartoum on Tuesday, Sudan’s state-run news agency reported, the first visit by the kingdom’s top diplomat since Sudan’s military overthrew former autocratic President Omar al-Bashir last year. Shortly after landing at Khartoum’s international airport, Saudi Prince Faisal bin Farhan was received by Sudan’s acting Foreign Minister Omar Qamar al-Din, SUNA reported. The report said Prince Faisal’s visit would “activate deals” between Khartoum and Riyadh, without elaborating.

  • Average wage for Saudi government employees is $3,133 according to official statistics

    Regarding the average wage for Saudi government employees, the report said the average wage is 11,754 riyals, while the average wage for Saudis working in the private sector is 6,456 riyals, and overall, the average wage for Saudis working in the government and private sector is 7,146 riyals.

  • 120% rise in female employees in Saudi industries, MODON says

    The Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technical Zones (MODON) revealed that the number of Saudi women working in the industrial cities it oversees increased by nearly 120 percent, reaching 17,000 female workers by the end of March this year. Khalid Al-Salem, director general of MODON, said that the authority “has come a long way” and is still striving toward women’s empowerment in the industrial sector.

  • Saudi-led coalition says destroyed explosive drone from Yemen Houthis

    A Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said on Monday it had intercepted and destroyed an explosive-laden drone launched towards the kingdom by Yemen’s Houthi group, in a statement carried by Saudi state news agency SPA. The coalition said the drone had been aimed at civilian targets in the south of the country.

  • UAE finds its voice within OPEC, complicating oil diplomacy

    The United Arab Emirates came out of OPEC heavyweight Saudi Arabia’s shadow this week by demanding better adherence with oil supply cuts, effectively delaying the latest strategy decision by OPEC and its allies by a few days, sources told Reuters.

  • Explosion Rocks Greek-Operated Tanker in Saudi Port

    An explosion rocked a Greek-operated oil tanker docked at Saudi Arabia's port of Shuqaiq on Wednesday, Greek officials said, in an attack that a Riyadh-led military coalition blamed on Yemeni rebels. The blast on the Maltese-flagged Agrari tanker follows a string of attacks by the Iran-linked rebels on Saudi oil infrastructure, highlighting the growing perils of a five-year military campaign led by the kingdom in Yemen.