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Tag: Saudi Arabia
OPEC and Other Producers Will Meet to Decide Oil Output
OPEC Plus will stick with a production increase negotiated in July.
For a Crime at 14, He Faces Death in a Case Casting Doubt on Saudi Reforms
The kingdom has announced changes to its justice system, but still sentenced a teenager to death for a robbery and the killing of a police officer, despite an alibi and claims of a forced confession.
Saudi Arabia Lifts a Ban on Foreign Pilgrims Heading to Mecca
Starting this week, pilgrims fully vaccinated against the coronavirus by certain vaccines from outside the kingdom can apply to join the umrah pilgrimage.
U.S. Signals It Will Release Some Still-Secret Files on Saudi Arabia and 9/11
The F.B.I. said it would review some long-classified documents for possible disclosure, a decision that followed a push by families of the attacks’ victims.
Israeli Spyware Maker Is in Spotlight Amid Reports of Wide Abuses
Data leaked to a consortium of news organizations suggests that several countries use Pegasus, a powerful cyberespionage tool, to spy on rights activists, dissidents and journalists.
Israeli Companies Aided Saudi Spying Despite Khashoggi Killing
Ignoring concerns that Saudi Arabia was abusing Israeli spyware to crush dissent at home and abroad, Israel encouraged its companies to work with the kingdom.
Two Jordanians Sentenced to Prison in Plot Against Monarchy
A closed court sentenced a former confidant to Jordan’s king and adviser to the Saudi crown prince, along with a cousin of the monarch, to 15 years in prison.
Oil Nations Again Fail to Reach Deal as U.A.E. Demands Higher Quota
Monday’s meeting never got started after attempts to mediate the dispute failed to make progress.
Royal Drama Unfolds in Court, but a Prince at the Center of It Is Absent
Two prominent figures are on trial in Jordan accused of plotting to destabilize the kingdom. One is an adviser to Saudi Arabia’s leader, and the Saudis have been trying to disrupt the trial.