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Topic: Saudi Arabia

India’s July crude oil imports from Russia slows down, Saudi Arabia inbound shipments decline

By Nidhi Verma NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's July crude oil imports from Russia dipped for the first time in nine months, while inbound shipments from Saudi Arabia tumbled to their lowest in 2-1/2

Football stars, desert ski resorts, 2029 Asian Games—Saudi Arabia is building post-oil future

Saudi Arabia will now need to form alliances with Iran, China, and the US. And for that the country will need to do more than just sell oil.

Saudi Arabia latest to join mediators in Ukraine war. But it was a PR exercise for Zelenskyy

The list of mediators is only growing: Saudi Arabia has joined Israel, Turkey, China, India, and Brazil. But all the talk is only rhetoric until the 2024 US election.

India to attend Ukraine peace talks in Jeddah, Russia not invited. What to expect from Saudi summit

India’s participation comes weeks before G20 Leaders’ Summit in New Delhi. China’s participation remains uncertain.

Klopp urges FIFA to look into Saudi transfer deadline, dismisses reports of signing Mbappe

Premier League’s transfer window closes on 1 Sept, the deadline for most of Europe’s top leagues, but Saudi Pro League clubs can sign players until 20 Sept.

Pakistan to receive $2 billion support from Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia pledged the money and then waited for the aid package from the International Monetary Fund to go ahead before depositing it with the State Bank of Pakistan.

Antony Blinken had ‘open, candid’ talks with Saudi Crown Prince in Jeddah, says US official

Blinken and the crown prince met for an hour & forty minutes, a US official said, covering many topics including Israel, the conflict in Yemen, unrest in Sudan as well as human rights.

I’m Happy in Saudi Arabia, hope other big-name players will join league, says Cristiano Ronaldo

The 38-year-old, who missed the final matchday due to injury, said the league was very competitive but that there were many opportunities to grow.

Saudi embrace of Syria’s President Assad sends strong signal to US

Saudi Crown Prince, known as MbS, seeks to reassert Saudi Arabia as a regional power by using his place atop an energy giant in an oil-dependent world consumed by the war in Ukraine.

Three ways Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar are leading the skills revolution

Cutting-edge training programmes are thriving in Arab states, fuelled by collaboration between government, business and academic institutions.

On Camera

Asim Munir wants to be guardian of the Middle East. He’s fated to fail at home

Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.