Jeddah
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Saudi virus cases top 100 000 with new spike ahead of the hajj
On Friday, the kingdom announced a renewed lockdown in the city of Jeddah, gateway to the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, to counter the jump in cases
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Jeddah starts oil-price dialogue, but no quick fix
World energy powers embarked on a new level of dialogue to rein in runaway oil prices at an emergency meeting in the Red Sea city of Jeddah on Sunday.
Oil powers seek tonic to record prices
The world’s top energy policymakers meet in the Red Sea city of Jeddah on Sunday for emergency talks on halting oil’s unrelenting rally.
Will former shepherd boy pour oil on world’s troubles?
The few words that matter at Saturday’s energy summit in Jeddah will come from a former shepherd boy, Ali al-Naimi.
Islamic bloc condemns anti-Danish attack in Pakistan
The Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) condemned on Monday a suicide bombing against the Danish embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan, saying it flouted Islamic tenets. OIC…
Palestinian leaders gather for crisis summit
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas supremo Khaled Meshaal prepared on Tuesday for crisis talks in Saudi Arabia aimed at ending a power struggle that has cost scores of…
Cupid flutters over Saudi Arabia despite ban
Young Saudis defied on Tuesday the ultra-conservative kingdom’s ban on Valentine’s Day celebrations to exchange sweets, red teddy bears, greeting cards, roses and even kisses. On…
Death toll set to rise following hajj stampede
At least 85 people were killed on Thursday in a stampede at the procession symbolising the stoning of the devil during the annual hajj pilgrimage, medical sources said. ”The…
Death toll rises in Mecca hotel tragedy
The death toll from the collapse of an ageing hostel in the holy city of Mecca rose to 53 on Friday, as Saudi rescue teams hunted through the rubble for survivors. The…
Seven die in US consulate gun battle
Gunmen suspected of links to al-Qaeda stormed the United States consulate in the Saudi port of Jeddah on Monday, triggering a three-hour siege and a shootout that left three…
Tracing Saudi fault lines
The mood among expatriates in Riyadh remains sombre. It is only a fortnight since the beheading of the American engineer Paul Johnson, and there is genuine fear of being shot at…
Idi Amin wakes from coma
Former Ugandan dictator Idi Amin has come out of a coma and his condition is improving, a source at a hospital in this Red Sea city said on Wednesday.