Government | Sunday 11 March, 2018 1:20 am

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman back in Riyadh after Egypt, UK trips

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin arrived to Riyadh on Saturday after visits to Egypt and the United Kingdom, Saudi state-news site SPA reported. The crown prince started his first official foreign tour as heir to the throne on Monday, beginning in Egypt where he met President...

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Government | Saturday 10 March, 2018 4:01 am

Typhoon jet agreement, strategic partnership wrap up Saudi crown prince’s visit to UK

Britain has signed a multi-billion-pound preliminary order with Saudi Arabia for 48 Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets, military equipment maker BAE Systems said on Friday. The joint statement issued at the end of the three-day visit, and published by the Saudi Press agency, indicated that both...

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Government | Thursday 8 March, 2018 6:55 am

Britain, Saudi Arabia target £65bn trade, investment ties

Britain and Saudi Arabia set out an ambition to build £65 billion ($90.29 billion) of trade and investment ties in coming years, London said on Wednesday, calling the agreement a vote of confidence in the British economy ahead of Brexit. “The meeting agreed a landmark ambition for...

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Government | Thursday 8 March, 2018 6:46 am

British MP praises Saudi crown prince for ‘ideological commitment’ to women’s rights

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has made important steps toward improving the rights of women in the Kingdom, a prominent British female MP said this week. Writing for the UK’s news website on Tuesday, Naz Shah, vice chair of the all-party parliamentary group on British Muslims, praised ...

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Government | Thursday 8 March, 2018 5:39 am

Heirs to the throne: Britain’s Prince Charles honors Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was received by Britain’s heir to the throne Prince Charles on Wednesday evening. The Prince of Wales held a dinner for the crown prince who had, earlier in the day, been welcomed by Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace. Prince...

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Government | Wednesday 7 March, 2018 6:00 pm

The Saudi Crown Prince has met the Queen Elizabeth II for lunch

The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia has met the Queen Elizabeth II for lunch on the first day of his extravagant state visit to the United Kingdom.   Mohammed bin Salman arrived in the UK on Tuesday night, and is expected to spend three days in the country. This is his first visit to...

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Government | Wednesday 7 March, 2018 2:55 pm

Dubai Customs commemorates 30th anniversary of the Harmonized System

Dubai Customs joined the international customs community in celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (HS) Convention On this occasion, and in parallel with the World Customs Organization’s HS celebrations, the Tariff and Origin Department...

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Government | Wednesday 7 March, 2018 6:27 am

Saudi crown prince begins landmark UK visit

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman landed in the UK Tuesday on a landmark trip with a broad agenda spanning business, defense and political ties. During the three-day visit, Crown Prince Mohammed is expected to meet Prime Minister Theresa May, the Queen and other members of the British royal...

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Government | Wednesday 7 March, 2018 3:32 am

Saudi Crown Prince winds down trip to Egypt with mosque visit

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince wound up his three-day visit to Egypt on Tuesday with a symbolically significant visit to Al-Azhar. Accompanied by Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was given a tour of the mosque at the heart of old Cairo to see the...

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Government | Tuesday 6 March, 2018 6:46 am

Saudi Shoura Council recommends increase in number of prosecutors

In a resolution at its 21st ordinary session, the Shoura Council on Monday asked for an increase in the number of prosecutors to suit the new powers of the public prosecutor’s office and to achieve the Kingdom’s Vision 2030. The public prosecution was also urged to establish a...

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