Saudi Aramco cut the world's biggest dividend in a blow for Saudi Arabia's widening budget deficit, as the company seeks to relieve the stress on its own finances. The firm expects the total payout to be about $85 billion in 2025,...

President Barack Obama paid a visit Friday to the desert oasis of wary ally King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, hoping to reassure the aging monarch who is nervously watching Washington's negotiations with Iran and other U.S. policy in...

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived in India  on Tuesday after visiting Pakistan, which New Delhi blames for a suicide bombing attack last week that killed at least 40 Indian soldiers in disputed Kashmir.

Fierce clashes have erupted in Yemen's southern province of Abyan between Saudi-backed government troops and separatists backed by the United Arab Emirates, with at least six fighters from both sides killed in the past 24 hours,...

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday offered his condolences at the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Tokyo, following the death of King Abdullah.

Abe signed a book of condolences and said the king had made a "great...

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Saudi Arabian Interior Minister Prince Naif Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud arrives to Abu Dhabi and is greeted by United Arab Emirates Interior Minister Mubarak Ben Mohammed.

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Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al Saud, visiting the British capital, met the Prince of Wales on Tuesday ni
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Since King Fahd, The Prince's half-brother, suffered a stroke...

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Arab League leaders gathered in Mecca on Thursday after being brought together by Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz for an emergency summit.

Muslim leaders from some 57 nations gathered in Islam's holiest city of Mecca early on Saturday to discuss issues ranging from tensions in the Persian Gulf to Palestinian statehood, the plight of Rohingya refugees and Islamophobia.

July 26 -- Several international companies are bidding to manage a new initiative that's aimed at streamlining Saudi's state spending. The National Project Management Office was created to increase efficiency as the world's largest oil...

June 8 -- Saudi Arabia is dialing back on its pledges for renewable energy. Riyadh has reduced its targets from 50% of the energy mix to just under 10% amid plans to burn more natural gas. Bloomberg's Anthony DiPaola reports on...

Saudi Arabia on Monday declared the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca free from contagious diseases, after the country deployed thousands of health workers to protect pilgrims from the deadly Ebola virus and the Middle East...

Nov. 15 -- Fahad Al Rasheed, managing director and chief executive officer of King Abdulah Economic City, discusses the KAEC project in Saudi Arabia, the financing of the project, global trade and their focus on tourism. He speaks to...

Aug. 1 -- Ahmed Badr, chief executive officer at Renaissance Capital Dubai, discusses Saudi Arabia's economy, their reform plan and his investment strategy for the kingdom. He speaks to Yousef Gamal El-Din and Rishaad Salamat on...

Aug. 9 -- John Sfakianakis, director of economic research at Gulf Research Center, discusses the slowdown in the Saudi economy, its impact on foreign workers and the health of the banking sector. He speaks to Yousef Gamal El-Din and...

Sept. 7 -- Saudi Arabia could cancel $20B worth of government projects in an effort to shrink the largest budget deficit among the world's 20 biggest economies. Bloomberg's Alaa Shahine reports on "Bloomberg Markets Middle East."

The spokesman for Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry says some 100,000 security personnel have been deployed to oversee the annual Islamic Hajj pilgrimage that begins on Wednesday.

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