Posts Tagged ‘Saudi’

FILE PHOTO: US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US. March 20, 2018. (REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo)/ Manila Bulletin

Trump says Saudis must compensate for drop in Iran oil supply

By Reuters BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. - President Donald Trump lashed out at OPEC with a warning to stop manipulating oil markets and piled pressure on…

02 Jul 2018 - 6:24 pm
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The UAE accuses Qatar of sending fighter jets to intercept passenger flights, which Doha denies (AFP Photo/GIUSEPPE CACACE)/ Manila Bulletin

Qatar’s rivals turn to top UN court in airspace feud

By Agence France-Presse Qatar's regional rivals including Saudi Arabia and the UAE said Wednesday they would file a complaint at the highest UN court against the isolated Gulf state over…

27 Jun 2018 - 7:54 pm
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Defense Secretary Jim Mattis welcomes Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the Pentagon with an Honor Cordon, in Washington, Thursday, March 22, 2018. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen/MANILA BULLETIN)

US approves $1 billion in Saudi defense contracts

By Agence France-Presse The United States formally approved defense contracts totaling more than $1 billion with Saudi Arabia on Thursday, as the kingdom's crown prince continued…

23 Mar 2018 - 9:00 am
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An Indian man walk past a billboard announcing the new Delhi-Tel Aviv direct flight outside the Air India headquarters in Mumbai on March 20, 2018 that will be allowed to cross Saudi Arabian airspace, ending a decades-long ban (AFP Photo/Indranil MUKHERJEE/MANILA BULLETIN)

In world first, Air India crosses Saudi airspace to Israel

By Agence France-Presse Air India launched on Thursday the first scheduled service to Israel to be allowed to cross Saudi airspace, a sign of a behind-the-scenes…

23 Mar 2018 - 8:56 am
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Saudi Prince to arrive in PH, meets with President Duterte

By Argyll Cyrus Geducos President Duterte is set to meet His Royal Highness Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif of Saudi Arabia during his three-day…

18 Mar 2018 - 11:57 am
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Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is warning that if Tehran gets a nuclear weapon, his country will follow suit. (AFP/File / Tolga AKMEN / MANILA BULLETIN)

Saudi warns it will pursue nuclear weapons if Iran does

By Agence France-Presse Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has said if Iran develops a nuclear weapon, Riyadh will follow suit -- just days before…