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SAUDI

Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 29, 2021
Mountain battles signal path to Yemen peace runs via more war
The war has spread death, disease and hunger for six years, fueled by the Middle East's predominant feud between U.S. ally Saudi Arabia and foe Iran.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 25, 2021
Biden’s U.S.-Saudi re-calibration
Biden, like every other U.S. president since Dwight Eisenhower in the 1950s, realizes that Saudi Arabia is vital to maintaining American strategic interests.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Mar 24, 2021
Politically correct? Bond market steers clear of judgment calls.
For all the hype and billions of dollars globally pouring into investing based on ESG factors, it is a niche play in the sovereign bond market.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Feb 28, 2021
Murder in the consulate: Pressure grows on Saudi crown prince
Saudi Arabia's crown prince, accused in a U.S. intelligence report of approving an operation to capture or kill a prominent journalist, crushed dissent and sidelined rivals in a push for power that has delighted admirers, unsettled Riyadh's traditional foreign allies and shocked human rights advocates....
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 28, 2021
U.S. seeks to put Saudi crown prince in his place — for now
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman may have been spared direct punishment after a U.S. intelligence report implicated him in the killing of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but he has not emerged unscathed.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 26, 2021
Biden and Saudi King Salman talk by phone ahead of Khashoggi report
The Saudi journalist and U.S. resident was lured to the Saudi mission in Istanbul in 2018 then killed and dismembered by agents linked to the Saudi crown prince.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 18, 2021
Biden downgrades Saudi crown prince to ‘recalibrate’ ties
U.S. President Joe Biden intends to "recalibrate” Washington's relationship with Saudi Arabia and will emphasize outreach to King Salman, in a move that signals a downgrade in ties with Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, the country’s de facto ruler.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 6, 2021
Biden ends military aid for Saudi war in Yemen. Ending the war is harder.
Nearly six years of war have shattered Yemen in a way that could thwart efforts to make peace, regardless of whether American bombs are no longer used.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 29, 2020
Saudi women’s rights activist convicted, but she may be freed
A partially suspended sentence is likely to be viewed as a nod — but not a complete capitulation — to foreign pressure ahead of the transition to a Biden administration.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 5, 2020
Saudi Arabia says resolution of Gulf dispute seems within reach
Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said on Friday a resolution to a bitter dispute with Qatar seemed "within reach" after Kuwait announced progress towards ending a row that Washington says hampers a united Gulf front against Iran.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 29, 2020
Overcoming the Gulf States' oil curse
Deep reform could evolve out of traditional forms of rule in Gulf States. But do the leaders of these nations have the vision and courage to guide the way through to a different future.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 25, 2020
Could OPEC's house of cards collapse?
The United Arab Emirates is privately questioning the benefits of participating in OPEC and may even be considering whether to leave.
Japan Times
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Nov 6, 2020
Saudi Arabia to host Formula One night race in Jeddah in 2021
Saudi Arabia will host a Formula One grand prix for the first time next year with a night race on the streets of the country's second city Jeddah, the sport and organizers announced on Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 23, 2020
Arab states should avoid an arms race with Iran
The best way for the Saudis and other Arab states to respond to an armed Iran is to work with the U.S. to create an effective secondary sanctions regime.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 28, 2020
Saudi Arabia sends blue ammonia green fuel to Japan in world first
Japan aims to be a world leader in the use of hydrogen, which is contained in ammonia, as an energy source.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Sep 14, 2020
Once an American foe, now a friend: OPEC turns 60
Shifts in global politics and a surge in America's oil production have transformed the group.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 10, 2020
South Asian migrants seek justice as wage theft worsens in pandemic
Migrants face difficulty seeking justice when things go wrong — as they have for large numbers in recent months as the pandemic has closed borders.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 8, 2020
Saudi Arabia jails eight over Jamal Khashoggi murder as fiancee decries trial
The trial was criticized by a U.N. official and human rights campaigners who said the masterminds of the murder remained free.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 25, 2020
India's Reliance now world’s second-largest energy company
Reliance shares have jumped 43 percent this year versus a 39 percent drop in Exxon shares as refiners struggle with a plunge in fuel demand.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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