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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 17, 2019
Saudi oil shock unites China, Japan and other Asian rivals worried about war
If anything could distract Asia's top powers from sparring over disputed territory and crimes committed during World War II, it's the need for cheap oil.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 17, 2019
SoftBank's biggest backers rethink role in next Vision Fund after bet on WeWork sours
The biggest backers of SoftBank Group Corp.'s gargantuan Vision Fund are reconsidering how much to commit to its next investment vehicle as an oversized bet on flexible workspace provider WeWork sours.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 16, 2019
U.S. 'locked and loaded' and ready to respond to Saudi oil attack, Trump tweets
U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. is "locked and loaded depending on verification" that Iran staged the attack on major Saudi Arabian oil facilities, an assertion already made by his secretary of state and backed by administration officials.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 15, 2019
Oil price hikes likely as attacks on Saudi facilities threaten ability to handle supply crisis
Saturday's attacks on key Saudi Arabia processing plants will test the world's ability to handle a supply crisis as it faces the temporary loss of more than 5 percent of global supply from the world's biggest crude exporter.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 6, 2019
Thousands of Yemenis rally in Aden in support of UAE
Thousands of Yemenis marched in Aden on Thursday in support of the United Arab Emirates, which assists separatists who seized the southern city from the Saudi-backed government in a power struggle that has opened a new front in Yemen's war.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 26, 2019
Saudi-led coalition forms committee with UAE to stabilize Yemen cease-fire
The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis in Yemen said a joint committee was formed by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to stabilize a cease-fire in the Yemeni provinces of Shabwah and Abyan, state TV and the state news agency said Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Aug 21, 2019
Saudis open borders for women to travel without male guardian's permission
Saudi Arabia said a landmark policy change allowing women to travel without permission from a male guardian has come into effect.
WORLD
Aug 17, 2019
Yemeni Houthis claim drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities
Yemen's Houthi movement launched drone attacks on oil facilities in a remote area of Saudi Arabia, the group's Al Masirah TV said Saturday, but there was no immediate confirmation from Saudi authorities or state oil giant Aramco.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Aug 14, 2019
Key Saudi woman activist rejects release deal tied to videotaped statement denying torture, family says
Prominent Saudi women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul has rejected a proposal to secure her release from prison in exchange for a video statement denying reports she was tortured in custody, her family said on Tuesday.
WORLD
Aug 11, 2019
Saudi-led coalition moves against separatists who seized Aden
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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 2, 2019
Facebook says it dismantled covert influence campaign tied to Saudi government
People connected to the government of Saudi Arabia have run a network of fake accounts and pages on Facebook to promote state propaganda and attack regional rivals, the social media giant said on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 30, 2019
Billionaire friend of Trump aimed to profit from Middle East nuclear deal, congressional report says
Tom Barrack, a billionaire and friend of U.S. President Donald Trump, pursued a plan to buy Westinghouse Electric Corp. from Toshiba Corp. even as he lobbied Trump to become a special envoy to promote the building by the firm of nuclear power plants in Saudi Arabia, said a congressional report released...
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 27, 2019
Saudi-led forces and Israel among states blacklisted by U.N. for killing children
A Saudi Arabia-led military coalition fighting in Yemen killed or injured 729 children during 2018, accounting for nearly half the total child casualties, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a report to the Security Council on Friday that blacklisted the coalition for a third year....
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 26, 2019
SoftBank to be top investor in $108 billion second Vision Fund, with CEO Son silent on Saudi role
The conglomerate aims to raise $108 billion for a second Vision Fund, replacing Saudi Arabia as the largest investor as its targets opportunities in cutting-edge technologies.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 6, 2019
Wahhabism confronted: Sri Lanka curbs Saudi influence after bombings
Sri Lanka is moving to curtail Saudi Arabian influence, after some politicians and Buddhist monks blamed the spread of the kingdom's ultraconservative Wahhabi school of Islam for planting the seeds of militancy that culminated in deadly Easter bomb attacks.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 3, 2019
Next G20 summit shouldn't happen in Riyadh, U.N. Khashoggi investigator says
The murder of Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi officials in Istanbul was a "state killing" that should prompt world leaders to reconsider having the Group of 20 summit in Riyadh next year, according to the U.N. expert who investigated the columnist's death.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 2, 2019
U.S. has reached out to Japan and other 'like-minded' nations over freedom of navigation in Persian Gulf, Saudi minister says
Minister Adel al-Jubeir said options aimed at securing freedom of navigation include both military and economic measures.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 1, 2019
At Osaka G20, Trump does his bit to help shunned strongmen return from political wilderness
It was a good few days to be an authoritarian leader.

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