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SAUDI

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 14, 2017
Japan and Saudi bourses to seek broad cooperation
Japan Exchange Group Inc. and the Saudi Stock Exchange agreed Tuesday to seek broad cooperation in areas such as cross-listing of shares and development of financial products.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 13, 2017
Abe courts Saudi king as pair agree to launch study on special economic zones
Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz al-Saud and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agree to push forward on special deregulated economic zones to attract Japanese firms to the Middle Eastern country.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 12, 2017
Saudi Arabia's King Salman begins Japan visit together with mammoth delegation
King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz al-Saud of Saudi Arabia and his large delegation began a four-day Japan visit Sunday, marking the first trip to the country by a Saudi king in 46 years.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 10, 2017
Trump's tough talk on Iran doomed to backfire
Donald Trump's antagonism against Iran will ultimately hamper his ability to confront Islamic State and other jihadis — his No. 1 enemy.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 8, 2016
British PM May slaps down foreign minister over Saudi comments
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson was not setting out government policy when he said Saudi Arabia and Iran were stoking proxy wars across the Middle East, a spokeswoman for Prime Minister Theresa May said on Thursday.
WORLD
Nov 16, 2016
Kerry announces Yemen cease-fire over objections of government
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday that Yemen's Houthi group and the Saudi-led coalition fighting it had agreed to a cease-fire from Thursday as Washington presses for an end to the war before President Barack Obama leaves office.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Nov 16, 2016
Halilhodzic sends warning to frozen-out stars after Japan's win over Saudis
National team manager Vahid Halilhodzic has warned his Europe-based stars to play regularly for their clubs or face a spell in the international wilderness after dropping Keisuke Honda, Shinji Kagawa and Shinji Okazaki for Tuesday night's 2-1 World Cup qualifying win over Saudi Arabia.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Nov 15, 2016
Japan triumphs over Saudi Arabia as Halilhodzic shakes up lineup
Japan put itself right back in the mix for 2018 World Cup qualification with a 2-1 win over Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.
SOCCER / World cup
Nov 14, 2016
Saudi Arabia coach Van Marwijk looking to beat Japan again
The pressure is on Japan, not on Saudi Arabia, and the visitors will play for all three points, Saudi Arabia soccer coach Bert van Marwijk said Monday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Nov 14, 2016
Halilhodzic prepares to bench stars for World Cup showdown
Japan coach Vahid Halilhodzic suggested Monday he may leave both Keisuke Honda and Shinji Kagawa out of the lineup for the 2018 World Cup qualifier against Saudi Arabia, a game that could determine the fate of his team in the campaign for Russia.
Japan Times
SOCCER / SOCCER SCENE
Nov 9, 2016
Japan looking to build on recovery in crucial Saudi clash
Vahid Halilhodzic appears to have weathered the storm that threatened to cut short his tenure as national team manager last month. But the Bosnian will be anxious not to slip back into the danger zone when Japan takes on Saudi Arabia in a World Cup qualifier in Saitama next Tuesday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Nov 4, 2016
Halilhodzic names Osako to squad for friendly, World Cup qualifier
Cologne striker Yuya Osako returned to the national team fold as Japan coach Vahid Halilhodzic on Friday named his squad for next week's friendly against Oman and a crunch final-round World Cup qualifier against Group B leader Saudi Arabia in Saitama on Nov. 15.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Oct 31, 2016
Seventh time lucky as Japan wins Asian Under-19 title
Japan was crowned Under-19 Asian champion for the first time on Sunday, beating Saudi Arabia 5-3 on penalties after 120 minutes failed to separate the sides in a 0-0 draw in the final at the Bahrain National Stadium.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 24, 2016
To halt conflict in Yemen, U.S. must cut Saudi aid
The Obama administration must answer for its support of the Saudi campaign, which is prolonging a conflict that has claimed the lives of at least 10,000 people and displaced 3 million.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 24, 2016
Saudis resume Sanaa airstrikes as three-day Yemen truce expires
Warplanes from a Saudi-led coalition attacked targets in Sanaa at dawn on Sunday, hours after a three-day truce in Yemen's war expired, residents in the capital said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 21, 2016
Iran steps up weapons supply to Yemen's Houthis via Oman: officials
Iran has stepped up weapons transfers to the Houthis, the militia fighting the Saudi-backed government in Yemen, U.S., Western and Iranian officials said, a development that threatens to prolong and intensify the 19-month-old war.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 19, 2016
Saudi prince executed for murder
A Saudi prince was executed in Riyadh on Tuesday after a court found him guilty of shooting dead a fellow Saudi, official media reported, in a rare example of a ruling family member subjected to the death penalty.
WORLD
Oct 16, 2016
Saudi coalition attacked Yemen funeral based on wrong information, internal probe finds
The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Iran-backed Houthi movement in Yemen attacked a funeral there after receiving incorrect information from Yemeni military figures that armed Houthi leaders were in the area, an investigative body set up by the coalition said Saturday.
WORLD
Oct 16, 2016
U.S. warship targeted in apparent failed missile attack off Yemen
A U.S. Navy destroyer was again targeted in the Red Sea in an apparent failed missile attack launched from the coast of Yemen, a U.S. admiral said on Saturday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 12, 2016
As Saudis bombed Yemen, U.S. worried about legal and war crimes blowback
The Obama administration went ahead with a $1.3 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia last year despite warnings from some officials that the United States could be implicated in war crimes for supporting a Saudi-led air campaign in Yemen that has killed thousands of civilians, according to government documents...
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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