King Salman
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Saudi Purge Rattles Investors
EghtesadOnline: Saudi Arabia has thrown investors a curve ball. King Salman’s move to arrest a string of high-profile nationals, from ministers to princes, has left some encouraged by the authorities’…
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Trump Urges Saudi Aramco to List on New York Stock Exchange
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump personally lobbied Saudi King Salman to list the Saudi Arabian Oil Co. on the New York Stock Exchange during a phone call between the world leaders on Saturday,…
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Saudi officials booked two entire luxury hotels and brought their own carpets and hotel staff with King Salman bin Abdulaziz on his historic visit.
Inside the Saudi King’s 1,500-Person Entourage in Moscow
EghtesadOnline: Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz brought 1,500 people, a golden escalator and his own carpets on his historic, four-day state visit to Russia, a person familiar with the matter…
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Saudi King Skips G-20 and Sends Davos Regular to Meet Leaders
EghtesadOnline: The gathering of world leaders isn’t for everyone this year. Saudi King Salman is staying away from the Group of 20 summit in Hamburg and instead sent a cabinet minister who regularly…
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Saudi Arabia Reverses Salary Cuts After Succession Shakeup
EghtesadOnline: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has reversed a decision to cut salaries and benefits for public sector employees, a move that’s likely to fend off any social discontent but could complicate…
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Saudi King, Trump Take Turns Attacking Iran as Terror Backer
EghtesadOnline: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and U.S. President Donald Trump took turns launching scathing attacks on Iran, which the Sunni monarch called the “spearhead of global terrorism,” underscori…
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Beijing, Saudi Arabia agree to more oil cooperation, exports to China
EghtesadOnline: China and Saudi Arabia will increase their cooperation in the oil sector, including in Saudi oil exports to China, the two countries said in a joint communique issued on Saturday…
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Saudi King Orders One Month Pay to Front Line Personnel in Yemen
EghtesadOnline: Saudi Arabian King Salman said personnel serving on the front lines of the war in Yemen will be given one month’s extra pay to reward “their sacrifices” in the conflict.