Saudi Arabia bans Muslims outside the kingdom from performing hajj as it battles to curb coronavirus

Saudi Arabia has banned Muslims from outside the kingdom from performing the annual hajj pilgrimage this year in an attempt to control the spread of coronavirus.   The nation has seen 161,005 cases of COVID-19, with 1,307 confirmed deaths, the biggest outbreak in the Gulf region.  But the pilgrimage ban marks the first time in Saudi Arabia’s recent … Read more

Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund buys BT shares

Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund snaps up shares in BT as it searches for stockmarket bargains By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:55 BST, 21 June 2020 | Updated: 21:55 BST, 21 June 2020 Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund has snapped up shares in BT as it searches for stockmarket bargains.  The kingdom’s … Read more

Bolton says Trump defended Saudi Crown Prince in Khashoggi murder to distract from Ivanka scandal

Donald Trump defended Saudi’s Mohammed bin Salman over the murder of Jamal Khashoggi to keep the spotlight off revelation Ivanka was using private email account, John Bolton claims President Trump backed Saudi’s Crown Prince in the aftermath of journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder to distract reporters from covering Ivanka Trump  Former National Security Advisor John Bolton’s … Read more

Saudi Sheikh is locked in a feud with exclusive Mayfair casino over ‘£2 million gambling debt’

Sheikh Salah Hamdan Al Balawi is accused of failing to settle what the Les Ambassadeurs Club, off Park Lane, has claimed is a £2 million debt A Saudi Sheikh estimated to have assets of more than £100 million is locked in a alleged gambling debt dispute with an exclusive London casino which featured in the … Read more

Boston Children’s Hospital sues Saudi Prince for $3.5 million in medical bills

Boston Children’s Hospital is suing a Saudi Arabian prince for $3.5 million in medical bills for a child whose care he offered to pay for.  Prince Abdelilah bin Abdelaziz bin Abdulrahman Al Faisal Al Saud is being sued for allegedly dodging charges related to a two-year-old Saudi girl.  The little girl suffers from type 1 spinal … Read more