Saudi Arabia oil facilities ablaze after drone strikes
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Drone attacks have set alight two major oil facilities run by the state-owned company Aramco in Saudi Arabia, state media say. Footage showed flames...
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Saudi Aramco’s H1 net income at $46.9B
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Saudi energy giant Aramco said on Monday its first half net income for 2019 slipped nearly 12 per cent to $46.9 billion, a first...
Nicki Minaj Saudi gig prompts confusion online
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Nicki Minaj has been announced as a headline act for a music festival in Saudi Arabia, prompting confusion on social media over how her...
Houthis step up drone attacks on Saudi Arabia
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The latest hostilities coincide with rising tensions between Iran and Gulf Arab states allied to the United States. Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis have stepped...
Saudi Arabia affirms desire to avoid war, stabilise oil markets
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Saudi Arabia’s council of ministers reiterated the country’s commitment to balancing global oil markets and preventing regional conflict amid tensions between Iran and the...
Saudi Arabia arrests Zahran’s brother-in-law and colleague – report
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Saudi Arabia is learnt to have arrested Maulana Rila, brother-in-law of the Islamic State inspired Shangri-La hotel bomber Zahran Hashim, and a colleague of...
Dar Al-Tawheed celebrates 75 years as Saudi Arabia’s first school
UTV | COLOMBO – King Abdul Aziz Foundation for Research and Archives (Darah), which holds the memories of the educational renaissance in the Kingdom considers...
Saudi Arabia says ready to pump more oil to balance market
UTV | COLOMBO – Saudi Arabia has said it is ready to use its spare production capacity in order to help balance the global oil...
5-year-old injured in Houthi missile attack on Jazan, southwestern Saudi Arabia
UTV | COLOMBO – A five-year-old boy has been injured after a missile, launched by Houthi militias, struck in Al-Ardah district in Jazan region, according...
Saudi Arabia celebrates Eid Al-Fitr on Friday
UTV | COLOMBO – Eid Al-Fitr celebrations will begin in Saudi Arabia on Friday, June 15, the Saudi Supreme Court has announced. The court earlier...