Putin in Ƶ /tags/putin-saudi-arabia en Russian President Vladimir Putin off to UAE after successful Ƶ visit /node/1569186/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/121086">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Tue, 2019-10-15 11:41</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> DUBAI: Russian President Vladimir Putin left Ƶ on Tuesday, and bound for the UAE, after a multimillion-dollar tranche of deals signed in Riyadh a day earlier in his first official visit to Ƶ since 2012.</p> <p> The 20 agreements covered oil and other energy industries, space and satellite navigation, justice, health services, tax administration, mineral wealth, tourism and aviation, along with cultural cooperation and the enhancement of trade relations.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/10/15/1799346-2012063588.jpg" width="1200" height="798" alt="" title="Russian President Vladimir Putin is bound for Abu Dhabi in the UAE. (SPA)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/10/15/1799361-349410942.jpg" width="1200" height="800" alt="" title="Russian President Vladimir Putin is bound for Abu Dhabi in the UAE. (SPA)" /></div><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/10/15/1799366-411988939.jpg" width="1200" height="800" alt="" title="Russian President Vladimir Putin is bound for Abu Dhabi in the UAE. (SPA)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/10/15/1799371-1107763795.jpg" width="1200" height="798" alt="" title="Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, the Governor of Riyadh, led the Saudi delegation in the send-off ceremony for Russian President Vladimir Putin. (SPA)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">Ƶ</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/russia">Russia</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/tags/saudi-arabia">Ƶ</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/uae">UAE</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/putin-saudi-arabia">Putin in Ƶ</a></div></div></div> Tue, 15 Oct 2019 08:49:48 +0000 Arbee 1569186 at Ƶ and Russia sign up to closer ties with 20 new deals /node/1569046/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/232691">Ruba Obaid</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Tue, 2019-10-15 03:13</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p class="rtejustify"> JEDDAH: Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdul Aziz bin Salman announced on Monday the signing of 20 agreements with Russia during the Saudi-Russian Energy Partnership meeting as part of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to the Kingdom.<br /> During the signing ceremony of the new agreements, which took place in the presence of King Salman and Putin, the energy minister stressed that oil will remain an essential element in the development of the world economy.<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/10/15/1798831-984750720.jpg" width="900" height="530" alt="" title="Representatives greet each other during the Saudi-Russian talks. (Reuters)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">Ƶ</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/putin-saudi-arabia">Putin in Ƶ</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/saudi-arabia-and-russia">Ƶ and Russia</a></div></div></div> Tue, 15 Oct 2019 00:20:34 +0000 malawi 1569046 at Saudi ministry signs media cooperation agreement with Russian news agency /node/1569041/media <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/242891">SPA</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Tue, 2019-10-15 03:06</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> RIYADH: Saudi Minister of Media Turki Al-Shabanah on Monday signed a media cooperation agreement with Dmitry Kiselev, the head of Russian news agency Sputnik.</p> <p> The accord, inked at the King Fahd Cultural Center in Riyadh, aims to implement projects designed to develop media coverage and objective and professional handling of all events in the political, economic, social, cultural, humanitarian and sport fields, to promote convergence between the Kingdom and Russia.</p> <p> It also included the establishment of official headquarters for Sputnik in the Kingdom.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/10/15/1798816-1419858089.png" width="1300" height="766" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/main-category/media">Media</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/saudi-ministry-media">Saudi Ministry of Media</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/turki-al-shabanah">Turki Al-Shabanah</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/sputnik">Sputnik</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/putin-saudi-arabia">Putin in Ƶ</a></div></div></div> Tue, 15 Oct 2019 00:18:16 +0000 Sajjadkk 1569041 at Fair oil price is in the eye of the beholder: Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdul Aziz /node/1569036/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/161921">Frank Kane</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Tue, 2019-10-15 02:53</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p class="rtejustify"> RIYADH: Prince Abdul Aziz bin Salman, the energy minister of Ƶ, said that oil markets should focus on the “enabling price” for oil rather than a “fair price.” Speaking at the Saudi-Russia CEO Forum in Riyadh, the minister said that it was more important to focus on a price that would be sustainable to drive worldwide economic growth. “The ‘fair price’ is a cultural issue, and I have no idea where it should be. The fair price is in the eye of the beholder.”<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/10/15/1798806-2004789745.jpg" width="900" height="530" alt="" title="Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdul Aziz. (AFP)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">Ƶ</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/opec">OPEC</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/putin-saudi-arabia">Putin in Ƶ</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/russia">Russia</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/tags/saudi-arabia">Ƶ</a></div></div></div> <span class="label abs-el uppercase special"> Special </span> Tue, 15 Oct 2019 00:06:38 +0000 malawi 1569036 at Russian museum CEO: Archaeology in Ƶ is at its peak /node/1568996/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/224971">Rawan Radwan</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Tue, 2019-10-15 01:19</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p class="rtejustify"> MOSCOW: Archaeology in Ƶ has seen an unprecedented number of discoveries and findings in recent years. With over 44 Saudi and international missions working in the Kingdom this year alone, Russia’s State Hermitage Museum director, Mikhail Piotrovsky, commended the country’s efforts in presenting its hidden treasures to the world.<br /> Arab News met with the director in Moscow to discuss the future of archaeology in Ƶ and his interest in hosting one of its most famous exhibits, “AlUla: Wonder of Arabia.”<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/10/15/1798701-2062577298.jpg" width="900" height="530" alt="" title="The village of Rijal Alma is one of Ƶ’s ancient treasures. (Shutterstock)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/10/15/1798736-355731298.png" width="1300" height="766" alt="" title="Mikhail Piotrovsky, director of Russia’s State Hermitage Museum. (AN photo by Huda Bashatah)" /></div><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/10/15/1798716-1544520716.jpg" width="900" height="530" alt="" title="Eastern of Ƶ Al-Hasa. (Shutterstock)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/10/15/1799001-1443649347.jpg" width="900" height="530" alt="" title="Edge of the World, Kingdom of Ƶ. (Shutterstock)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">Ƶ</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/main-category/lifestyle/travel">Travel</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/putin-saudi-arabia">Putin in Ƶ</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/tags/russia">Russia</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/saudi-arabia">Ƶ</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/alula">AlUla</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/saudi-commission-tourism-and-national-heritage-scth">Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH)</a></div></div></div> Mon, 14 Oct 2019 22:27:01 +0000 malawi 1568996 at The Russian Czar at the Riyadh Palace /node/1568991 <div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/10/15/1798696-1571091712-17.png" width="500" height="656" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Publication Date:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Tue, 2019-10-15 01:19</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> The atmosphere at Al-Yamamah Palace was bright and congenial. Ƶ rolled out the red carpet to demonstrate the importance of the guest, President Vladimir Putin of Russia, his entourage, and the visit itself — his first in 12 years.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author-name field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/authors/faisal-j-abbas">Faisal J. Abbas</a></div></div></div> Mon, 14 Oct 2019 22:21:52 +0000 Mahad 1568991 at KSA library exhibits documents on Saudi-Russian ties /node/1568986/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/242891">SPA</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Tue, 2019-10-15 01:05</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p class="rtejustify"> RIYADH: In conjunction with the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Ƶ, the King Abdul Aziz Public Library exhibited several of its publications, most importantly a book titled “Saudi-Soviet Relations 1926-1938,” which contains 30 documents from Soviet archives dealing with the founding of the Kingdom by King Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Rahman Al-Saud and relations between Moscow and Riyadh.<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/10/15/1798686-1813486651.jpg" width="900" height="530" alt="" title="The collection includes letters exchanged between Soviet leader Stalin and King Faisal bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud (right) when he was minister of foreign affairs during the reign of his father. (Photo/Supplied)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">Ƶ</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/king-abdul-aziz-public-library-kapl">King Abdul Aziz Public Library (KAPL)</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/putin-saudi-arabia">Putin in Ƶ</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/russia">Russia</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/tags/saudi-arabia">Ƶ</a></div></div></div> Mon, 14 Oct 2019 22:09:37 +0000 malawi 1568986 at Oil industry brings Russia, Ƶ together /node/1568981/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/161921">Frank Kane</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Tue, 2019-10-15 00:58</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p class="rtejustify"> MOSCOW: The Russian city of Perm, on the threshold of Siberia in the Ural Mountains, is a world away from the desert heat of Dammam in Ƶ, but the two places have at least one thing in common: Electrical submersible pumps (ESP).<br /> Novomet, the Perm-based Russian company that is the world leader in these devices, has teamed up with Saudi Aramco in a deal — also involving the Kingdom’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) and the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) — that is the latest example of business cooperation between the two countries.<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/10/15/1798676-517826332.jpg" width="900" height="530" alt="" title="Novomet, the Perm-based Russian company that is the world leader in these devices, has teamed up with Saudi Aramco in a deal — also involving the Kingdom’s Public Investment Fund and the Russian Direct Investment Fund. (Supplied)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">Ƶ</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/russian-direct-investment-fund-rdif">Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF)</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/novomet">Novomet</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/saudi-aramco">Saudi Aramco</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/putin-saudi-arabia">Putin in Ƶ</a></div></div></div> Mon, 14 Oct 2019 22:05:19 +0000 malawi 1568981 at Putin, Saudi crown prince chair first meeting of Saudi-Russian Economic Committee /node/1568976/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/242891">SPA</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Tue, 2019-10-15 00:44</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p class="rtejustify"> RIYADH: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Russian President Vladimir Putin chaired the first meeting of the Saudi-Russian Economic Committee in Riyadh on Monday.<br /> At the beginning of the meeting, the crown prince stressed the importance of continuing cooperation and building strategic partnerships between the two countries, discussing many opportunities and joint investment and production projects in line with Vision 2030.<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/10/15/1798666-967378245.jpg" width="900" height="530" alt="" title="Ƶ&#039;s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman speaks during talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Riyadh, Ƶ, October 14, 2019. (Reuters)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">Ƶ</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/putin-saudi-arabia">Putin in Ƶ</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/tags/russia">Russia</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/saaudi-arabia">Saaudi Arabia</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/tags/vision-2030">Vision 2030</a></div></div></div> Mon, 14 Oct 2019 21:52:38 +0000 malawi 1568976 at Energy, investment and sustainability on the agenda at Saudi-Russian forum /node/1568966/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/242891">SPA</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Tue, 2019-10-15 00:33</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p class="rtejustify"> RIYADH: A Saudi-Russian business forum aimed at boosting investment opportunities between the two countries was held on Monday to coincide with President Vladimir Putin’s official visit to the Kingdom.<br /> The gathering in Riyadh resulted in the signing of 17 memorandums of understanding (MoU) and the granting of four investment licenses covering a range of industry sectors.<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/10/15/1798646-304089355.jpg" width="900" height="530" alt="" title="More than 400 delegates attended the Saudi-Russian CEO Forum in Riyadh on Monday. (SPA)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">Ƶ</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/saudi-public-investment-fund">SAUDI PUBLIC INVESTMENT FUND</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/saudi-arabian-general-investment-authority-sagia">Ƶn General Investment Authority (SAGIA)</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/putin-saudi-arabia">Putin in Ƶ</a></div></div></div> Mon, 14 Oct 2019 21:39:31 +0000 malawi 1568966 at Get the scoop on President Putin’s delicious lunch menu in Ƶ /node/1568801/lifestyle <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/121086">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Mon, 2019-10-14 16:44</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> DUBAI: Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Riyadh on Monday in his first visit since 2007, and was welcomed to Al-Yamamah Palace by Saudi King Salman as well as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.</p> <p> The Russian president sat down to a sumptuous lunch banquet after being welcomed off his plane at King Khalid International Airport by Riyadh Governor Prince Faisal bin Bandar.</p> <p> And what did the leader of Russia enjoy while in Ƶ? We got the inside scoop on what was served up at the decadent luncheon.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/10/14/1798091-1748577548.jpg" width="1197" height="807" alt="" title="Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Riyadh on Monday in his first visit since 2007. (SPA)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/lifestyle">Lifestyle</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/main-category/lifestyle/food-health">Food &amp; Health</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/president-putin">President Putin</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/tags/saudi-arabia">Ƶ</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/menu">menu</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/food">Food</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/russia">Russia</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/putin-saudi-arabia">Putin in Ƶ</a></div></div></div> Mon, 14 Oct 2019 13:45:16 +0000 saffiyanews 1568801 at Russian president Vladimir Putin arrives in Ƶ /node/1568796/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/121086">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Mon, 2019-10-14 16:35</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> DUBAI: Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Riyadh on Monday on his first visit since 2007, and was welcomed to Al-Yamamah Palace by Saudi King Salman as well as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.</p> <p> Riyadh Governor Prince Faisal bin Bandar earlier personally welcomed the Russian leader as he disembarked from his aircraft at King Khalid International Airport.</p> <p> An official welcoming ceremony was held in honor of Putin and various agreements were signed between the governments of Ƶ and Russia including an oil cooperation pact.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/10/14/1798126-658465340.jpg" width="900" height="530" alt="" title="Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ƶ&#039;s King Salman attend the official welcome ceremony in Riyadh, Ƶ, October 14, 2019. ( REUTERS )" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">Ƶ</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/saudi-arabia">Ƶ</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/tags/russia">Russia</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/putin-saudi-arabia">Putin in Ƶ</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/vladimir-putin">Vladimir Putin</a></div></div></div> Mon, 14 Oct 2019 13:39:09 +0000 farheen.fatima 1568796 at Russian and Chinese investors in talks about Saudi Aramco IPO involvement /node/1568721/business-economy <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/161921">Frank Kane</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Mon, 2019-10-14 13:11</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> RIYADH: Russian and Chinese investors are keen to be involved in the international element of the forthcoming initial public offering of Saudi Aramco, a Russian business leader told Arab News on Monday.</p> <p> “I would say that some Russian investors are interested,” said Kirill Dmitriev, chief executive of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF).</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/10/14/1797756-1883265482.jpg" width="1024" height="681" alt="" title="The initial public offering of the world’s biggest oil company is reaching a critical phase. (AFP)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/economy">Business &amp; Economy</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/markets">Markets</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/tags/ipo">IPO</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/saudi-aramco">Saudi Aramco</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/putin-saudi-arabia">Putin in Ƶ</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/aramco-ipo">Aramco IPO</a></div></div></div> Mon, 14 Oct 2019 10:13:48 +0000 Arbee 1568721 at Raft of multimillion-dollar deals seal Putin’s visit to Ƶ /node/1568681/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/121086">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Mon, 2019-10-14 12:33</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> RIYADH: A multimillion-dollar tranche of deals signed in Riyadh on Monday set the seal on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s first official visit to Ƶ since 2012.</p> <p> The 20 agreements covered oil and other energy industries, space and satellite navigation, justice, health services, tax administration, mineral wealth, tourism and aviation, along with cultural cooperation and the enhancement of trade relations.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/10/14/1798381-2007950871.jpeg" width="1280" height="928" alt="" title="Ƶ&#039;s King Salman with Russian president Vladimir Putin at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh. (SPA)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/10/14/1797961-1444940405.jpeg" width="1200" height="971" alt="" title="Ƶ&#039;s King Salman greets Russian president Vladimir Putin at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh. (SPA)" /></div><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/10/14/1797966-461334552.jpeg" width="1200" height="1045" alt="" title="Ƶ&#039;s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman greets Russian president Vladimir Putin at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh. (SPA)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/10/14/1797971-1436679792.jpeg" width="933" height="1200" alt="" title="Ƶ&#039;s King Salman with Russian president Vladimir Putin at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh. (SPA)" /></div><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/10/14/1797976-1007134992.jpeg" width="1200" height="910" alt="" title="Ƶ&#039;s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman with Russian president Vladimir Putin at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh. (SPA)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/10/14/1797981-616382777.jpeg" width="1200" height="1002" alt="" title="Ƶ&#039;s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman greets Russian president Vladimir Putin at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh. (SPA)" /></div><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/10/14/1797986-501247698.jpeg" width="1200" height="799" alt="" title="Russian president Vladimir Putin meets Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh. (SPA)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/10/14/1797991-911644464.jpeg" width="1200" height="799" alt="" title="Ƶ&#039;s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman with Russian president Vladimir Putin at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh. (SPA)" /></div><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/10/14/1797831-849943561.jpg" width="1200" height="798" alt="" title="Russian President Vladimir Putin is welcomed by Riyadh Governor Prince Faisal bin Bandar. (SPA)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/10/14/1797836-809442557.jpg" width="1200" height="800" alt="" title="Russian President Vladimir Putin is welcomed by Riyadh Governor Prince Faisal bin Bandar. (SPA)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">Ƶ</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/saudi-arabia">Ƶ</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/vladimir-putin">Vladimir Putin</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/russia">Russia</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/putin-saudi-arabia">Putin in Ƶ</a></div></div></div> Mon, 14 Oct 2019 09:38:12 +0000 Arbee 1568681 at Easing visa regulations makes Russia big attraction for Saudis /node/1568546/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/224971">Rawan Radwan</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Mon, 2019-10-14 01:33</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p class="rtejustify"> MOSCOW: Walking the cobblestone streets around Moscow’s Red Square, tourists from far and wide enjoy the crisp, cool fall air, surrounded by architectural wonders dating back hundreds of years.<br /> Similar to Ƶ, which has begun promoting tourism for the first time, Russia has opened its doors wider to the world by easing visit restrictions, increasing the flow of tourists.<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/10/14/1800096-2131929868.jpg" width="1000" height="788" alt="" title="Russia witnessed a 10 percent increase in international tourists in 2018. (AN photo by Huda Bashatah)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/10/14/1797101-604289338.jpg" width="900" height="530" alt="" title="Zarina Doguzova. (Supplied)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">Ƶ</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/main-category/lifestyle/travel">Travel</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/putin-saudi-arabia">Putin in Ƶ</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/tags/russia">Russia</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/eye-vision">Eye on the Vision</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/tags/vision-2030">Vision 2030</a></div></div></div> Sun, 13 Oct 2019 22:38:23 +0000 malawi 1568546 at