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            <title><![CDATA[Dubai’s Emirates NBD Signs MoU With Israel’s Bank Hapoalim]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Riad Hamade]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2020 14:27:11 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>A logo sits on display outside the main office for the Emirates NBD PJSC bank in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018. Abu Dhabi is engineering a second bank merger in its latest attempt to stay competitive in the era of lower oil prices. Photographer: Christopher Pike/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Saudi Finance Minister’s $26.6 Billion Economic Plan: Transcript]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2020 05:47:05 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia Triples VAT, Cuts State Allowances Amid Crisis]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Riad Hamade]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2020 02:15:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[German Government Bans All Wings of Lebanon’s Hezbollah]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2020 05:25:08 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Dubai, Abu Dhabi Ask Government Employees to Work Remotely]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Riad Hamade]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 09:06:26 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Saudis Replace Aramco Chair With Wealth Fund Boss Before IPO]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Riad Hamade]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 02 Sep 2019 13:52:19 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[U.S. to Send Troops to Saudi Arabia Over Iran Crisis, CNN Says]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2019 01:17:31 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Yemeni Official Says U.A.E. to End Troop Presence This Year]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2019 08:44:46 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>A picture taken from a UAE military vehicle on August 8, 2018 during a trip in Yemen organised by the UAE&apos;s National Media Council (NMC) shows Yemeni soldiers loyal to the Saudi and UAE-backed government riding armed pickups through a mountain road north of the southeastern city of Mukalla, the capital Hadramawt province. (Photo by KARIM SAHIB / AFP) (Photo credit should read KARIM SAHIB/AFP/Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mubadala Opens New York Office as Abu Dhabi Fund Expands in U.S.]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mahmoud Habboush]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2019 08:51:20 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Turkish Police Think Saudi Critic Was Killed in Istanbul Consulate]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivian Nereim]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2018 21:58:30 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>A protestor holds a picture of missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi during a demonstration in front of the Saudi Arabian consulate, on October 5, 2018 in Istanbul. - Jamal Khashoggi, a veteran Saudi journalist who has been critical towards the Saudi government has gone missing after visiting the kingdom&apos;s consulate in Istanbul on October 2, 2018, the Washington Post reported. (Photo by OZAN KOSE / AFP) (Photo credit should read OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia Doubles Down on SoftBank Bet With Extra $45 Billion]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Riad Hamade]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2018 21:00:50 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Masayoshi Son, left, and Mohammed bin Salman in New York on March 27. Photographer: Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Saudi Prince Says Turkey Can Search Consulate for Missing Critic]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[“We have nothing to hide.”]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivian Nereim]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2018 17:43:14 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Saudi Crown Prince Discusses Trump, Aramco, Arrests: Transcript]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-05/saudi-crown-prince-discusses-trump-aramco-arrests-transcript</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2018 17:38:49 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Saudi Prince Sees Deal With Kuwait to Restart Oil Fields ‘Soon’]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Nayla Razzouk]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2018 17:30:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nigerian Senate Head Says He's Mulling Running for President]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[David Malingha]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2018 12:52:53 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Bukola Saraki</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Saudi Official Says Graft Settlements Could Recover $100 Billion]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Riad Hamade]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 18 Nov 2017 06:45:46 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Saudi King Will Not Relinquish Throne, Senior Official Says]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Riad Hamade]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 12 Nov 2017 07:43:32 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Turkey Will Keep Pumping Money Into Infrastructure, Premier Says]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 25 Apr 2017 04:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Turkey Cabinet Overhaul Coming as Erdogan Eyes Party Return]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 25 Apr 2017 04:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Iran’s Gulf Ally Said to Signal Rapprochement With Saudis]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Riad Hamade]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2016 19:42:35 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Saudi Defence Minister Mohammed bin Salman (2nd L),  who is the desert kingdom&apos;s deputy crown prince and second-in-line to the throne, arrives at the closing session of the 4th Summit of Arab States and South American countries held in the Saudi capital Riyadh, on November 11, 2015. The summit is aimed to strengthen ties between the geographically distant but economically powerful regions.  AFP PHOTO / FAYEZ NURELDINE        (Photo credit should read FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP/Getty Images)</media:description>
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