Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on August 20, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no … Read more
I’m often asked: “What is your favorite country to visit?” For an avid adventurer, it’s a confounding question. How to distill culture, vibes, food, scenery, and all the other factors that shape the international travel experience? Identifying the nations I have explored in depth over multiple visits — popular places like Turkey, Nepal, South Africa … Read more
Growing up, Fawzia al-Otaibi and her two sisters, Manahel and Maryam, yearned for a different life. Coming from a conservative family and going to school in Saudi Arabia, they chafed against the rules and restrictions imposed on them. When given the chance they would challenge them, to the irritation of teachers who said they were … Read more
Rana Dias | Caiaimage | Getty Images The U.S. and Saudi Arabia pledged to collaborate on civilian space research and exploration in a bid to strengthen joint work between the allies, NASA and the State Department said in a Tuesday statement. The two nations signed a framework agreement for cooperation on areas including aeronautics, education … Read more
After at least 1,300 people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, witnesses and experts say a combination of scorching temperatures and difficulties with crowd control made the sacred event disorienting and dangerous. At Islamic holy sites in Mecca during the annual five-day pilgrimage, temperatures soared as high as 50C. Witnesses described people … Read more
(NewsNation) — Families of 9/11 victims involved in a lawsuit against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia wrote a letter to the Top Republican and Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, expressing frustration over stalled legislation. Terry Strada, national chair of 9/11 Families United, wrote in the letter to Reps. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, and Jerrold Nadler, … Read more
Brits are being urged to be careful as a potentially deadly disease has been detected in travellers returning home. According to Travel Health Pro, which is supported by the Foreign Office, a total of 14 cases of meningococcal disease have been confirmed in people leaving Saudi Arabia, including some from the UK. Invasive meningococcal disease … Read more
(NewsNation) — Terry Strada, who lost her husband during 9/11, is among victims’ family members are outraged over alleged Saudi government involvement in 9/11 planning. “We now know that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was deeply involved,” Strada claimed Friday on “CUOMO,” referencing a newly released video of alleged 9/11 evidence. 9/11 Justice founder Brett … Read more
(NewsNation) — A newly released video of alleged 9/11 evidence is “damning” in a civil suit against Saudi Arabia, according to victim’s son and 9/11 Justice founder Brett Eagleson. The video released Friday shows an alleged Saudi intelligence official casing the U.S. Capitol around the same time al-Qaida was planning the 2001 attacks. Investigators working … Read more
(NewsNation) — A new letter shows the U.S. government siding with Saudi Arabia and objecting to the unsealing of evidence related to the 9/11 attacks. Families of those who died on 9/11 have filed a lawsuit seeking to release evidence they say shows the Saudi government was complicit in the attacks. Fifteen of the 19 … Read more
