Mohammed Alkhereiji

Mohammed Alkhereiji is the Arab Weekly’s Gulf section editor.

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Saudi Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al-Saud (L) and Russia’s Energy Minister Alexander Novak at the beginning of an OPEC+ meeting in Vienna, last December. (Reuters)
After oil price crash, Russia looks for OPEC deal
March 28, 2020
A view of the area outside the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, mostly deserted, after a curfew was imposed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease, in Dubai, March 25. (Reuters)
Gulf states tighten restrictions as COVID-19 cases rise
March 27, 2020
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is shown in Riyadh during the emergency G20 videoconference convened to discuss a response to the coronavirus outbreak, March 26. (AFP)
Saudi king urges global unity at G20 summit
March 27, 2020
A cleric calls for the prayer at an empty Al-Rajhi Mosque after Friday prayers were suspended following the spread of the coronavirus in Riyadh, March 20. (Reuters)
Gulf countries announce tougher measures to contain virus outbreak
March 21, 2020
Saudi Energy minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman. (Reuters)
Saudi optimism about market endures despite ‘price war’ with Russia
March 14, 2020
Women wearing protective masks pose for a "selfie"  in front of Burj Khalifa in Dubai. (AFP)
GCC officials blast Iran for coronavirus spread
March 13, 2020
Houthi fighters ride on the back of a truck during the release of detainees by the Houthis outside the central prison of Sanaa, Yemen September 30, 2019. (Reuters)
Houthi rebels terrorise Jawf homes, loot hospitals
March 07, 2020
Muslim worshippers wear masks after the noon prayers outside the Grand Mosque, in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Saturday, March 7. (AP)
GCC countries introduce additional coronavirus measures
March 07, 2020
Technicians practice defence against cyber attacks on the power grid during a simulation at a training centre in Germany. (DPA)
Iranian cyberthreat hovers over GCC region
March 06, 2020
A Muslim pilgrim wears protection mask at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, February 27. (AFP)
Riyadh suspends umrah as region works to contain coronavirus outbreak
February 28, 2020
A construction worker at Qatar's Lusail Stadium, north of Doha. (AFP)
Scepticism prevails over Qatar keeping reform promises for World Cup
February 28, 2020
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz (L) meets with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Riyadh, February 3. (Reuters)
Saudi Arabia seeks to contain Ankara’s regional, international pursuits through diplomacy
February 22, 2020
Land of the future. The site of NEOM in Tabuk province in north-western Saudi Arabia.(NEOM SAUDI)
Saudi Arabia embraces a different future with NEOM
February 22, 2020
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (L) and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz in Riyadh, February 20. (AP)
Countering Iran tops agenda of Pompeo in Saudi Arabia
February 22, 2020
Former Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani attends the Gulf Cooperation Council’s 40th Summit in Riyadh, last December. (Reuters)
Doha’s policies upend Qatari-Saudi talks
February 15, 2020
A general view of the MBC building at Media City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 5, 2018. (AP)
MBC media group moves to Riyadh as Saudi Arabia seeks to ‘reinvent’ itself
February 15, 2020
A Yemeni government soldier holds a weapon as he stands by an emblem of the Southern Transitional Council at the council's headquarters in Ataq, last August. (Reuters)
Yemeni government troops defect to Southern Transitional Council
February 08, 2020
Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit (L) meets with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Cairo, January 31. (Reuters)
Reactions to US Mideast peace initiative reflect regional divide
February 01, 2020
Travellers wear masks as they arrive at the Dubai International Airport, after the UAE's Ministry of Health and Community Prevention confirmed the country's first case of coronavirus, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates January 29. (Reuters)
Arab region on alert for coronavirus, first cases reported
January 31, 2020
Seeing eye to eye. Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (L) meets with Omani Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi (R) in Tehran. (AFP)
Iran engages regional contacts through Omani proxy but doubts endure
January 25, 2020