RIYADH/ISTANBUL (AA) – Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have condemned a decision by Israel to expand settlement building in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights. The UAE warned that the move will lead to increased tensions and an escalation in the region. In a statement issued by its Foreign Ministry, the decision [&h...
PARIS (AA) – President Emmanuel Macron has announced that France and Saudi Arabia will co-chair a conference in June in connection with efforts to establish a Palestinian state. Speaking to reporters in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh, Macron said that he and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, they decided to co-host a conference on c...
RIYADH (AA) – The World Football Summit (WFS) officially began in Saudi Arabia on Monday, bringing together key stakeholders from the global football community. At the opening ceremony, attended by representatives from major football organizations such as FIFA and UEFA, along with senior executives, players, and technical staff, the summitR...
ANKARA (AA) – Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have joined a wave of condemnations of a call by Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich to annex the occupied West Bank. In a statement, the Saud Foreign Ministry warned that Smotrich’s call “undermines peace efforts, including the two-state solution, encourages war, fuel extremism and threat...
An Arab-Islamic summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, has urged the U.N. Security Council to implement a binding resolution for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza and urgent humanitarian aid. The summit, attended by the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation condemned Israel’s ongoing attacks on Gaza and Lebanon. The final statement pr...
ANKARA (AA) – Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Qatar have condemned Saturday’s Israeli airstrikes on Iranian territory. In a statement, Oman’s Foreign Ministry expressed “strong condemnation and denunciation” of the strikes, calling them a “blatant violation of (Iran’s) sovereignty” and “a clear breach of interna...
ANKARA (AA) – Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday morning departed Israel after meeting with top Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, to discuss the possibilities of ending the war on Gaza. According to media reports, Blinken is heading to Saudi Arabia to meet with top officials. He told reporters wh...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Iran has threatened to target US-allied Middle Eastern countries if they allow Israel to use their military bases or airspace in an announced “retaliatory” strike, the American Wall Street Journal reported. Tehran has sent out warnings through diplomatic channels that it will retaliate against any Arab state that fa...
PERTH, Australia (AA) – In a move that aligns with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 to modernize along secular lines, Cruise Saudi is set to launch the Mediterranean’s first cruise line specifically tailored to Arabian guests, CEO Lars Clasen told the media. Aroya Cruise, which will set sail next summer, represents a significant expansion for ...
ANKARA (AA) – Qatar and Saudi Arabia have expressed deep concern over Israel’s ongoing escalation of attacks on Lebanon, warning that Tel Aviv’s “impunity” is driving it to escalate the situation, endangering regional security. The Qatari Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it “strongly condemns the Israeli ...
