Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has said that his country will not recognize Israel or establish diplomatic relations with it without a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital. The Saudi leader made the remarks at an annual speech to the advisory Shura Council, which he gave on behalf of his father […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan held phone discussions with his counterparts from Türkiye, Egypt, Jordan, Bahrain and Gambia on halting the violence in Gaza and supporting Palestinian rights. Bin Farhan spoke with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan about the latest developments on the Palestinian issue, ...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas cut short his visit to Saudi Arabia and returned to Ramallah on Wednesday following Israeli military attacks in the northern West Bank. The official Palestinian news agency Wafa said Abbas decided to cut short his trip to the kingdom “due to Israel’s escalating aggression in the no...
Washington, United States – AFP The United States said Monday it would resume sales of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia, several years after they were suspended over human rights concerns in Yemen. Since the freeze, and with a truce holding in Yemen, Saudi Arabia has “met their end of the deal, and we are prepared […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US State Department has approved a potential $2.8 billion military sale to Saudi Arabia, covering system logistics and sustainment support. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said it delivered the required certification notifying Congress of the possible sale. “The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has reque...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Arab countries have condemned the attempt to assassinate former US President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in the state of Pennsylvania. The Saudi Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it “expresses its condemnation and denunciation of the attempt on the life of former US President Donald Trump and its complete […...
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – Sudan and Saudi Arabia have held discussions on the resumption of talks to end the war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Sudan’s Transitional Sovereignty Council said in a statement that its chairman Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan held talks with Saudi Deputy Fore...
KABUL, Afghanistan (AA) – Afghanistan’s interim administration has said that Saudi Arabia intends to reopen its embassy in the capital Kabul. “Saudi Arabia wants to reopen its embassy in Kabul as soon as possible,” interim government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on X. Mujahid, who is in Doha for a UN meeting on Afg...
RIYADH (AA) – Saudi Arabia has condemned Israel’s Security Cabinet decision to expand illegal settlement in the occupied West Bank, warning of “dire consequences,” according to a statement by the Foreign Ministry. The statement came following an announcement by Israel’s official broadcasting authority that the Israeli Security Cabi...
Saudi Arabia has confirmed that 1,301 pilgrims died during Hajj this year, amid record-breaking temperatures that reached over 122 degrees Fahrenheit. Saudi news agency SPA reports that over three-quarters of the dead lacked official permits and faced direct sunlight without adequate shelter. Approximately 1.8 million people participated in t...
