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...
Mina, Saudi Arabia – AFP Pilgrims performed Sunday the last major ritual of the hajj, the “stoning of the devil”, in western Saudi Arabia, as Muslims the world over celebrated the Eid al-Adha holiday. Beginning at dawn, the 1.8 million Muslims undertaking the pilgrimage this year threw seven stones at each of three concrete w...
Washington, United States – AFP US President Joe Biden’s national security advisor Jake Sullivan will travel to Saudi Arabia and Israel at the weekend for talks on the conflict in Gaza, the White House said Friday. Sullivan will meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Saturday and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanya...
Saudi Arabia’s first-ever opera, “Zarqa Al Yamama,” concluded marking a historic milestone in the country’s cultural scene. The performance was held at the King Fahd Cultural Center in the capital Riyadh. Government bodies like the Saudi Theater and Performing Arts Commission issued statement of praise for it. Local new...
ANKARA (AA) – Saudi Arabia has renewed its call for an immediate cease-fire in the Gaza Strip amid the ongoing Israeli onslaught in the besieged enclave. “The issue of Palestine remains a priority for the Islamic Ummah (Muslim community), reflecting the voice of the Islamic community in support of the brotherly people of Palestine to [&h...
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — AFP Saudi Arabian authorities shuttered schools in several regions as flash floods inundated roads, the latest instance of heavy rains disrupting life in the desert Gulf. AFPTV footage showed partially submerged cars struggling to drive through standing water in the central region of Qassim, one of the areas hit ha...
