RIYADH (AA) – Saudi Arabia warned on Saturday of the repercussions of a possible Israeli incursion into the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, the last refuge for displaced Palestinians, according to Saudi Press Agency. “The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has warned of the extremely dangerous repercussions of storming and targeting the c...
SANAA, Yemen (AA) – Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have said that their delegation’s meeting with Saudi Arabia addressed “the most important obstacles” regarding the roadmap presented by the UN for resolving the current crisis. In an interview with the Saudi newspaper Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, Houthi spokesman Mohammed Abdul-Salam said that...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Palestine has welcomed Saudi Arabia’s rejection of a normalization deal with Israel without recognition of a Palestinian state on lands it had in 1967. “We thank the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for its firm position, and efforts to stand alongside the Palestinian people and their just cause,” said...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Saudi Arabia will not normalize relations with Israel unless the Palestinian issue is resolved, Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud told US news outlet CNN in an interview that was broadcast on Sunday. Responding to a question about whether there could be no normal ties without a path to a credible […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that Arab countries do not want to get into the “business of rebuilding Gaza” if the enclave is “leveled again” in a year. “Arab countries are saying this – they’re saying: look, we’re not going to get into the business – for example – [&hel...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Saudi Arabia is interested in normalizing ties with Israel after the war in the Gaza Strip, but any deal must lead to the creation of a Palestinian state, Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the UK said Tuesday. A normalization deal was “close,” but Saudi Arabia paused US-brokered talks after Oct. 7, Prince K...
Palestinian Territories – AFP Israel hit targets in south Gaza and across its border with Lebanon, the army said Monday ahead of a visit by the top US diplomat who is seeking to avert a wider war. Gaza’s health ministry said 73 dead and 99 wounded had arrived at Al-Aqsa hospital in central Gaza’s Deir […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan spoke over the phone to discuss the new deal between Israel and Hamas for a four-day humanitarian pause in fighting in the Gaza Strip. “The two sides discussed ways to stop the dangerous military escalation in Gaza and its […]
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – AFP Arab leaders and Iran’s president meeting Saturday in the Saudi capital roundly condemned Israel’s actions in its war against Palestine. Host Saudi Arabia “confirms that it holds the occupation (Israeli) authorities responsible for the crimes committed against the Palestinian people,” Cr...
Jerusalem, Undefined – AFP Arab and Muslim leaders are meeting in the Saudi capital Saturday for a summit meeting to discuss how to stop Israel’s war against Palestine. The Arab League and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation were originally meant to meet separately, but the Saudi foreign ministry announced early Saturday that t...
