JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AA) – Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman has held talks with Yemeni Prime Minister Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak on a UN roadmap to end the civil war in Yemen. The discussions covered efforts to support peace talks between Yemen’s warring rivals to help restore stability to the Arab country, the […]
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia – AFP The United States has circulated a draft UN Security Council resolution calling for an “immediate cease-fire linked to the release of hostages” in the Gaza Strip, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said. The diplomat made his announcement whilst on a tour of the Middle East that will include a stop [...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Saudi Arabia on Monday denied reports that its Commerce Minister Majid bin Abdullah Al-Qasabi met with an Israeli official. The kingdom’s state news agency SPA quoted an unnamed Saudi official as saying that the Israeli minister introduced himself to Al-Qasabi while he was standing with his Nigerian counterpart at t...
ANKARA (AA) – Saudi Arabia on Tuesday called for ending the decades-long Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands, deeming it “illegal.” “Israel’s actions indicate that it has no intention of making peace,” Saudi Ambassador Ziad Al-Atiyah told a hearing at The Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ). He said Israel has made it im...
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – AFP Freezing funds to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees risks “aiding” the deaths of civilians in Gaza, the head of Saudi Arabia’s humanitarian agency told AFP on Tuesday. Several countries — including the United States, Britain, Germany and Japan — have suspended funding to the U...
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...
