Britain’s Prince William wraps up first official visit to Saudi Arabia
RIYADH: Britain’s Prince William departed Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, wrapping up his first official visit to the Kingdom. Earlier in the day, he visited the Wildlife Conservation and Biodiversity Protection at Sharaan Nature Reserve. The prince was also given a tour of the Old Town in AlUla. He was seen off at AlUla International Airport […]
Read MoreSaudi Arabia condemns RSF attacks on hospital, aid convoy in Sudan
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has strongly condemned a series of attacks by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces on a military hospital, a World Food Programme aid convoy and a bus carrying displaced civilians, the Kingdom’s Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. The strikes on Al-Kuweik Military Hospital and relief facilities in North and South Kordofan reportedly killed dozens […]
Read MoreTurkiye determined to take relations with Saudi Arabia to higher level, Erdogan tells crown prince
RIYADH: Turkiye’s President Tayyip Erdogan met Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh on Tuesday and told him Turkiye was determined to take relations to a higher level in areas including renewable energy and defense industry, Erdogan’s office said. Erdogan also told the Saudi crown prince that Turkiye’s support for stability in Syria […]
Read MoreTurkish President Erdogan arrives in Saudi Arabia
RIYADH: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Riyadh on Tuesday for an official visit to Saudi Arabia. Erdogan is scheduled to meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. He was received at King Khalid International Airport by Prince Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Abdulaziz, deputy governor of the Riyadh Region, along with senior Saudi […]
Read MoreIran envoy to Saudi Arabia praises ‘sober positions’ in region amid rising tensions
RIYADH: Iran’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Alireza Enayati has warned against efforts to destabilize the Middle East, praising what he described as “sober positions” in the region that favor dialogue over confrontation. In a post on X, Enayati said there were forces seeking to “set the region ablaze, squander its wealth, halt the wheel of […]
Read MoreSaudi program, UNESCO to protect Yemen’s heritage
RIYADH: The Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen has signed a memorandum of understanding with UNESCO to “strengthen the preservation of Yemeni cultural heritage” and identify historical sites eligible for the UNESCO World Heritage List, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Saturday. Building on a partnership that has already led to the restoration of […]
Read MoreSaudi FM reaffirms with Polish counterpart importance of supporting stability in Palestine
RIYADH: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan on Tuesday affirmed alongside his Polish counterpart the importance of supporting stability in Palestine, Yemen, and Sudan. In carried by Al Arabiya News Channel, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski condemned Israel’s actions in Gaza and said his country supports international efforts led by Saudi Arabia to reach […]
Read MoreSaudi-UAE rift risks tearing Middle East apart: ‘anything can happen’
By Tom Hussain The arrival of 2026 has brought anything but peace to the Middle East, caught in the gravitational pull of rival ambitions and with the uneasy sense that the next war may already be under way. From Gaza to Syria, conflict hotspots are flaring as the region finds itself at the epicentre of […]
Read MoreQatar envoy visits Saudi pavilion at Cairo book fair
CAIRO: Qatari Ambassador to Egypt Sheikh Jassim Al-Thani visited the Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs pavilion at the 57th Cairo International Book Fair. During his visit, Al-Thani reviewed the pavilion’s diverse religious and educational content, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The fair runs until Feb. 3 at the Egypt International Exhibition Center, featuring 1,457 publishing […]
Read MoreSaudi Arabia to host WEF Global Collaboration and Growth Meeting in April
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will host the World Economic Forum Global Collaboration and Growth Meeting in Jeddah between April 22-23, 2026. Minister of Economy and Planning Faisal Alibrahim on Friday confirmed the details of the high-level meeting which was announced at the annual WEF meeting in 2025, Saudi Press Agency reported. In his closing remarks at […]
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