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Albudaiwi: Ministerial Committees Continue Drive to Advance Joint Gulf Action

Gulf Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Jasem Albudaiwi

Albudaiwi: Ministerial Committees Continue Drive to Advance Joint Gulf Action

Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Albudaiwi underscored that ministerial committees remain actively engaged in following up on…

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Gulf Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister and UAE Vice President and Deputy Prime Minister - SPA

Crown Prince, UAE Vice President Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Discuss Bilateral Relations, Regional Developments

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, met on Tuesday in Riyadh with United Arab Emirates Vice President, Deputy…

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Gulf Combined photo of Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia on the right, and Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani to the left. (SPA)

Crown Prince Discusses Regional Developments with Qatari Emir

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, held a phone call on Tuesday with Emir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim…

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Gulf Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister. SPA

Saudi Crown Prince Receives Call from Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council President

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, received a phone call from Sudanese President of the Transitional…

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Gulf Worshippers are seen at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia. (SPA)

Saudi Hajj Ministry Launches Integrated Electronic Package for Foreign Pilgrims

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah announced on Monday the launch of a comprehensive package for foreign pilgrims for the next Hajj season, combining…


Gulf 05 May 2022, Jerusalem: Israeli security officers patrol in front of the Dome of the Rock Mosque at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem. (dpa)

Saudi Arabia Strongly Condemns Israeli Provocations at Al-Aqsa Mosque, Annexation Statements

Saudi Arabia strongly condemned on Monday the continued provocative practices by Israeli officials and a group of extremist settlers at Al-Aqsa Mosque,…

Gulf Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. (SPA file)

King Salman Invites Rulers of Kuwait, Bahrain to Second GCC-EU Summit

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud sent a message to Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, inviting him to…

Gulf UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (WAM)

UAE President, Israeli PM Discuss Means to Strengthen Relations

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received on Sunday Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. During the meeting in the UAE, the officials…

Gulf Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio meet in Washington. (Saudi Foreign Ministry)

Saudi FM, Rubio Discuss Regional Developments, Yemen

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah held talks in Washington on Monday with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on regional and…

Gulf Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia, Morocco Discuss Bolstering Defense Cooperation

Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz held on Monday a phone call with Morocco's Minister Delegate to the Head of Government in…

Gulf  Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Defense Minister Invites UAE Vice President Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed to Visit Kingdom

Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz extended on Monday an invitation to United Arab Emirates Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister…

Gulf Victims of a blast are shifted to a hospital following a blast, in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan, 26 September 2026. EPA/SAOOD REHMAN

Saudi Arabia Condemns Terrorist Attack in Dera Ismail Khan, Reaffirms Support for Pakistan

Saudi Arabia on Monday condemned a terrorist attack that targeted a security checkpoint in the Dera Ismail Khan district of northwestern Pakistan, killing and…

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Gulf Moroccan King Mohammed VI (MAP)

King Mohammed VI: Saudi Security is an Integral Part of Morocco’s Security

Morocco’s King Mohammed VI, on his own behalf and on behalf of the Moroccan people, has condemned the repeated attacks carried out by the terrorist Houthi…

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Gulf Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud attends a multilateral meeting with leaders from the Gulf Cooperation Council, which includes the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Oman, during the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City, US, September 22, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper

Saudi Foreign Minister Arrives in Washington on Official Visit

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan arrived in Washington on an official visit, where he is due to meet his US counterpart Marco Rubio. The two…

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Gulf Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (SPA)

Saudi Arabia Announces $6 Million Contribution to UN Counter-Terrorism Center

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah announced that the Kingdom will provide $6 million in financial support for the…

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Gulf Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Defense Minister Discusses Defense Cooperation with Malaysian Counterpart

Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz reviewed with his Malaysian counterpart Mohamed Khaled bin Nordin on Sunday prospects of…

Gulf G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on accelerating collective action to defeat Ebola. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia Participates in G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting on Ebola Response

Dr. Nouf Alnumair, deputy minister for international cooperation at Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health, represented Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan…

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Gulf Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (SPA)

Bin Farhan Discusses Regional and International Developments with Guterres

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in New York on the sidelines of the high-level week of the 81st…

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Gulf Lieutenant General Fahd al-Salman during his meeting with General Tariq Saleh in Riyadh on Saturday (The Coalition)

Al-Salman Meets Tareq Saleh in Riyadh to Coordinate Yemen Fronts

Saudi Joint Forces Commander Lt. Gen. Fahd al-Salman met on Saturday in Riyadh with Lt. Gen. Tariq Saleh, a member of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council…

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Gulf Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud speaks during the General Debate of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at United Nations Headquarters in New York, New York, USA, 26 September 2026.  EPA/SARAH YENESEL

Saudi Arabia Rejects Misuse of Vital Maritime Routes

Saudi Arabia emphasized on Saturday the importance of ensuring freedom of navigation in all international waterways, particularly the Strait of Hormuz, Bab al…

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Gulf The distribution was carried out under the fifth phase of Yemen's emergency shelter plan - SPA

Saudi Arabia Distributes Shelter Aid to over 3,100 Displaced People Across Six Yemeni Governorates

The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) distributed 463 tents and 528 shelter kits across 13 displacement camps in Aden, Hadhramaut, Taiz…

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Arab Interior Ministers Council Condemns Houthi Terrorist Attacks on Riyadh, Khamis Mushait

The General Secretariat of the Arab Interior Ministers Council expressed its strong condemnation of the launch of ballistic missiles and drones by the…

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Gulf Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Jasem Albudaiwi

GCC Condemns Attempted Houthi Attacks on Riyadh and Khamis Mushait

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Jasem Albudaiwi “strongly condemned” on Saturday the latest attempts by Yemen’s Houthi militias to target…

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Gulf Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan, addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 25, 2026. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon

Pakistan PM Says Makkah’s Security is a 'Red Line'

Pakistan's Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif said at the UN Friday that attacks on the holy city of Makkah would be a "red line" for Islamabad. "We…

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Gulf Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz met with Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defense Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir in Riyadh. SPA

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan Affirm Continued Joint Efforts to Confront Attacks

Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz said early on Saturday that he had affirmed with Pakistan's army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir,…

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Gulf Official Spokesperson for the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen Major General Turki Al-Malki

Saudi Coalition Says it Intercepts Missiles, Drones

Official Spokesperson for the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen Major General Turki Al-Malki said early on Saturday that the Coalition had intercepted…

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Gulf Part of the "Water as a Strategic Imperative: From Global Challenges to Collective Action" session held on the sidelines of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly in New York (GCC)

Albudaiwi: Water Security is Strategic Priority for Gulf Stability, Energy Security

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Jasem Albudaiwi stressed that water security constitutes a strategic priority for GCC member states, directly…

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Gulf Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman signed the "Makkah Joint Defense Agreement" with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on August 7 (Turkish Presidency).

Türkiye: 'Makkah Agreement' a Strong Step Toward Regional Solutions

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan described the "Makkah Joint Defense Agreement" as a strong step in the right direction toward finding solutions to the…

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Gulf A side of a UN Security Council meeting (United Nations)

UN Security Council Condemns Houthi Attacks on Saudi Arabia

The United Nations Security Council on Friday condemned escalating attacks on Saudi Arabia by Yemeni Houthis. The Houthis have imposed a naval blockade on…

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