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Saudi Arabia Backs Palestinian Treasury with $90 Million

Saudi Ambassador to Jordan Prince Mansour bin Khalid bin Farhan and Palestinian Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Dr. Estephan Salameh meet at the Saudi embassy in Amman. (WAFA)
Saudi Ambassador to Jordan Prince Mansour bin Khalid bin Farhan and Palestinian Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Dr. Estephan Salameh meet at the Saudi embassy in Amman. (WAFA)
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Saudi Arabia Backs Palestinian Treasury with $90 Million

Saudi Ambassador to Jordan Prince Mansour bin Khalid bin Farhan and Palestinian Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Dr. Estephan Salameh meet at the Saudi embassy in Amman. (WAFA)
Saudi Ambassador to Jordan Prince Mansour bin Khalid bin Farhan and Palestinian Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Dr. Estephan Salameh meet at the Saudi embassy in Amman. (WAFA)

Saudi Arabia presented on Monday the Palestinian treasury with new financial support in the form of $90 million as part of the Kingdom’s ongoing backing of the Palestinian government in 2025.

The new tranche was presented by Saudi Ambassador to Jordan Prince Mansour bin Khalid bin Farhan to Palestinian Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Dr. Estephan Salameh at the Saudi embassy in Amman.

Prince Mansour said the latest support is part of the Kingdom’s keenness on supporting the Palestinian government and enabling it to meet its financial commitments.

He underlined the importance of bolstering the Palestinian people’s resilience, easing their suffering against economic and humanitarian challenges and supporting vitals sectors, especially health and education.

He underscored Saudi Arabia’s firm and historic commitment in supporting the Palestinian people and their just and legitimate right in the establishment of an independent state. He noted Riyadh’s efforts to that end through its chairing with France in July of the high-level international conference in New York in support of the Palestinian cause and the implementation of the two-state solution.

Palestinian Vice President Hussein al-Sheikh expressed his gratitude to Saudi Arabia, under the leadership of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, for supporting the Palestinian treasury.

In a post on the X platform, he said the latest grant will help tackle economic and financial challenges facing the Palestinians.

He also expressed his appreciation for the Kingdom’s firm stance in supporting the Palestinian people and their legitimate rights.

Salameh, for his part, hailed Saudi Arabia’s support, underlining its importance in easing the economic crisis endured by Palestine due to the latest Israeli policies.

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Trump Administration Backs Saudi Arabia’s Right to Defend Itself against Houthis

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the press before boarding a plane en route to Iceland at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on October 5, 2026. (AFP)
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the press before boarding a plane en route to Iceland at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on October 5, 2026. (AFP)
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Trump Administration Backs Saudi Arabia’s Right to Defend Itself against Houthis

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the press before boarding a plane en route to Iceland at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on October 5, 2026. (AFP)
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the press before boarding a plane en route to Iceland at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on October 5, 2026. (AFP)

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stressed on Monday that Washington understands the steps taken by the Saudi-led Arab coalition against the terrorist Houthi militia in Yemen.

The Trump administration is determined to meet its bilateral security commitments with the Kingdom in confronting threats from the Iran-backed group.

“The United States has a defense and security agreement with Saudi Arabia and we intend to live by it. I won’t discuss details further than that,” Rubio told a press conference before departing on a European trip that includes Iceland, Greece and Portugal.

“As far as our view of it, well, I think it’s – the Saudis and Yemeni forces clearly are not in favor of the Houthis controlling that territory close to the – to the [Bab al-Mandeb] strait there,” he added.

“It is territory that was gained as a result of a Houthi offensive, and this is the counter to it. We expected that would happen and that’s what’s happening,” he remarked.

“So obviously the Saudis have come under Houthi attack and see the threat that that poses, and they have a right to defend themselves. And obviously the Yemeni forces are going to try to retake territory that they were ousted from,” Rubio added.

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Under Royal Directives, Saudi Arabia to Regularize Residency Status of Yemeni Nationals

The Ministry of Interior said that holding a valid Yemeni passport is an essential prerequisite for regularizing legal status. (Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen)
The Ministry of Interior said that holding a valid Yemeni passport is an essential prerequisite for regularizing legal status. (Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen)
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Under Royal Directives, Saudi Arabia to Regularize Residency Status of Yemeni Nationals

The Ministry of Interior said that holding a valid Yemeni passport is an essential prerequisite for regularizing legal status. (Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen)
The Ministry of Interior said that holding a valid Yemeni passport is an essential prerequisite for regularizing legal status. (Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen)

Under the directives of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and in response to a request submitted by Chairman of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council Dr. Rashad Mohammed Al-Alimi, the Saudi Ministry of Interior announced on Monday that the status of all Yemeni nationals residing irregularly in the Kingdom will be officially regularized.

The ministry is carrying out the initiative with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development, and Saudi Data and AI Authority, as part of the Kingdom's continued fraternal and humanitarian support for the Yemeni people.

The Ministry of Interior said that holding a valid Yemeni passport is an essential prerequisite for regularizing legal status.

The start date and applicable regulations will be announced through the official accounts of the General Directorate of Passports and other relevant authorities.

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Saudi Arabia Strongly Condemns Houthis' Continued Targeting of Civilian Facilities

Saudi Arabia Strongly Condemns Houthis' Continued Targeting of Civilian Facilities
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Saudi Arabia Strongly Condemns Houthis' Continued Targeting of Civilian Facilities

Saudi Arabia Strongly Condemns Houthis' Continued Targeting of Civilian Facilities

Saudi Arabia strongly condemned on Monday the terrorist Houthi militia’s continued targeting of civilians and civilian and economic facilities in the Kingdom.

A Ministry of Foreign Affairs statement said Saudi Arabia also condemned “the Houthis’ blatant and repeated attacks against the holiest sites on earth - Makkah and Madinah - the capital Riyadh, and the cities of Abha, Khamis Mushait, Jazan, Najran, Taif, and Yanbu, as well as its targeting of Saudi vessels in the southern Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandeb Strait.”

The Kingdom stressed that, since the terrorist Houthi militia’s coup against Yemen’s legitimate government in 2014, Saudi Arabia “has made sustained and tireless efforts to support a comprehensive and lasting political solution in Yemen.”

“However, consistent with its rejection of peace, the terrorist Houthi militia has instead chosen continued military escalation, dragging Yemen and the brotherly Yemeni people into further humanitarian and economic suffering that serves - and is in pursuit of - external agendas,” it added.

“The Kingdom reaffirms its inherent right to defend its territory, resources, sovereignty, and the safety of its citizens and residents, and to take all necessary measures to protect its security in accordance with international law,” it continued.

“It also renews its full political and military support for the Presidential Leadership Council, the Yemeni government, and the brotherly Yemeni people to end the coup and restore the state and its institutions from the control of the terrorist Houthi militia,” it went on to say.

“The Kingdom reiterates its call on the international community, particularly the permanent members of the UN Security Council, to fulfill its responsibilities, implement the relevant Security Council resolutions, and provide full support to Yemen’s legitimate government in confronting the terrorist Houthi militia and ending the threat it poses to Yemen, the region, and the world,” it urged.