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Saudi FM Holds Phone Talks with US Secretary of State

Gulf Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan (SPA)

Saudi FM Holds Phone Talks with US Secretary of State

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah held phone talks with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday, the Saudi Press…

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Gulf Deputy Minister for Water at the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Shaibani. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia Reaffirms Commitment to Global Water and Sanitation Goal at UN Forum

Saudi Arabia reaffirmed its commitment to achieving Sustainable Development Goal Six (SDG 6) through implementing an integrated water resources management…

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Gulf  Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia

Saudi Crown Prince, US President Discuss Cooperation and Regional Developments

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, received a phone call from US President Donald J. Trump, the…

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Gulf Part of the memorandum signing ceremony attended by the Saudi Crown Prince and the Canadian Prime Minister in Jeddah on Thursday. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia and Canada: Questions and Answers on Joint Action and Coordination Council

Saudi Arabia and Canada announced a series of agreements and memorandums of understanding signed in the presence of Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister…

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Saudi Arabia Condemns Repeated Iranian Attacks on Kuwait, Bahrain, and Jordan

Saudi Arabia condemned in the strongest terms the repeated heinous Iranian attacks on Kuwait, Bahrain, and Jordan. The ministry renewed the Kingdom’s…

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Gulf Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah meets with Austrian President of the National Council Walter Rosenkranz in Vienna on Wednesday. (SPA)

Saudi FM in Vienna to Discuss Cooperation, Regional Issues

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah held talks in Vienna on Wednesday with Austrian President of the National Council…

Gulf Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Raggi meets with Saudi Arabia’s new Ambassador to Lebanon Fahad bin Abdulrahman Al-Dosari on Wednesday. (Saudi Embassy in Lebanon)

New Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Submits Credentials to FM

Saudi Arabia’s new Ambassador to Lebanon Fahad bin Abdulrahman Al-Dosari submitted on Wednesday his credentials to Foreign Minister Youssef Raggi. The…

Gulf Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Qatar Calls for Regional Dialogue to Build Trust with Iran

Qatar expressed “cautious optimism” on Tuesday that the agreement between the United States and Iran would bolster security in the Middle East. It called for…

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Gulf The two ministers held talks in Lisbon on developments in the region and the world, including efforts to de-escalate tensions in the region. SPA

Portugal Praises Saudi Arabia’s Support for De-Escalation

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah has met with Portuguese Minister of State and Foreign Affairs Paulo Rangel, who praised…

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Gulf Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, chairs the Cabinet session in Jeddah. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia Stresses Importance of Restoring Freedom of Navigation in Hormuz Strait

The Saudi government stressed on Tuesday the importance of restoring freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz to the way it was before the eruption of the…

Gulf Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. SPA

Saudi Crown Prince Receives Written Message from Chechen President

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, received a written message from Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov. …

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Gulf Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah

Saudi, Bahraini FMs Discuss Regional Developments

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah received a phone call from his Bahraini counterpart, Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al…

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Gulf A view of Bahrain's financial district in the capital city of Manama. (Reuters file)

Bahrain Sentences 12 to Prison for Supporting Iran’s ‘Terrorist’ Acts

Bahrain’s High Criminal Court sentenced on Monday 12 people to ten years in jail for “supporting and endorsing Iran's terrorist attacks against the kingdom”. …

Gulf Former Interior Minister Sheikh Talal Khaled Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. (KUNA)

Kuwait Court Sentences Former Interior Minister to 3 Years in Prison

Kuwait's Court of Cassation on Monday sentenced former Minister Sheikh Talal Khaled Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah to three years in prison. The court also fined him 3…

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Saudi Foreign Minister, Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister Discuss Regional Developments

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah received a phone call on Monday from Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of…

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Gulf Muslim World League Welcomes US-Iran Ceasefire Agreement

Muslim World League Welcomes US-Iran Ceasefire Agreement

The Muslim World League (MWL) welcomed the ceasefire agreement reached between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran. In a statement issued by…

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Gulf The record of discussions relates to air transport services between Saudi Arabia and Ireland - SPA

Saudi Arabia, Ireland Agree to Strengthen Air Transport Cooperation

President of the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al‑Duailej signed a record of discussions on Monday at GACA headquarters in…

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Gulf OIC Hails US-Iran Agreement to End Military Operations and Restore Hormuz Navigation

OIC Hails US-Iran Agreement to End Military Operations and Restore Hormuz Navigation

The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has welcomed the agreement reached on a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the…

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Gulf Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah. (file photo)

Saudi Foreign Minister Receives Phone Call from Iranian Counterpart

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah received a phone call from Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran…

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Gulf A view of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia Welcomes US-Iran Deal to End Military Operations

Saudi Arabia welcomed on Monday the agreement reached between the United States and Iran to end their military operations and kick off 60-day negotiations to…

Gulf Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Albudaiwi (4th from right) and other officials are seen at Sunday's launch. (GCC)

GCC Launches Platform for Unified Review of Gulf Legislation

Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Albudaiwi launched on Sunday the "Gulf Legislation Platform" that allows the review of unified…

Gulf The Saudi Project for Landmine Clearance (Masam) in Yemen cleared 2,045 mines from various regions of Yemen during the second week of June 2026. (SPA)

KSrelief's Masam Project Clears 2,045 Mines across Yemen in One Week

The Saudi Project for Landmine Clearance (Masam) in Yemen, implemented by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief), cleared 2,045 mines…

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Gulf The official gazette Kuwait Alyawm published the names of 2,192 people whose Kuwaiti citizenship was withdrawn, as well as those who may have acquired it through dependency on them (Asharq Al-Awsat).

Kuwait Withdraws Citizenship from 2,192 People and Their Dependents

Kuwaiti authorities have withdrawn citizenship from 2,192 people, as well as those who acquired it through dependency on them, and revoked the citizenship of…

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Gulf Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Albudaiwi. SPA

GCC Secretary-General Holds Meeting with Swedish Ambassador to Saudi Arabia

Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Albudaiwi met in Riyadh on Sunday with Swedish Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Petra Menander on the…

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Gulf Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah

Saudi Foreign Minister Receives Phone Call from Pakistani Counterpart

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah received a phone call from Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign…

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Gulf The Saudi flag (SPA)

Saudi Arabia Stresses People’s Rights in the Region to Have Peace

Saudi Arabia has stressed that the peoples of the region deserve a future built on peace, development, and cooperation. Saudi Arabia participated in the Oslo…

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Gulf Security cooperation between the Kingdom and Lebanon contributed to tracking and seizing the narcotic substances (Saudi Ministry of Interior).

Saudi-Lebanese Security Cooperation Foils Smuggling of Nearly 4 Million Amphetamine Pills

Information provided by Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior helped Lebanese authorities foil an attempt to smuggle nearly 3.9 million amphetamine pills, the…

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Gulf The office will help address global cybersecurity capacity gaps. (National Cybersecurity Authority) 

Riyadh to Host UNITAR’s First Cybersecurity Office

The United Nations has selected Riyadh as the headquarters of the first cybersecurity-focused office of its training and research arm, the United Nations…

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Gulf A view of the UAE capital, Abu Dhabi. (WAM)

UAE Categorically Denies Reports Alleging the Transfer of Funds to Iran

The United Arab Emirates categorically denied on Friday media reports alleging the transfer of funds from the UAE to Iran, including allegations concerning USD…