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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 Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz (SPA)

Saudi King Orders Promotion and Appointment of 212 Judges at Ministry of Justice

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud issued a Royal Order promoting and appointing 212 judges across various ranks within the…

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Gulf Some 267,300 amphetamine pills were seized. (Saudi Ministry of Interior)

Saudi Arabia, UAE Bust Drug Smuggling Network

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates succeeded in busting a drug smuggling network. Saudi Ministry of Interior security spokesman Brigadier General…

Gulf Saudi Defense Ministry Denies Reports of Attack on Prince Sultan Air Base in Al-Kharj

Saudi Defense Ministry Denies Reports of Attack on Prince Sultan Air Base in Al-Kharj

Saudi official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense Major General Turki Al-Malki stated that reports circulating about Prince Sultan Air Base in Al-Kharj…

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Gulf Automated E-gates allow departing pilgrims to complete passport control steps independently in a matter of seconds. (SPA)

Saudi Passports Directorate Utilizes Airport E-Gates to Speed Up Hajj Pilgrim Departures

Saudi Arabia’s General Directorate of Passports is utilizing modern technologies, including self-service E-gates at international airports, to streamline…

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Gulf The Speaker of the Saudi Shura Council said Joint Arab action represents a fundamental pillar for addressing current challenges (Arab Parliament)

Saudi Arabia to Host 39th Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union Conference this Week

Saudi Arabia will host the 39th Conference of the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union (AIPU) on Thursday via videoconference under the patronage of Custodian of the…

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Gulf Prince Faisal bin Farhan and Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi, Qatari FMs Discuss Efforts to Support Regional Security

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah has made a phone call to Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh…

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Gulf KSrelief distributes 25,000 hot meals to the most vulnerable groups in central and southern Gaza Strip on Saturday. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia’s KSrelief Distributes 25,000 Hot Meals in Gaza

The central kitchen affiliated with King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) distributed 25,000 hot meals on Saturday to the most vulnerable…

Gulf In this image released by the Lebanese Army on its official X account, Lebanese Red Cross personnel and rescue workers stand next to a destroyed vehicle after an Israeli airstrike on the road linking the city of Nabatiyeh and the town of Marjayoun, in Kfar Tebnit, Lebanon, Saturday, June 6, 2026, where, the Lebanese Army said, the vehicle belonged to the army and a brigadier general, a captain and another soldier were killed in the strike. (Lebanese Army via AP)

Saudi Arabia Strongly Rejects Attacks on Lebanon’s Sovereignty and Armed Forces

Saudi Arabia strongly condemned on Saturday the ongoing Israeli attacks that lately targeted members of the Lebanese army. The Saudi Ministry of Foreign…

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Muslim World League Condemns Israeli Attacks on Lebanon

The Muslim World League (MWL) condemned Israel’s prolonged attacks on Lebanon, the latest of which targeted members of the Lebanese army while they were…

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

GCC Statement Describes Iranian Attacks as Terrorist Acts Undermining Peace

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) said on Saturday that the Iranian regime's continued terrorist acts targeting infrastructure and civilian facilities…

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Gulf Saudi Arabia Strongly Condemns Iranian Violations of Bahraini, Kuwaiti Sovereignty

Saudi Arabia Strongly Condemns Iranian Violations of Bahraini, Kuwaiti Sovereignty

The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterated the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s strongest condemnation and denunciation of the malicious Iranian attacks and…

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Gulf Smoke rises after a drone crashed near UNIFIL's headquarters. (UNIFIL)

Saudi Arabia Condemns Attack on UNIFIL Site in South Lebanon

The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned in the strongest terms the attack on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) position, which…

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Gulf The Witnesses, Experts, and Victims Protection Program takes the necessary measures to keep their data confidential. (SPA)

How Saudi Arabia Protects Whistleblowers, Witnesses, Experts and Victims

Saudi Arabia has launched a program to protect whistleblowers, witnesses, experts and victims, with the aim of ensuring their security and safety. The forms…

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Gulf Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun. (Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

Saudi Crown Prince, Lebanese President Discuss Latest Developments

Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, held telephone talks on Friday with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on the latest…

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Saudi Arabia, Russia Sign MoU for Environmental Protection

The Saudi Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture signed a memorandum of understanding with the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to…

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Gulf Saudi student Mohammed Algasim. (Cambridgeshire police)

Man Sentenced to Life in Jail for Murder of Saudi Student in Cambridge

The Cambridge Crown Court sentenced to life in prison on Thursday a man for the murder of Saudi student Mohammed Algasim in August 2025. Prosecutors said…

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Gulf GCC Secretary-General Jassim Al-Budaiwi (The Council)

GCC Hails India’s Condemnation of Iranian Attacks against Kuwait

Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Albudaiwi commended on Thursday India’s condemnation of the Iranian attacks against Kuwait that…

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Gulf Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud attends an informal EU Foreign Ministers meeting in Limassol, Cyprus May 28, 2026. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou

Saudi FM Discusses Regional Developments with Kuwaiti, Egyptian Counterparts

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah received a phone call from Kuwaiti Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al…

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Gulf Oman's Mina al Fahal terminal. File photo

Oman Suspends Oil Loading at Mina al Fahal Terminal After Explosion

Oman's Mina al Fahal terminal has suspended oil loading following an explosion near its single-buoy mooring (SBM) berths, two people familiar with the matter…

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Gulf Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Arabia Expresses Full Solidarity with Bahrain against Iranian Aggression

Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman reaffirmed on Thursday Saudi Arabia’s unwavering support for Bahrain during a telephone conversation…

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Saudi FM Receives Phone Call from Bahraini Counterpart

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah received a phone call from Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain Dr…

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

Saudi Foreign Minister Holds Talks with Jordanian FM, Receives Message from South Korean Counterpart

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah received on Wednesday a phone call from Jordan's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of…

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Gulf The Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs met with IAEA's Director General in Riyadh. SPA

Faisal bin Farhan, Grossi Discuss Nuclear Non-proliferation

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah has met with Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael…

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Gulf Field operatives arrested for implementing inciting directives from Iran's agents in Bahrain (BNA)

Bahrain Arrests 15 People with Links to Iran’s IRGC

The Bahraini Ministry of Interior has said that 15 people accused of having links to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) have been arrested. The…

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