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UAE Interior Ministry: Extensive Search Underway for Missing Moldovan Man

Gulf UAE flag flies over a boat at Dubai Marina, Dubai, United Arab Emirates May 22, 2015. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah/File Photo

UAE Interior Ministry: Extensive Search Underway for Missing Moldovan Man

The UAE Ministry of Interior said on Saturday that it "received a report from the family of a Moldovan national named Zvi Kogan, stating that he had been…

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Gulf Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht Ravanchi (Reuters)

Iranian Official to Asharq Al-Awsat: Committed to Peace and Stability with Saudi Arabia

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht Ravanchi reaffirmed Iran and Saudi Arabia’s mutual determination to establish lasting peace and stability in the…

Ghazi al-Harthi (Riyadh)
Gulf The Saudi Minister of Defense met Thursday in Riyadh with the State Secretary to the Prime Minister of Sweden. SPA

Saudi Defense Minister, State Secretary to Sweden’s PM Meet in Riyadh

Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz met Thursday in Riyadh with State Secretary to the Prime Minister of Sweden Johan Stuart. …

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Gulf KSrelief has implemented 3,117 projects across 105 countries, totaling over $7.1 billion. SPA

Saudi Arabia Implemented $7.1-Billion-Worth Projects to Support Children

Saudi Arabia actively marks World Children's Day, observed on November 20 every year, through a range of projects and initiatives carried out by the King…

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Gulf Gulf interior ministers discussed strengthening joint security cooperation at their meeting in Qatar (SPA)

Saudi Arabia Reaffirms Commitment to Gulf Security Integration

Saudi Interior Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud reaffirmed the Kingdom’s commitment to strengthening security coordination and cooperation among Gulf nations…

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

Saudi Crown Prince, Macron Discuss Efforts to Reduce Escalation in the Region

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, received a phone call on Friday from French President Emmanuel Macron…

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Gulf Christophe Farnaud, the European Union’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Oman (Asharq Al-Awsat)

GCC-EU Summit Poised to Back Two-State Solution

The escalating conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon are pushing the two-state solution to the forefront of the agenda for the upcoming Gulf Cooperation Council…

Ghazi al-Harthi (Riyadh)
Gulf Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi

GCC Condemns Israeli Confiscation of Jerusalem Land Housing UNRWA Headquarters

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General, Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, strongly condemned on Friday the decision by Israeli occupation forces to…

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Gulf Saudi King Completes Medical Tests, on Road to Recovery

Saudi King Completes Medical Tests, on Road to Recovery

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz has completed medical tests for a lung infection and is recovering well. In a statement on Wednesday, the Saudi Royal…

Gulf F-18 aircraft (archive - Reuters)

Kuwait Defense Ministry Says F-18 Jet Crashed in North, Pilot Killed

Kuwait's Defense Ministry spokesman, Staff Brigadier Hamad al-Sagr, said on Wednesday that an F-18 jet had crashed during a training exercise in the northern…

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Gulf Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, receives Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in Riyadh on Wednesday. (SPA)

Saudi Crown Prince, Iran FM Discuss Regional Developments

Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, received in Riyadh on Wednesday Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi. The officials…

Gulf  Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks during a press conference after his meeting with Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri, in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. (AP)

Iran FM to Visit Saudi Arabia to Avert Major Regional Military Escalation

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi will arrive in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Wednesday morning as part of a regional tour aimed at averting a major…

Abdulhadi Habtor (Riyadh)
Gulf The “Global Conference for Building Bridges between Islamic Schools of Thought and Sects” was held in March, 2024 (Asharq Al-Awsat)

MWL Chief: ‘Building Bridges’ Document Marks Key Shift in Islamic Cooperation

Secretary-General of the Muslim World League Dr. Mohammed Al-Issa said on Tuesday that the MWL’s “Building Bridges Between Islamic Schools” document is a major…

Asharq Al Awsat (Makkah)
Gulf Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz. SPA

Saudi Arabia, US Discuss De-escalation Efforts in the Region

Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz spoke by telephone with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, the Saudi Press Agency reported…

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Gulf Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman - SPA

Saudi Crown Prince Reassures Cabinet on King Salman's Health

Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, offered reassurances about the health of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin…

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Gulf Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. (SPA)

Saudi Leadership Congratulates Tunisian President on Reelection

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, has sent a cable of congratulations to Tunisian President Kais Saied on his…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Gulf The partnership between Etidal and the Telegram platform is based on enhancing joint cooperation and expanding coordination. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Etidal and Telegram Remove 129 Million Extremist Content

The joint efforts between the Global Center for Combating Extremist Ideology (Etidal) and the Telegram platform in the field of combatting extremist content…

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

Saudi King to Undergo Medical Tests for Lung Inflammation

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud will undergo medical tests on Sunday evening for lung inflammation, the state news agency…

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Gulf The Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs met on Sunday with the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations in Riyadh. SPA

Saudi Foreign Minister Discusses Cooperation with Commonwealth Secretary-General

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah met on Sunday with Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations Patricia Scotland…

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

Saudi FM, Ukrainian Counterpart Discuss Developments of Ukrainian-Russian Crisis

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah received on Sunday a phone call from Ukraine’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Andrii…

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Gulf A view shows houses and buildings destroyed in Israeli strikes, in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, October 11, 2023. REUTERS/Anas al-Shareef

Albudaiwi Urges International Community to Act Immediately to Stop Israeli Aggression in Gaza Strip

Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Albudaiwi has renewed his call to the international community to assume its responsibilities and…

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Gulf Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister. (SPA)

Saudi Leadership Congratulates Egypt's Sisi on 6th of October Anniversary

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has sent a cable of congratulations to Arab Republic of Egypt President Abdel Fattah El…

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Gulf Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah held talks with French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Jean-Noël Barrot. (SPA)

Saudi FM Discusses Regional Developments with Blinken, France’s Barrot

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah received on Saturday a telephone call from US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. …

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Gulf The KSrelief has distributed 1,000 food baskets to the displaced families Sudan. (SPA)

KSrelief Distributes 1,000 Food Baskets in Sudan

The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) has distributed 1,000 food baskets to the displaced families in the Berber and Abidiya localities…

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Gulf Taiwan’s representative to Saudi Arabia Samee Chang. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Taiwan’s Representative to Saudi Arabia: 260,000 Pagers Exported in Two Years

Taiwan is investigating who is responsible for modifying the pagers that were turned into explosives in the hands of the Lebanese people, including members of…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Gulf Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abduallah and his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty meet in Riyadh in August. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia, Egypt Stress Need for Immediate Ceasefire in Lebanon, Gaza

Saudi Arabia and Egypt stressed on Friday the need for an “immediate and permanent ceasefire in Lebanon and Gaza.” Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Gulf The RSAF is participating with six Tornado aircraft - SPA

Royal Saudi Air Force Participates in ‘Sindh Shield 2024’ Exercise in Pakistan

The Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) will participate in the "Sindh Shield 2024" military exercise in Pakistan. The departing group was bid farewell by RSAF…

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Gulf A group photo from the third Asia Cooperation Dialogue summit in Doha, Qatar (SPA)

Saudi Arabia Urges Global Support for Two-State Solution Alliance

The ongoing Israeli war on Gaza and Lebanon, along with rising regional tensions, took center stage at the third Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) summit in Doha…

Mirza al-Khuweildi (Doha)
Gulf OIC Condemns Continued Israeli Aggression on Palestine, Lebanon

OIC Condemns Continued Israeli Aggression on Palestine, Lebanon

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has strongly condemned the ongoing and escalating Israeli military aggression on Lebanon, which has resulted in…

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