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Saudi Crown Prince Arrives in Washington on Official Visit

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is received at the airport upon his arrival in the United States. (SPA)
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is received at the airport upon his arrival in the United States. (SPA)
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Saudi Crown Prince Arrives in Washington on Official Visit

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is received at the airport upon his arrival in the United States. (SPA)
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is received at the airport upon his arrival in the United States. (SPA)

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, arrived in Washington on Tuesday on an official visit to the United States, at the directives of King Salman bin Abdulaziz.

He was received at the airport by Saudi Ambassador to the US Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz and Chief of Protocol in the State Department Ambassador Sean Lawler.

He was welcomed at the airport by a number of princes, as well as ministers and ambassadors from Arab and Muslim countries.

Upon Prince Mohammed’s arrival, Prince Khalid tweeted: “On behalf of the Saudi Embassy in the US, we are delighted to welcome HRH Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the United States.”

“HRH’s official visit represents a continuation of the strategic cooperation and friendship between our two countries.”

The delegation traveling with the Crown Prince includes Minister of State Dr. Musaed al-Abyan, Minister of Trade and Investment Dr. Majed al-Qasvi, Minister of State Mohammed al-Sheikh, Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir, Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources Khalid al-Falih, Minister of Finance Mohammed al-Jadaan, Minister of Culture and Information Awad al-Awad and head of general intelligence Khalid al-Hmeidan.

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Mediator Qatar Says Israel ‘Did Not Abide’ by Gaza Truce Deal

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, meets with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, left, at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (Alexander Nemenov/Pool Photo via AP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, meets with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, left, at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (Alexander Nemenov/Pool Photo via AP)
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Mediator Qatar Says Israel ‘Did Not Abide’ by Gaza Truce Deal

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, meets with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, left, at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (Alexander Nemenov/Pool Photo via AP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, meets with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, left, at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (Alexander Nemenov/Pool Photo via AP)

Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani said Thursday that Israel had failed to respect January’s ceasefire agreement in Gaza, as he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.

“As you know, we reached an agreement months ago, but unfortunately Israel did not abide by this agreement,” said the ruler of Qatar, a key mediator of the deal.

A truce in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, brokered by Qatar with Egypt and the United States, came into force on January 19, largely halting more than 15 months of fighting triggered by Palestinian fighters’ October 7, 2023 attack on Israel.

The initial phase of the truce ended in early March, with the two sides unable to agree on the next steps. Israel resumed air and ground attacks across the Gaza Strip on March 18 after earlier halting the entry of aid.

Israel said Wednesday that it had converted 30 percent of Gaza into a buffer zone in the widening offensive.

Sheikh Tamim said Qatar would “strive to bridge perspectives in order to reach an agreement that ends the suffering of the Palestinian people, especially in Gaza.”

Putin recognized Qatar’s “serious efforts to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict” and called deaths in the conflict “a tragedy.”

“A long-term settlement can only be achieved on the basis of the UN resolution and first of all connected to the establishment of two states,” he added.

Israel’s renewed assault has so far killed at least 1,691 people in Gaza, the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory reported, bringing the overall toll since the war erupted to 51,065, most of them civilians.

Hamas’s October 2023 attack on Israel resulted in the deaths of 1,218 people, also mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on official Israeli figures.