Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon: Threats won’t affect our stances
Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Lebanon Ali Awad Asiri has reiterated that his country in committed to its stances in Lebanon amid news information of...
Tillerson attends landmark Saudi, Iraq meeting
Riyadh, Oct 22, 2017 (AFP) - Top US diplomat Rex Tillerson attended a landmark meeting Sunday between Saudi Arabia and Iraq aimed at upgrading...
Saudi King Salman ends landmark Egypt visit with firm support to Sisi
Saudi King Salman on Monday wraps up a landmark five-day visit to Egypt marked by lavish praise and multi-billion-dollar investment deals, in a clear...
Curtailed hajj compounds Saudi economic woes
Riyadh (AFP) - Vacant religious sites. Abandoned pilgrim tents. Lifeless hotels. A stunning emptiness -- and fears of economic ruin -- haunt the usually...
On Saudi-Iran rift, Gulf Arab states tread with caution
Gulf Arab states rallied dutifully behind Saudi Arabia when it cut relations with Iran last week, recalling their ambassadors and cancelling flights to Tehran...
Brother of al-Nimr condemns attacks on Saudi missions
The brother of Nimr al-Nimr, the Shiite cleric executed in Saudi Arabia at the weekend, on Monday condemned retaliatory attacks on the kingdom's diplomatic...
Iraqi premier urges for calm in Kurdish region after rioting
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's prime minister is calling for calm in the self-ruled northern Kurdish region after rioting the previous night following the Kurdish...
U.S. says allies oppose bill allowing 9/11 lawsuits against Saudi Arabia
U.S. State Department officials told members of Congress on Tuesday that legislation that would allow families of Sept. 11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia...
Turkey vows to remove Gulen movement "by its roots" after failed coup
Turkey vowed to root out allies of the U.S.-based cleric it blames for an abortive coup last week, after an already deep purge of...
ISIS double standards sow growing disillusion
Mohammed Saad, a Syrian activist, was imprisoned by the Islamic State group, hung by his arms and beaten regularly. Then one day, his jailors...
