CAIRO — Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan arrived in Cairo on Sunday to take part in high-level discussions on the ongoing crisis in Gaza.
The meeting, organized by the Ministerial Committee formed during the Joint (...)
DOHA — Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan attended a high-level meeting on Palestine, held in Doha, capital of Qatar, on Wednesday. Those who attended the meeting included Qatar's Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign (...)
MAKKAH — The 163rd Ministerial Council meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, which concluded in Makkah on Thursday, reiterated the support of the GCC for the steadfastness of the Palestinian people to continue living on their (...)
RIYADH — The Saudi Council of Ministers reiterated its full support for the resolutions adopted by the Extraordinary Arab Summit for Palestine, held in Cairo, Egypt on Tuesday. Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman chaired the Cabinet (...)
The emergency Arab summit in Cairo has officially adopted Egypt's Gaza reconstruction plan to rebuild the war-torn Gaza Strip, emphasizing the need for early recovery and comprehensive restoration efforts.
In its final statement, the summit (...)
The Trump administration has rejected a long-awaited plan for the reconstruction of Gaza endorsed by Arab leaders, saying the president stands by his own vision which includes expelling the territory's Palestinian residents and transforming it into (...)
CAIRO — Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan stressed the urgent need for international guarantees and UN resolutions to ensure a sustained ceasefire in Gaza, preventing future aggression, and securing long-term peace in Palestine.
He (...)
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has invited nations worldwide to participate in a humanitarian pledging conference focused on the reconstruction of Gaza, which Egypt will host in April.
Speaking at the Extraordinary Arab Summit on Tuesday, (...)
The level of destruction in Jabalia when viewed from the air is truly astonishing.
A Hiroshima-like wasteland stretches as far as the eye can see. The mangled carcasses of buildings dot the churned-up landscape, some leaning at crazy angles.
Great (...)
The latest round of negotiations aimed at securing the second phase of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has stalled, with no progress made so far, a senior Hamas official confirmed on Saturday. It remains unclear if or when talks will (...)
RIYADH — Saudi airports handled a record 128 million travelers in 2024, marking a 15 percent increase from the previous year and a 25 percent rise compared to pre-pandemic levels, according to the Air Traffic 2024 Report released by the General (...)
Arab leaders are set to meet in Saudi Arabia on Friday for the first time to formulate a response to US President Donald Trump's plan for the US to take ownership of Gaza, expel its Palestinian population and turn it into a Middle Eastern (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman will hold an informal fraternal meeting with leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, King Abdullah II of Jordan, and Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi in Riyadh (...)
Egyptologists have discovered the first tomb of a pharaoh since Tutankhamun's was uncovered over a century ago.
King Thutmose II's tomb was the last undiscovered royal tomb of the 18th Egyptian dynasty.
A British-Egyptian team has located it in the (...)
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said his country is developing a plan to rebuild Gaza without forcing Palestinians out of the strip in a counter to President Donald Trump's proposal to depopulate the territory so the US can take it over. (...)
CAIRO — Saudi Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said that five Saudi projects in the fields of renewable energy spanning solar and wind energy are going operational in Egypt.
Addressing the opening session of the 8th edition of Egypt (...)
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Sunday to "finish the job" against Iran with the support of US President Donald Trump.
Netanyahu was speaking alongside US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is visiting Israel on his first (...)
Israel's prime minister has said he is working to make US President Donald Trump's plan to remove and resettle Gaza's population "a reality".
Benjamin Netanyahu said he was cooperating with the US on a "common strategy" for the Palestinian territory (...)
Malaysia and Egypt have firmly rejected any plan to displace Palestinians from Gaza, stressing that such moves would undermine Palestinian statehood and violate fundamental rights.
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Friday night that he (...)
The Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas has looked shaky since it came into force on 19 January but now looks the closest yet to totally falling apart.
A senior Egyptian source told the BBC that regional mediators Egypt and Qatar were (...)
Egypt has said it is working on a "comprehensive vision" for the reconstruction of the war-torn Gaza Strip that guarantees Palestinians the right to stay on their land, unlike the proposal put forward by US President Donald Trump.
The Egyptian (...)
CAIRO — Saudi Deputy Ambassador to Egypt Abdulrahman Al-Dahas delivered the shares of Saudi Aa's Project for Utilization of Hady and Adahi (sacrificial meat) to Egypt and Palestine.
The shares of 30,000 sacrificial animals were handed over to Egypt (...)
The Palestinian president has said he strongly rejects President Donald Trump's proposal for the US to take over Gaza and permanently resettle the 2.1 million Palestinians living there.
"We will not allow the rights of our people... to be infringed (...)
CAIRO — Saudi Arabia's Literature, Publishing and Translation Commission concluded participation in Cairo International Book Fair 2025, which was held in the Egyptian capital from January 23 to February 5.
The Saudi pavilion received a large turnout (...)
RIYADH — The Saudi Council of Ministers reaffirmed its support for facilitating the safe return of displaced Palestinians to their homes in the Gaza Strip. Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman chaired the Cabinet session in Riyadh on (...)
