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 — A friendly and fraternal meeting brought together the leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Jordan, and Egypt in the Saudi capital on Friday, underscoring their commitment to enhancing cooperation and coordination between their (...)
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 (...)
RIYADH — Al Hilal has confirmed its place at the top of the AFC Champions League Elite group stage standings after a decisive victory over Al Wasl, continuing the dominance of Saudi clubs in the competition with three teams finishing in the top (...)
KUWAIT CITY — Saudi Minister of Tourism Ahmed Al-Khateeb participated in the ninth meeting of the ministers of tourism in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.
Al-Khateeb expressed Saudi Arabia's aspiration to move forward with more joint programs (...)
When US President Donald Trump wanted someone to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin last week to open negotiations for a potential deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war, he didn't dispatch his secretary of state.
The man he sent to the Kremlin to (...)
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. (...)
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 (...)
Hamas has released the names of three hostages due to be freed on Saturday in exchange for Palestinian prisoners in Israel, after days of fears over the future of the ceasefire.
They are Russian-Israeli Alexander Troufanov, Argentine-Israeli Yair (...)
Saudi Arabia has confirmed that alcohol will not be sold at the 2034 FIFA World Cup, which the Kingdom will host across five cities.
Speaking to British digital radio station LBC News on Thursday, Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the UK, Prince Khalid (...)
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 (...)
RIYADH — "Haram. Haram. Haram." With those three emphatic words, Riyadh Air CEO Tony Douglas made it clear — Saudi Arabia's lack of direct global connectivity is unacceptable, and it's time to fix it.
Speaking at the PIF Private Sector Forum on (...)
Hamas said it will release Israeli hostages as initially planned after holding "positive" talks with mediators, following a dispute with Israel over the Gaza ceasefire deal.
The militant group had postponed the release of more hostages this weekend, (...)
ABHA — The Royal Saudi Air Force will participate in the Cobra Warrior 25-1 exercise, which will be held in the United Kingdom alongside the forces of a number of friendly countries.
A farewell party was given at King Khalid Air Base in the southern (...)
Centrepoint launched an exciting media campaign showcasing its diverse collection of fashion and accessories for the holy month of Ramadan and Eid Al-Fitr, titled "Ramadan of Radiance." This launch took place at a glamorous gala event at Boulevard (...)
JEDDAH — The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), which groups 57 Islamic nations, joined several organizations and nations in the Arab and Islamic world in strongly condemning Benjamin Netanyahu's unacceptable and irresponsible remarks (...)
HARBIN, China — Saudi alpine skier Sharifa Al-Sudairi made history with her participation on Saturday in the ninth Asian Winter Games, marking the Kingdom's first-ever appearance in the competition. Although she was unable to qualify for the second (...)
يوفر معرض سوق السفر السعودي 2025، والذي سيقام خلال الفترة من 10 إلى 12 فبراير 2025 في الرياض، بمشاركة أكثر من 250 عارضًا من 30 دولة، منصة رئيسية لتعزيز التعاون وبناء الشراكات الإستراتيجية في قطاع السفر والسياحة، وتعد المملكة العربية السعودية واحدة (...)
When US President Donald Trump began speaking 10 days ago of Gaza as a demolition site, calling to "clean out that whole thing", it wasn't clear how far these were off-the-cuff remarks.
But in the lead up to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin (...)
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 (...)
CAIRO — Amid rising concerns over the potential forced displacement of Palestinians from Gaza, the six-party Arab ministerial meeting in Cairo reaffirmed its categorical rejection of any such move and emphasized the need for the full implementation (...)
RIYADH — Total non-oil merchandise exports, including national exports and re-exports, between Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, amounted to SR9.469 billion in November 2024.
This figure represents an annual growth (...)
Hamas announced on Friday that among the three Israeli hostages to be released from Gaza on Saturday are an American dual national and the father of the youngest hostages taken from Israel on October 7, 2023.
It named three men – Keith Siegel, (...)
The first of eight hostages to be released Thursday, Agam Berger, was set free by Hamas in the Gaza Strip as part of the deal struck between the militant group and Israel in an ongoing ceasefire.
Hamas is set to free two more Israeli hostages in (...)
Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians gathered to return home to northern Gaza for the first time since the war between Israel and Hamas began, following a ceasefire agreement between the pair.
Palestinians stood with their belongings by the (...)
