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The warring parties in Yemen have agreed to observe a three-day ceasefire beginning on Wednesday night according to UN Special Envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed and Yemeni Foreign Minister Abdel Malek al-Mekhlafi said the period could be “extended if the Read more
Riyadh has reacted to the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) by calling on the US Congress that rejected President Obama’s veto “to avoid the serious unintended consequences that may ensue” from the enactment of the law because “the Read more
As Muslims who accomplished this year’s annual Hajj pilgrimage are returning home, Saudi Arabia revealed that it arrested 54 terror suspects between September 3 and 11 and that most of them are Saudi nationals. The circumstances surrounding the arrests are Read more
Saudi Arabia has, through its Ambassador to the UN Abdallah al-Mouallimi, addressed a letter to the UN Security Council complaining about Iran’s action in the Yemeni war. Riyadh accuses Tehran of supplying the Houthi Movement and its allies with weapons Read more
Following Iran’s Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s damaging remarks against Saudi Arabia and calls for reviewing the management of the annual Hajj, Riyadh, through its Foreign Affairs Minister, responded by stating that Tehran is “politicizing” the fifth pillar of Islam Read more
Saudi authorities have banned 39 Ghanaian women from performing Hajj because of their young age and because they are not accompanied by a guardian, reports say. Ghanaian hajj authorities are in talks with the Saudi embassy in Accra, Ghana to Read more
Hamza bin Laden, son of Osama bin Laden, has called for the “overthrow” of the House of Saud describing them as “oppressive and tyrannical” rulers in an audio message that surfaced this week. The 23-year old man, described as the Read more
Major oil producers could be on the verge of reaching an agreement to stabilize the oil market and boost prices. Russian energy minister Alexander Novak said there are consultations between Riyadh and Moscow and they are “ready to achieve the Read more
The visit of a former Saudi military general together with a delegation of academics and businessmen to Israel has been described as an isolated event by an unnamed governmental official. The visit “does not reflect the views of the Saudi Read more
Saudi Prince Turki al-Faisal, a former intelligence chief and former Saudi ambassador to the US and the UK, expressed support, at a meeting in Paris organized by exiled Iranian dissidents, to ending the rule of the clerical leadership established in Read more