Saudi Arabia proposes to mediate between Russia & Ukraine

Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan revealed Monday the kingdom’s plan to mediate between Russia and Ukraine caught in a conflict after Russian President launched last month a military invasion to denazify the former soviet country. Read more

UAE awards Saudi Crown Prince Order of Zayed in recognition of strong historical ties

UAE Tuesday conferred the Order of Zayed, the country’s highest civilian award on Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS) in recognition of strong historical ties and bilateral relations between the two countries, reports say. The facto Saudi ruler arrived Read more

KSA rejects US Senate’s position, any interference in its internal affairs

Saudi Arabia has vehemently rejected this Monday the position expressed recently by the United States Senate, saying the position was based upon unsubstantiated claims and allegations, and contained blatant interferences in the Kingdom’s internal affairs, undermining the Kingdom’s regional and Read more

Lebanon: Journalist who interviewed Hariri in Riyadh in November confirms PM was detained

Former journalist and current lawmaker who interviewed Prime Minister Saad Hariri in November in Riyadh following his surprising resignation has confirmed the Prime Minister was detained in the Saudi capital as she was expressing concern over the fate of missing Read more

Lebanon: Macron claims credit for November political crisis settlement

French President Emmanuel Macron Monday took credit for solving the November political crisis that erupted in Lebanon after Prime Minister Saad Hariri was allegedly abducted in Riyadh following a visit to the kingdom wherefrom he announced his resignation. “If France Read more

KSA: Four women’s rights campaigners freed as authorities loose crackdown

Saudi authorities have released four female rights campaigners fighting for women’s right to drive and the end of man guardianship, one month before removal of the controversial ban. Eleven Saudi women known as prominent activists campaigning for female rights to Read more

Saudi Arabia to release Ethiopian-born business mogul Al Amoudi

Ethiopian-born Saudi billionaire Mohammed Hussein Al Amoudi, who has been detained in the anti-corruption campaign spearheaded by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, will soon be released, Ethiopia’s prime minister said. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed made the announcement over the Read more