U.S. welcomes Saudi Arabia’s $100-million pledge for Syria’s reconstruction

Washington has welcomed Saudi Arabia’s pledged $100 million investment in Syria to reconstruct parts of the civil war-hit country freed from the Islamic State group (ISIS). “This significant contribution is critical to stabilization and early recovery efforts and comes at Read more

KSA: Saudia Airlines suspends flights to and from Toronto amid spat

Saudi Arabia has bolstered its position in the new diplomatic spat with Canada as the national carrier Saudia Airlines announced Monday it was putting halt to flights operated by the company to the Canadian city of Toronto. The move came Read more

KSA: Riyadh freezes new trade, business with Ottawa and expels Canadian envoy over interference

Saudi Arabia announced Sunday suspensions of all trade and business deals with Canada over what it termed “interference into its internal affairs” following a call by the Canadian foreign ministry to free all civil rights activists languishing in prison in Read more

Gulf Crisis: Tillerson lost his job for preventing invasion of Qatar – The Intercept

Former U.S. Secretary of State lost his job after he ruined plans by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to militarily invade Qatar amid the ongoing diplomatic showdown opposing the peninsula and its neighbors, The Intercept reports citing Read more

Iran: US threats to block oil export will be easily answered, Head of Revolution Guards vows

Head of the Iranian Revolution Guards Wednesday indicated that US threats to thwart Iran’s oil exports to its buyers will be easily answered. “If the current capabilities of the Revolutionary Guards … reaches the ears of the adventure-seeking president of Read more