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The first official meeting between a special envoy from the Saudi King and U.S. President Donald Trump is being dubbed as a “historical turning point” by Riyadh after relations experienced “a period of divergence of views on many issues” with Read more
The Yemeni war is on the verge of taking a new dimension as units of the Pakistani army will be deployed to Saudi Arabia’s southern border with war-torn Yemen. The decision was made following heated debate at the Pakistani parliament. Read more
After Saudi Arabia rejected, through the voice of its ambassador to Beijing, China’s proposal to mediate between Riyadh and Tehran in overcoming their differences, Iran welcomed the goodwill gesture from China. A statement issued by the Iranian Embassy in China Read more
Worldwide arms trade has risen to its highest level since the Cold War in the past five years, driven by the increasing demand from the Middle East and Asia, a study said on Monday. The volume of international transfers of Read more
Saudi Arabia and Israel are cooperating to “provoke the international atmosphere” against Iran according to the Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi. Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir and Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman in their remarks at the Munich Security Read more
Former Tunisian president Zine el Abidine Ben Ali has been handed, together with his wife Leila Trabelsi, a 10-year jail term for “administrative and financial corruption”. The latest conviction is one of many issued to the ex-president in absentia following Read more
Private telephone conversations between President Sisi and his Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry were aired on Mukameleen television; a Turkish based channel that has close ties with the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood of Egypt. Five separate conversations allegedly had the two officials Read more
President Donald Trump of the USA and King Salman of Saudi Arabia had a phone discussion on Sunday with a Saudi source claiming that it lasted for more than an hour. In their discussions, King Salman agreed to Trump’s request Read more
The Mecca Criminal Court that has been hearing the charges against 13 people who allegedly played roles in the crane collapse that killed scores of people and injured many at the Grand Mosque near the Kabba in September 2015 has Read more
Supporters of the 75-year old Shia cleric Sheikh Issa Qassim have been protesting against his detention and trial since July when he was arrested and charged for illegal fundraising and money laundering. The protests in Diraz got violent on Thursday Read more