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Mohamed Bin Salman will visit Egypt at the start of his first trip abroad as heir to the Saudi throne. The trip will also lead him to London, Paris and Washington. Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman will spend two days Read more
Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman is due in Washington March 19 for his first visit to the USA since he became heir to the Saudi throne while American diplomats express concern over the absence of US ambassador in Riyadh to Read more
British and Saudi authorities have reportedly postponed to early March the visit by Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman (MBS) to London as fears for unfriendly reception from rights groups opposed to Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen look serious, Middle East Read more
The US State Department spokeswoman Thursday placated Turkey as she referred to Kurdish militia YPG in Afrin in Northern Syria as Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), a group blacklisted by Turkey and European countries and the US as terrorist. Ankara Saturday Read more
US envoy to the UN Tuesday expressed Washington’s full endorsement for the days of unrest saying that it would seek a UN emergency meeting on the crisis after calling the protests ‘demonstration for freedom’. Nikki Haley joined her boss Donald Read more
Fourteen members of the UN Security Council will submit a one page draft resolution to reverse President Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The draft resolution is backed by France and UK, Washington’s key allies who slammed President Read more
The Jordanian government Thursday insisted that the Israeli embassy will remain closed until the Israeli guard who killed two Jordanians in July is brought back to stand trial. “We are committed to international law, and we expect Israel to abide Read more
The Turkish ministry of Justice Tuesday said it canceled a delegation’s planned trip to the US because of the visa crisis opposing the two ally countries. “Due to the recent visa crisis between the two countries, the visit was cancelled Read more
Washington will send next week a delegation to Ankara to meet Turkish authorities in a bid to end the diplomatic row, which birthed this week following suspension by the US embassy of non-migrant visas. In retaliation, Turkey suspended at its Read more
Saudi Arabia announced Thursday military deal in which Moscow will deliver its latest S-400 air defense system and transfer expertise to Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI). Aside from the S-400 air defense system, Riyadh will also buy Kornet anti-tank guided Read more