Iran seized two oil tankers � one registered in the UK, the other in Liberia � in the strait of Hormuz on Friday, marking a dramatic escalation in the worsening standoff in the Gulf.Iran’s Revolutionary Guard claimed to have taken the British-flagged S…
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The chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee has introduced a bill that would punish Saudi Arabia for human rights violations, but does not block arms sales to the kingdom.Republican James Risch of Idaho says the bipartisan Saudi Arabia Diplo…
RIYADH – Saudi Arabia’s new ambassadors to the United States and the United Kingdom have taken up their posts after several months’ vacancy amid tensions with Western allies over the Yemen war and the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.Princess Reema…
RIYADH – Saudi Arabia’s new ambassadors to the United States and the United Kingdom have taken up their posts after several months’ vacancy amid tensions with Western allies over the Yemen war and the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.Princess Reema…
CAIRO – Col. Turki al Maliki, spokesman for Saudi-led coalition forces in Yemen, said that a Houthi drone struck the Abha Airport for the third time in less than a month, wounding nine people in an attack during the early hours of the morning Tuesday. …
After days of speculation — and optimistic statements by the two leaders — President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will meet Sunday at the Demilitarized Zone.The confirmation came from South Korean President Moon Jae-in at a joint news co…
Riyadh, The volume of trade between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Republic of Korea grew by 21 percent in 2018 compared to 2017 to reach $30b, the Ministry of Trade and Investment said.In a press release, the ministry showed that this increase wa…
Iranian officials on Tuesday dismissed new U.S. sanctions as putting an end to any diplomatic path for resolving tensions between the two countries, and further described U.S. overtures for dialogue as disingenuous.U.S. President Donald Trump issued th…
Amman, Prince Khalid bin Faisal bin Turki, Saudi ambassador to Jordan, received at his office here today the newly-appointed Ambassador of the Republic of Bulgaria to Jordan Dimitri Mayolve.The meeting discussed bilateral relations between the two coun…
The United States, Britain, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have jointly called for “diplomatic solutions” to ease soaring tensions with Iran. “We call on Iran to halt any further actions which threaten regional stability, and urge diplomatic…