• It did not give a reason for the visit or elaborate on his schedule but Saudi Arabia is hosting an international conference on combating extremism later this week in the capital, Riyadh. (irishnews.com)
  • TOPSHOT - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends the Future Investment Initiative (FII) conference in the Saudi capital Riyadh on October 23, 2018. (cnn.com)
  • Saudi Arabia said Friday it was recalling its ambassador to Lebanon and giving Beirut's envoy 48 hours to leave Riyadh, after "insulting" remarks made by a Lebanese minister on the Yemen war. (expatica.com)
  • audi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday had summoned Lebanon's ambassadors over Information Minister George Kordahi's criticism of the Riyadh-led military coalition fighting rebels in Yemen. (expatica.com)
  • Indeed, Oliver was the man in the middle for last week's fixture between Riyadh rivals Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr as part of an arrangement that allows Premier League officials to work on high-profile fixtures in the region if requested. (goal.com)
  • The sale of weapons to Saudi Arabia risks further inflaming the already-tense relations between the US and Iran, which views Riyadh as one of its main rivals. (middleeasteye.net)
  • RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia is revamping its education curriculum to eradicate any trace of Muslim Brotherhood influence and will dismiss anyone working in the sector who sympathizes with the banned group, the education minister said. (yahoo.com)
  • Riyadh skyline, Saudi Arabia. (gulfnews.com)
  • The president praised a Saudi crackdown on hundreds of top businessmen, officials and members of the royal family at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Riyadh in November 2017. (yahoo.com)
  • Images of Iran's top diplomat, Hossein Amirabdollahian, sitting with Prince Mohammed would have been unthinkable only months earlier, as the longtime rivals have been engaged in what officials in both Tehran and Riyadh have viewed as a proxy conflict across the wider Middle East. (kron4.com)
  • Amirabdollahian arrived Thursday in Riyadh, the Saudi capital, for meetings with his counterpart, Prince Faisal bin Farhan. (kron4.com)
  • Still, US-Saudi strategic relations remain close, especially on defense: Washington has long provided the Sunni Arab giant security protection from Shiite Iran, and Riyadh buys cutting-edge US weaponry. (timesofisrael.com)
  • Infantino has lavished praise on soccer-hosting heads of state and has built a deepening bond with Saudi Arabia since a December 2017 visit to King Salman, Prince Mohammed's father, in Riyadh. (valleycentral.com)
  • FILE - Al Nassr's Cristiano Ronaldo, right, fights for the ball during the Saudi Pro League match between Al Ettifaq FC and Al Nassr FC at Mrsool Park Stadium, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Jan. 22, 2023. (wavy.com)
  • As scientists with CDC's Special Pathogens Branch , Pierre Rollin, Bobbie Rae Erickson, and I recently boarded a flight from Atlanta to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia , so that we could provide health officials with our expertise on Alkhurma virus. (cdc.gov)
  • In the years prior to taking office, President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and many of their administration's top officials harshly criticized President Donald Trump's lack of action against Saudi Arabia and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the 2018 murder of Saudi journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi . (cnn.com)
  • Following months of investigations into the murder and a UN report concluding that Saudi agents killed Khashoggi under the direct command of Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, Turkey has repeatedly called for those responsible to be brought to justice. (middleeastmonitor.com)
  • FILE - Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, left, FIFA President Gianni Infantino, center, and Russian President Vladimir Putin watch the match between Russia and Saudi Arabia which opens the 2018 soccer World Cup at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow, Russia, on June 14, 2018. (kxan.com)
  • Infantino has built close ties to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on frequent visits to the oil-rich kingdom since before the 2018 World Cup. (kxan.com)
  • FILE PHOTO: Saudi Arabia's then Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman reacts upon his arrival at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, June 24, 2015. (yahoo.com)
  • Amity between the two countries had grown especially warm under Trump and Saudi Arabia's de facto leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. (yahoo.com)
  • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran's foreign minister met Friday with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as part of his visit to the kingdom, a sign of how the two countries are trying to ease tensions after years of turmoil. (kron4.com)
  • Mohammed bin Salman has been responsible for pushing through a number of changes both at home and abroad since he became first in line to the Saudi crown. (aljazeera.com)
  • Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, left, meets with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Jeddah on June 7, 2023. (timesofisrael.com)
  • Blinken met Saudi Arabia's de facto leader Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman late Tuesday, with the State Department saying they discussed their "shared commitment to advance stability, security, and prosperity across the Middle East and beyond. (timesofisrael.com)
  • Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman chairs the Arab summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, May 19, 2023. (timesofisrael.com)
  • FILE - Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, left, FIFA President Gianni Infantino, center, and Russian President Vladimir Putin stand for the anthem prior to the match between Russia and Saudi Arabia which opens the 2018 soccer World Cup at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, June 14, 2018. (valleycentral.com)
  • Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, for his part, has been spearheading a massive Saudi investment in athletics, including soccer and golf, in a push that critics call sportswashing - using athletics to clean an image. (valleycentral.com)
  • Mohammed bin Salman wants Saudi Arabia to be a hub of anything and everything," Middle East expert James Dorsey said. (valleycentral.com)
  • Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who chairs the PIF, has pushed its huge investments in global sports that aim to diversify the Saudi oil economy by 2030. (wavy.com)
  • A passenger arriving from the Indian Ocean island nation of Seychelles that made an emergency stop in Saudi Arabia reacts upon landing at Ben Gurion Airport in Lod, near Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023. (wkbn.com)
  • US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, right, is welcomed by US ambassador to Saudi Arabia Michael Ratney, left, and a Saudi official, upon his arrival in Jeddah, on June 6, 2023. (timesofisrael.com)
  • The Saudi Arabian soccer league kicks off Friday Aug. 11, 2023 after a spending spree on players grabbed the world's attention in the European summer offseason. (wavy.com)
  • Cuba, Russia and Saudi Arabia are running for seats on the UN Human Rights Council for the 2021-2023 term, as revealed today by UN Watch. (unwatch.org)
  • Last month, Human Rights Watch issued a report alleging that, between March 2022 and June 2023, Saudi border guards killed 'at least hundreds' of Ethiopian migrants who were trying to cross into the country from neighboring Yemen. (yahoo.com)
  • Mr Maduro arrived late on Sunday in the Red Sea city of Jeddah, where he was greeted by Saudi officials, according to the state-run Saudi Press Agency. (irishnews.com)
  • Because of its large number of oil-workers and other migrants, Jeddah is the most culturally diverse and tolerant city in Saudi Arabia. (the-backpacking-site.com)
  • Saudi state television aired images of Prince Mohammed sitting with Amirabdollahian in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah. (kron4.com)
  • The passengers told The Associated Press their experience in Jeddah was pleasant, with some Saudis even greeting them in Hebrew. (wkbn.com)
  • President Isaias Afwerki and King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saudi met today at the Royal Palace in Jeddah for a broad exchange of views on bilateral and regional issues of mutual importance. (madote.com)
  • Upon arrival at the King Abduaziz International Airport, President Isaias was received by Prince Mishaal bin Magid bin Abdul-Aziz, Governor of Jeddah and Mr. Ahmed Qattan, Minister of State for African Affairs, and other officials of the Kingdom. (madote.com)
  • US President Joe Biden boards Air Force One before departing from King Abdulaziz International Airport in the Saudi city of Jeddah on July 16, 2022. (yahoo.com)
  • 2 Current affiliation: International Medical Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (cdc.gov)
  • And, of course, we have important work we do with the kingdom of Saudi Arabia from intelligence sharing to deterring the actions of militants in the region. (cnn.com)
  • President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has sent a letter of congratulations to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on the occasion of the National Holiday of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - the Proclamation of the Kingdom. (apa.az)
  • I feel privileged to convey my sincerest and best wishes to you and through you, to your entire people on my own behalf and on behalf of the people of Azerbaijan on the occasion of the National Holiday of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - the Proclamation of the Kingdom. (apa.az)
  • The sprawling deserts of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) account for 80% of the Arabian Peninsula, though most of the country is uninhabited. (the-backpacking-site.com)
  • The discussion took place during the meeting between Azerbaijan's Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov and Saudi Arabia's Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al-Saud, held on the margins of the 33rd Ministerial Meeting of OPEC and non-OPEC member countries in Vienna. (menafn.com)
  • Saudi Arabia is hosting the key investment summit overshadowed by the killing of critic Jamal Khashoggi that has prompted a wave of policymakers and corporate giants to withdraw. (cnn.com)
  • Relations reached breaking point with the murder of US-based Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in October 2018. (middleeastmonitor.com)
  • Turkish officials on Wednesday accused Saudi Arabia of not cooperating with Turkey's investigation into the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the kingdom's consulate in İstanbul last week, as video footage and the names of a 15-member Saudi team suspected of ties to the case emerged, The Washington Post reported. (turkishminute.com)
  • He stood by Saudi Arabia, even as the CIA concluded that the powerful crown prince ordered the brutal killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist, in Istanbul in October 2018. (yahoo.com)
  • US-Saudi relations, centered for decades on energy and defense, were badly strained by the 2018 murder of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents at the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul. (timesofisrael.com)
  • In the case of Saudi Arabia, U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi was slain inside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul in 2018. (valleycentral.com)
  • audi Arabia has stepped back from its former ally Lebanon in recent years, angered by the influence of Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah, which is backed by its regional rival Iran. (expatica.com)
  • It was the first official visit by a Houthi delegation to the kingdom since 2014, after the Iran-backed group ousted the internationally recognised government in Sanaa. (thenationalnews.com)
  • Congressional aides said Trump would cite rising tensions with Iran as a reason to provide more military equipment to Saudi Arabia, which he sees as an important US partner in the region, according to Reuters. (middleeasteye.net)
  • Afghan Voice Agency (AVA): In this meeting, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Saudi Arabia, emphasizing the official resumption of bilateral relations, discussed and exchanged views on the implementation steps towards the reopening of the embassies and consulates of the two countries. (avapress.com)
  • From the start of his presidency, Trump cultivated Saudi Arabia and placed the kingdom at the heart of his Middle East policy, backing its stance against Iran and encouraging its purchase of U.S.-made weapons. (yahoo.com)
  • JERUSALEM A senior Israeli official accused Iran on Sunday of attempting to open a new front against Israel from Syria and indirectly confirmed that Tel. (turkishpress.com)
  • But since reaching a Chinese-mediated détente in March, Iran and Saudi Arabia have moved toward reopening diplomatic missions in each other's countries. (kron4.com)
  • The kingdom broke ties with Iran in 2016 after protesters invaded Saudi diplomatic posts there. (kron4.com)
  • It also comes as diplomats have been trying to end a long war in Yemen, a conflict in which both Iran and Saudi Arabia are deeply entrenched. (wtop.com)
  • Good neighborly relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia are essential for the stability of the Gulf region," U.N. spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said at U.N. headquarters. (wtop.com)
  • Al-Aiban thanked Iraq and Oman for mediating between Iran and the kingdom, according to his remarks carried by the state-run Saudi Press Agency. (wtop.com)
  • Tensions long have been high between Iran and Saudi Arabia. (wtop.com)
  • His trip comes at a time of quickly shifting alliances in the Middle East, centered around a China-brokered rapprochement between regional heavyweights Saudi Arabia and Iran in March. (timesofisrael.com)
  • Iran, the arch-enemy of the United States and Israel for decades, reopened its embassy in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday following a seven-year hiatus. (timesofisrael.com)
  • In exchange for the loss, the USA compensates Saudi Arabia with weapons, and military protection against Iran. (forbes.com)
  • MENAFN ) The news of Houthi's official visiting Saudi Arabia to discuss a deal to end the three-year-old war in Yemen has been denied by a senior Houthi official, Thenewkhaliji.org reported on Friday. (menafn.com)
  • UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed , Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed the situation in Yemen at a meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday. (thenationalnews.com)
  • The meeting emphasised the kingdom's ongoing support for Yemen and its people, as well as its unwavering commitment to encourage Yemeni parties to engage in dialogue to reach a comprehensive and lasting political solution under the supervision of the United Nations," the Saudi Press Agency said in a statement on the dialogue with the Houthis. (thenationalnews.com)
  • Donald Trump's administration is planning to bypass Congress to allow the sale of $7 billion worth of arms to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, which are involved in a bloody war in Yemen, The New York Times reported Thursday. (middleeasteye.net)
  • Reports of the plan have angered politicians on both sides of the aisle, who are frustrated by the government's support for the Saudi-led coalition in the ongoing Yemen war. (middleeasteye.net)
  • On the campaign trail, Biden vowed to end U.S. support for the Saudi war in Yemen. (yahoo.com)
  • The five-year civil war in Yemen, in which a Saudi-led coalition allied with the government is fighting Houthi rebels, has killed more than 112,000 people and spawned the world's worst humanitarian crisis, leaving millions suffering from food and medical shortages. (yahoo.com)
  • During Trump's term, anger has grown on Capitol Hill over his close ties to the Saudis, fueled by the large number of civilian casualties in the war in Yemen, as well as the murder of Khashoggi. (yahoo.com)
  • Last year, Trump vetoed a congressional resolution to end U.S. military assistance in the Saudi war in Yemen, as well as three other measures aimed at blocking more than $8 billion in arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. (yahoo.com)
  • Migrants from Ethiopia, in addition to those from Somalia, Eritrea, and other West African nations, have been braving harsh conditions and taking chances in a life or death sea voyage via the red sea to Yemen end route to Saudi Arabia or via the Mediterranean to European destinations. (turkishpress.com)
  • Challenges remain, however, particularly over Iran's advancing nuclear program, the Saudi-led war in Yemen and security across the region's waterways. (kron4.com)
  • Human Rights Watch said border guards in Saudi Arabia killed scores of migrants in Yemen. (yahoo.com)
  • The Biden administration is demanding answers following a report that Saudi authorities may have killed hundreds of migrants in Yemen, possibly with arms provided by the United States, according to The Washington Post . (yahoo.com)
  • For months, if not longer, Saudi border guards have been systematically shooting and shelling Ethiopian migrants and asylum seekers trying to cross from Yemen along the remote, inaccessible border that divides the two countries,' Frelick wrote in a piece published Friday by The Hill. (yahoo.com)
  • US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday announced visa restrictions that affected 76 Saudis believed to be involved in harassing activists and journalists, but he did not announce any measures against the crown prince. (cnn.com)
  • US Secretary of State Antony Blinken shares a light moment with Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs, centre, and Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud. (thenationalnews.com)
  • US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday on a trip to strengthen strained ties with the oil-rich kingdom as the long-time US ally forges closer relations with Washington's rivals. (timesofisrael.com)
  • US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has designated Pakistan, China, Russia and Saudi Arabia as religious freedom violators labelling them as "Countries of Particular Concern" (CPC). (daijiworld.com)
  • The Saudi soccer project has seen the sovereign wealth Public Investment Fund buy English club Newcastle in 2021. (kxan.com)
  • Since 2021, Saudi Arabia has bought the English club Newcastle, sponsored the World Cup and other competitions, lured Cristiano Ronaldo and a slew of star players from Europe to a rebooted domestic league. (valleycentral.com)
  • Cross-sectional research using a validated online survey was carried out in seven countries (Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Indonesia, India, the United Kingdom, and Egypt) between the months of December 2021 and August 2022, to explore the status of online teaching among faculty members during the COVID-19 pandemic. (bvsalud.org)
  • Over the past few years, relations between Saudi and Turkey have been increasingly strained by diplomatic differences and by each other's involvement in the Syrian civil war , and especially by Turkey's support of Qatar following the blockade imposed on it by the kingdom, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain and Egypt in 2017 . (middleeastmonitor.com)
  • The meeting was attended by Mr. Osman Saleh, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Presidential Advisor Mr. Yemane Gebreab, and Mr. Amin Hassen, from the Office of the President, on the Eritrean side and by Advisors of the King of Saudi Arabia and other Ministers and Administrators on the Saudi Arabia side. (madote.com)
  • We attach a special importance to the relations between Azerbaijan and Saudi Arabia based on mutual trust and support, and built on strong foundations such as shared historical and cultural roots, brotherhood and the Islamic solidarity. (apa.az)
  • You have delivered great services to develop and strengthen the partnership between Azerbaijan and Saudi Arabia, and we highly value it," the head of state said. (apa.az)
  • I am confident that traditional friendly ties between Azerbaijan and Saudi Arabia, and our beneficial cooperation both bilaterally and in the framework of international organizations will continue to strengthen and deepen by our joint efforts in line with the interests of our brotherly peoples. (apa.az)
  • Azerbaijan and Saudi Arabia have discussed the current status of the construction of the 240 MW Khizi-Absheron wind power plant, which was founded in January 2022, Azernews reports. (menafn.com)
  • Azerbaijan and Saudi Arabia are cooperating in different spheres of the economy, especially in renewable energy. (menafn.com)
  • Blinken and bin Salman also discussed the possibility of Saudi Arabia normalizing relations with Israel, a US official told The Times of Israel, adding that the two agreed to continue conversations on the matter moving forward. (timesofisrael.com)
  • Rights activists including Abdullah Al-Qahtani, a US citizen whose father, Mohammad Al-Qahtani, was jailed for 10 years after founding a civil rights group in Saudi Arabia and who remains unaccounted for, urged Blinken to raise their concerns. (timesofisrael.com)
  • The near certainty that Saudi Arabia will host the 2034 men's World Cup unites two of the most influential men in world sports: the leader of soccer's governing body and the kingdom's crown prince. (valleycentral.com)
  • In September, a large Saudi public university announced it would dismiss employees suspected of ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, adding to concerns that the government is clamping down on its critics in academia and beyond. (yahoo.com)
  • Passengers described a frightening stretch of time as an acrid burnt smell filled the cabin and the pilot came over the intercom to say the plane would be forced to make an emergency stop in Saudi Arabia, a kingdom with which Israel has no air links or diplomatic ties. (wkbn.com)
  • Israel and Saudi Arabia do not have official ties, although they have developed strong but informal connections over recent years over their shared concerns about Iran's growing influence in the region. (wkbn.com)
  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has made an agreement with Saudi Arabia a major goal, seized on the incident to highlight the potential for improved ties. (wkbn.com)
  • At the meeting King Salman stated that Saudi Arabia values its friendship with Eritrea and is determined to further develop ties in the political, economic, security fields, and enhance trade/investment links. (madote.com)
  • Oil prices jumped more than $2 per barrel in early Asian trade on Monday as the world's largest oil exporter, Saudi Arabia, decided to slash production by 1 million barrels per day (bpd) following an OPEC+ meeting in Vienna. (zawya.com)
  • Washington was also upset when Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest oil exporter, refused to help bring down skyrocketing energy prices after Russia's attack on Ukraine in February last year. (timesofisrael.com)
  • A half-decade later, Saudi Arabia stands alone in the 2034 bidding contest after Australia declined Tuesday to enter a fast-track FIFA process that seemed designed to find one winner for hosting the marquee event in the world's most-watched sport. (valleycentral.com)
  • When President Donald Trump visited Saudi Arabia on his first official foreign visit in 2017, he was showered with pageantry and flanked by a herd of horsemen carrying Saudi and American flags. (yahoo.com)
  • Cairo: Health authorities in Saudi Arabia have said they are fully prepared to serve Muslims who continue to arrive in the kingdom to perform annual Hajj pilgrimage due later this month when the numbers of the pilgrims are expected to return to pre-epidemic levels. (gulfnews.com)
  • More than 198,670 pilgrims from different nationalities arrived until Tuesday in the Saudi holy city of Medina ahead of Hajj taking place in the final week of this month, according to figures from the Saudi Ministry of Hajj. (gulfnews.com)
  • Saudi Arabia has said there will be no limits on the numbers of pilgrims from around the world for the upcoming Hajj season, reversing earlier restrictions prompted by the global pandemic. (gulfnews.com)
  • In the past two years, Saudi Arabia downsized the numbers of Muslims allowed to perform the Hajj rites to prevent spread of COVID-19. (gulfnews.com)
  • The Kaduna State Pilgrims Welfare Board, on Friday said it had transported 5, 464 pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for the 2015 Hajj. (com.ng)
  • Required for all travelers going to Saudi Arabia to take part in the Hajj or Umrah. (cdc.gov)
  • See the Saudi Arabia: Hajj/Umrah Pilgrimage Yellow Book section for more information. (cdc.gov)
  • Earlier this month, Crown Prince Mohammed told CBS in an interview that Saudi schools have been 'invaded' by elements of the Muslim Brotherhood, which has been designated by Saudi Arabia as a terrorist organization along with other militant groups such as al Qaeda and Islamic State. (yahoo.com)
  • INTERNAL THREAT The young crown prince has already taken some steps to loosen Saudi Arabia's ultra-strict social restrictions, scaling back the role of religious morality police, permitting public concerts and announcing plans to allow women to drive. (yahoo.com)
  • However, despite Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's offer to Bloomberg News for the Turkish government to search the premises, Saudi Arabia is delaying and does not want an investigative team to enter, one senior Turkish official said. (turkishminute.com)
  • Biden, on the other hand, has described Saudi Arabia as a 'pariah' and said he believes Khashoggi was murdered on the orders of the crown prince. (yahoo.com)
  • The Saudi Crown Prince will attend the opening ceremony of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia. (kremlin.ru)
  • The shake-up of the Saudi government comes just months after King Salman replaced his nephew Mohammed bin Nayef with his son Mohammed as the kingdom's crown prince. (aljazeera.com)
  • In this context, the agreements on the 240 MW wind power plant project were signed between the Energy Ministry, the Azerenergy OJSC, and Saudi Arabia's ACWA Power on December 29, 2020. (menafn.com)
  • After Israel and four Arab states signed normalization deals in 2020 under the former Trump administration, Biden has been working to strike a similar agreement with Saudi Arabia. (wkbn.com)
  • US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he had talked to Saudis at the "very highest level" about the disappearance. (turkishminute.com)
  • It is also a home to groups of original Arabian horses of other breeds aimed to improve breeding, as well as to preserve the old Saudi desert bred Arabian horses, which go back to the well-known breeds in the Arabian Peninsula. (gulfnews.com)
  • There is just a tremendous amount of work that we're trying to do," said Daniel Benaim, a US State Department senior official dealing with Arabian Peninsula affairs, before Blinken's trip. (timesofisrael.com)
  • It was first reported in 2012 in Saudi Arabia and is thus far linked to countries in or near the Arabian Peninsula. (medscape.com)
  • A spokesman for the Turkish Ministry of Education, Ahmet Emre Bilgili, said: "Despite all efforts made, the Saudi authorities closed all Turkish language schools in the cities of Makkah and Madinah," adding that other schools have encountered many difficulties. (middleeastmonitor.com)
  • He explained that several complaints had been received from Turkish citizens residing in Saudi Arabia, over the difficulties they face in educating their children in Turkish language schools and called on the Saudi authorities to reverse their decision and reopen the education institutes as soon as possible. (middleeastmonitor.com)
  • Cairo: Saudi authorities have imposed fines of up to SR500,000 for holding auctions for Arabian horses without a licence as part of draft regulations aimed to preserve the animal's fine breeds. (gulfnews.com)
  • In recent weeks, the Saudi authorities have been heavy-handed on Ethiopian migrants there as their security forces detain and imprison them, breaking into their homes and confiscating their hard-earned property, Ayalkibet Hailemariam, an Ethiopian who lived in Saudi Arabia for 21 years, told Anadolu Agency in a phone interview. (turkishpress.com)
  • Not only illegal migrants but also those with resident permits are being affected by the latest moves by Saudi Arabian authorities to get rid of Ethiopians living there. (turkishpress.com)
  • Saudi Arabian authorities say they fear for the security of their nation hosting many illegal migrants. (turkishpress.com)
  • But, according to Dina, the latest widespread measures by Saudi authorities were targeted against the Ethiopians and that triggered suspicion that it was part of the larger international "plot" to put pressures on Ethiopia aimed at disrupting the GERD's construction. (turkishpress.com)
  • I greatly appreciate the warm attitude of the Saudi authorities to the Israeli passengers whose flight was in distress," he said in a video recorded in Hebrew with Arabic subtitles, as he gestured toward a map of the region behind him. (wkbn.com)
  • Ethiopia has also said it is investigating the allegations, 'in tandem with the Saudi authorities,' per the Associated Press . (yahoo.com)
  • The Saudis had 'a green light from the Trump administration,' said Robert Jordan, who was the U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia from 2001 to 2003 in the administration of President George W. Bush. (yahoo.com)
  • In 2022, Saudi Arabia lifted its ban on Israeli overflights during a visit by President Joe Biden to the kingdom. (wkbn.com)
  • The Global Sustainable Development Report for 2022 noted the significant progress made by the Kingdom because we have prioritized sustainable development as a priority for the Saudi Vision 2030," the prince told the meeting. (arabnews.com)
  • While we were in Saudi Arabia, we met with officials from the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Agriculture, and the Bureau of Wildlife as well as infectious disease physicians and internationally recognized virologists, entomologists, and news reporters interested in the disease. (cdc.gov)
  • Bash to Psaki: Why hasn't Saudi Arabia been held accountable for murder of Khashoggi? (cnn.com)
  • Psaki outlined the Biden administration's actions, including sanctioning the former deputy head of general intelligence and imposing visa restrictions on 76 Saudis believed to be involved with the Khashoggi operation, and said the White House "made clear that we expect additional reforms to be put in place" in their conversations with Saudi Arabia. (cnn.com)
  • Saudi officials strongly deny any involvement in the Khashoggi disappearance and insist he left the consulate unharmed that day. (turkishminute.com)
  • Michal Ratney, US ambassador to Saudi Arabia, discussed the allegations last month - ahead of the report's release - and US officials are now trying to determine whether the units accused received training or weapons from Washington. (yahoo.com)
  • If Saudi Arabia could have designed a process for choosing future World Cup hosts, it might look similar to what FIFA unveiled for the 2030 and 2034 men's soccer tournaments. (kxan.com)
  • I value the project which is being implemented by Saudi Arabia's leading ACWA Power to build the Wind Power Plant in Azerbaijan as an outstanding example of our collaboration. (apa.az)
  • A normalization deal with Saudi Arabia, the most powerful and wealthy Arab state, has the potential to reshape the region and boost Israel's standing in historic ways. (wkbn.com)
  • Iran's Foreign Minister Hussain Amir Abdullahian met with his Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Farhan in Beijing. (avapress.com)
  • Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan speaks at a preparatory meeting for the Summit of the Future at the UN General Assembly. (arabnews.com)
  • Speaking on the campaign trail at a CNN town hall in 2019, Biden referred to Khashoggi's death as "flat-out murder," saying the Saudi journalist was "butchered," and called for "consequences. (cnn.com)
  • Missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi's Turkish fiancee Hatice (L) and her friends wait in front of the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul, on October 3, 2018. (turkishminute.com)
  • US Treasury Sanctions Former Afghan Officials For Corruption. (menafn.com)
  • But days later, they hosted a senior Russian official who is under Western sanctions. (irishnews.com)
  • The sanctions under the IRFA are not automatic and as a practical matter are unlikely to be applied across the board to Pakistan or Saudi Arabia. (daijiworld.com)
  • He was killed and allegedly dismembered after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2, 2018, having gone into the building to collect documents for his upcoming wedding. (cnn.com)
  • Health officials first reported the disease in Saudi Arabia in September 2012. (cdc.gov)
  • We also advised health officials about the diagnostic techniques and reagents needed for successful laboratory testing and analysis of patient blood samples. (cdc.gov)
  • Since June 28, 2013, CDC has been collaborating with public health officials in multiple states and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to investigate an outbreak of cyclosporiasis. (cdc.gov)
  • Al-Sammad's comments came after a Reuters report that there had been secret talks between Mohammed Abdul Salam and Saudi officials in Oman as part of the effort to end the conflict. (menafn.com)
  • Top OPEC members lead by Saudi Arabia were trying to persuade under-producing African nations such as Nigeria and Angola to have more realistic output targets, Reuters reported. (zawya.com)
  • Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, a billionaire businessman who owns investment firm Kingdom Holding was among those held, according to Reuters news agency, citing an unnamed senior official. (aljazeera.com)
  • Those assaults include one targeting the heart of Saudi Arabia's oil industry in 2019, temporarily halving the kingdom's crude production. (kron4.com)
  • Cuba institutionalized censorship of independent art and culture by passing Decree 349 in December 2019, which established violations for art that was not regulated or recognized by official cultural institutions. (unwatch.org)
  • He pointed out that the Houthis have details of citizens from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Sudan who have been killed in the war, as well as Blackwater mercenaries and fighters from "many other" countries. (menafn.com)
  • For his part, a member of the opposition Republican People's Party, MP Otko Shaker Ozer, who is also a member of Parliament's Subcommittee for Turks Abroad, rejected the Saudi decision, saying problems between the two countries should not affect or harm Turkish citizens in the kingdom, stressing that it is a "very sad" decision. (middleeastmonitor.com)
  • He stressed the need to end the suffering of Turkish children in Saudi Arabia, adding: "It is not acceptable for any country to prevent citizens of other countries from teaching in their schools in their own language. (middleeastmonitor.com)
  • Ethiopian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Dina Mufti in a weekly press briefing Thursday said that since last Saturday, the government had managed to bring 9,902 citizens back from Saudi Arabia. (turkishpress.com)
  • Brotherhood members fleeing repression in Egypt, Syria and Iraq half a century ago took shelter in Saudi Arabia, some taking up roles in the kingdom's education system and helping to establish the Sahwa or 'Awakening' movement which agitated in the 1990s for democracy. (yahoo.com)
  • Hundreds of millions of dollars from the kingdom's vast oil wealth were spent to supercharge the state-backed Saudi Pro League's ambitions of being a global player. (wavy.com)
  • Biden is now facing criticism for not following through on campaign promises to hold Saudi Arabia accountable for the killing. (cnn.com)
  • And while the Biden administration has taken more steps than the Trump administration to punish Saudi actors for their role in Khashoggi's death, the actions of key members of the Biden administration differ from the sharp criticism they offered before they took office. (cnn.com)
  • A CNN KFile review of past comments from Biden, Harris and some of their administration's top officials shows the extent to which they criticized the Trump administration for not punishing MBS or senior Saudi officials directly or seeking accountability from the Saudi government. (cnn.com)
  • Biden has pledged to 'reassess' the U.S. relationship with the oil-rich, deeply conservative kingdom, and Saudi Arabia is likely to have a less privileged and personal relationship with the Biden administration than it has had with the Trump team, some analysts say. (yahoo.com)
  • Saudi Arabia was notably slow to publicly congratulate Biden on his projected presidential victory. (yahoo.com)
  • Saudi Arabia is host to hundreds of thousands of Ethiopian migrants who mainly take to the Middle East nation in search of jobs. (turkishpress.com)
  • According to spokesperson Dina, 35 flights have been made by the Ethiopian airlines to bring the Ethiopians back home and the plan is to transport 40,000 migrants from Saudi Arabia in a period of two weeks and reunite them with their families. (turkishpress.com)
  • The United States is investigating a report that Saudi Arabia killed 'hundreds' of migrants. (yahoo.com)
  • In the report, HRW cited eyewitnesses who reported migrants being struck by mortar fire as they approached the Saudi border. (yahoo.com)
  • The United Nations welcomed the Saudi-Iranian rapprochement and thanked China for its role. (wtop.com)
  • Saudi Arabia has been a close US ally for decades but relations have been strained in recent years. (irishnews.com)
  • A prominent Muslim community leader under fire for his role in recruiting an underage maid to work in Saudi Arabia 12 years ago has been terminated from his government position, according to a copy of a royal decree released yesterday - the same day that a rival Muslim community leader posted claims that he had located a second maid who had been trafficked to the gulf country. (phnompenhpost.com)
  • Yahya has been in the spotlight since it emerged that Sos Rotors, a 28-year-old Cham Muslim maid who was stranded in Saudi Arabia for 12 years, had been sent there by his recruiting company. (phnompenhpost.com)
  • The aim is "unlocking new football opportunities at all levels and commitment to support the growth of the game across all corners of the globe," said the Saudi federation, which has been signing working agreements with national and continental soccer bodies around the world over the past two years. (kxan.com)
  • Iran's foreign minister traveled to Saudi Arabia on Thursday, marking the first trip to the kingdom by Tehran's top diplomat in years after the two nations reached a détente with Chinese mediation. (kron4.com)
  • Recommended for unvaccinated travelers younger than 60 years old traveling to Saudi Arabia. (cdc.gov)
  • Unvaccinated travelers 60 years and older may get vaccinated before traveling to Saudi Arabia. (cdc.gov)
  • Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is viral respiratory illness first reported in Saudi Arabia in 2012. (cdc.gov)
  • 6 Experts from Saudi Arabia also visited the Republic of Korea from 12 to 18 June to share their MERS experience. (who.int)
  • The experts from Saudi Arabia shared MERS patient care experience with experts of the Republic of Korea. (who.int)
  • The Saudi Arabian experts also confirmed that MERS is transmitted mostly in droplets, reassuring airborne infections would be extremely rare. (who.int)
  • This paper reviews a nongovernmental screening programme launched in October 2009 in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, in which 14 health centres were covered by 2 mobile mammography machines. (who.int)
  • Despite the controversies regarding universal breast cancer screening, a national breast cancer screening programme for Saudi Arabia is needed. (who.int)
  • La présente étude examine un programme de dépistage non gouvernemental lancé en octobre 2009 dans la province orientale de l'Arabie saoudite où deux appareils de mammographie mobiles couvraient 14 centres de santé. (who.int)
  • En dépit des controverses concernant le dépistage universel du cancer du sein, un tel programme au niveau national est nécessaire en Arabie saoudite. (who.int)
  • These data summarize vaccine introduction status in Saudi Arabia's in the national immunization programme. (who.int)
  • The Premier League is mindful of the possibility of lucrative offers tempting senior referees to Saudi Arabia. (goal.com)
  • Head of the Egyptian Commercial Service at the Ministry of Trade and Industry Yahya Al-Wathiq Billah announced earlier that Egypt and Saudi Arabia mull over the possibility of using their local currencies as part of trade exchange in the near future. (zawya.com)
  • Egypt and Saudi Arabia are close to signing an agreement to protect mutual investments soon, Trade and Industry Minister Ahmed Samir told Asharq Business. (zawya.com)
  • The Public Investment Fund (PIF), which oversees $700 billion of Saudi sovereign wealth, said it was taking majority ownership stakes in four of the top domestic clubs. (wavy.com)
  • The state-run Saudi Press Agency offered few substantive details of their conversation, saying merely that they reviewed relations and "future opportunities for cooperation. (kron4.com)
  • However, there is still much to be done here, though it is already clear that our cooperation is very effective and is benefitting both Saudi Arabia and the Russian Federation. (kremlin.ru)
  • NEW YORK: Saudi Arabia on Thursday called on the international community to reform multilateral cooperation frameworks to better take into account the concerns and needs of all states, including developing countries. (arabnews.com)
  • On Monday, stock in Al Tayyar Travel was down 10 percent in the opening minutes at Saudi Arabia's stock index after media reported the detention of Tayyar. (aljazeera.com)
  • The attacks included the use of explosive weapons and execution-style killings of people who had just been released from detention in Saudi Arabia itself, the group charged. (yahoo.com)
  • Qatar Airways Launches Flight To NEOM, Its Ninth Gateway In Saudi Arab. (menafn.com)
  • A Saudi-hosted World Cup, as in Qatar last year, likely would be played in November-December during the heart of the European season, and that will require dealing with influential European clubs and domestic leagues. (kxan.com)
  • Roberto believes in Saudi football and our desire to develop top competitive players and take them to new heights on the world stage - including the Asian Cup in Qatar and qualification for the 2026 World Cup … We're a footballing nation and we (are) continuing to invest at every level in our journey to compete with the best in the world on and off the pitch. (mystateline.com)
  • Émirats arabes unis (EAU), en Jordanie et au Qatar. (who.int)
  • Pilgrims arrive in the Saudi holy city of Medina. (gulfnews.com)
  • The Saudi Health Ministry has said its services are provided for pilgrims arriving in the kingdom through 14 air, land and sea entry ports. (gulfnews.com)
  • Indonesian pilgrims have accounted for 40,364 of the total arrivals in Medina, followed by Indians with 27,789 and Pakistanis with 26,749, the Saudi news agency reported. (gulfnews.com)
  • The exercise has been smooth and successful since its commencement on Aug. 23 in Kaduna,"he said, adding that the pilgrims were moved to Saudi Arabia in 17 flights. (com.ng)
  • Rotors was repatriated to Cambodia last month with the help of Labour Ministry Secretary of State Othsman Hassan, who claimed on Facebook yesterday that he had found a second maid who had been sent to work in Saudi Arabia by Yahya's now-defunct recruiting company. (phnompenhpost.com)