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Saudi crown prince, Lebanese president hold meeting in Riyadh

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has held official talks with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun in Riyadh.

Satellite images reveal Saudi Arabia may be quietly expanding ballistic missile force

Saudi Arabia may be quietly modernising and expanding its long-range missile capabilities, newly published satellite imagery disclosed.

Riyadh condemns Netanyahu’s remarks on Palestinian relocation to Saudi Arabia

Riyadh has strongly condemned the recent statements of Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, who had called for the displacement of Palestinians to Saudi Arabia.

Syria’s new President meets Saudi crown prince in first foreign trip

Syria’s Ahmed al-Sharaa has met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) in Riyadh on his first foreign trip since being named president of the transitional government earlier this week.

Saudi Arabia opens property investments in two holy cities to foreigners

Riyadh has begun allowing non-Saudis to invest in publicly-traded companies that own real estate in Mecca and Medina.

Trump requests trillion dollar Saudi investment after $600bn offer from MbS

In remarks via video conference to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, US President Donald Trump said he read reports “in the papers” that Saudi Arabia plans to invest $600bn in the US economy - but stated it wouldn’t be enough.

Trump says he would visit Riyadh for $500bn in Saudi trade

US President Donald Trump has stated he would probably go to Saudi Arabia again as his first visit to a foreign country, but only if the price was right.

Ministry of Energy says Saudi Arabia seeking to enrich and sell uranium

Riyadh plans to begin enriching and selling uranium, according to the Ministry of Energy of Saudi Arabia.

Syria FM in Saudi Arabia in first foreign trip

Damascus’s top diplomat expressed hope to open a "new, bright chapter" with Saudi Arabia during his visit to the kingdom, marking the first foreign trip for Syria’s new rulers.

Executions in Saudi Arabia in 2024 surpass 300 in record tally

Executions in Saudi Arabia have exceeded 300 in 2024, the kingdom’s highest ever toll, an AFP tally has disclosed.

Saudi Arabia abandons US defense pact over Palestinian statehood ‘stalemate’: Report

Riyadh has abandoned its pursuit of an ambitious defence treaty with Washington in return for normalising relations with Israel and is now pushing for a more modest military cooperation agreement, two Saudi and four Western officials have told Reuters.

Saudi Arabia accused of editing official Cop29 negotiating text: Report

A Saudi Arabian delegate has been accused of directly making changes to an official Cop29 negotiating text, according to a report.

Over 100 foreigners executed in Saudi Arabia this year

More than 100 foreigners were executed by Saudi Arabia in 2024, a tally by AFP revealed.

Saudi Arabia scales back Neom plans to focus on sports

Riyadh has scaled back some of its ambitious plans for Neom, the megacity it is building in the northwest of the kingdom, to prioritise sporting events set to be hosted in the city in the coming years, according to Reuters.

Saudi Arabia fails to win seat on UN Human Rights Council

Saudi Arabia has failed to win a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) after a vote for membership in the 2025-27 term.

Saudi King hospitalised for lung infection: Royal court

Saudi Arabia's King Salman has a lung infection and was set to undergo medical tests on Sunday night, the Royal Court announced in the latest update on the ageing monarch's health.

Senior Saudi royal calls on US to cut financial and military support to Israel

Prince Turki al-Faisal, a senior Saudi royal, has urged the US and the UK to do more to pressure Israel into ending its war on the Gaza Strip.

US lifts ban on bombs sale to Saudi Arabia

Washington will send a $750m shipment of bombs to Riyadh, ending an embargo imposed in 2022, according to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ).

US says to lift ban on offensive arms sales to Saudi Arabia

The administration of President Joe Biden has decided to lift a ban on US sales of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia, the State Department announced on Friday, reversing a three-year-old policy to pressure Riyadh to wind down the Yemen war.

Saudi Arabia executes a person every two days this year: Report

Riyadh has executed 100 people since the beginning of 2024 to 15 July, the European Saudi Organisation for Human Rights (ESOHR) has reported.

Syria passenger plane touches down at Saudi airport after over a decade hiatus

A passenger plane operated by Syria’s flag carrier, Syrian Airlines, has landed in the Saudi capital Riyadh – the first in more than a decade، as part of a thaw in diplomatic relations between Damascus and the Kingdom.

Saudi Arabia ‘threatened’ G7 over seizure of Russian assets

The Group of Seven “likely” abandoned the West's plan to expropriate Moscow’s frozen central bank funds due to a “veiled threat” from Riyadh, Bloomberg has reported.

Saudi Arabia announces discovery of major oil, gas deposits

Saudi Arabia's energy minister has announced the discovery of seven oil and gas deposits in the kingdom's Eastern Province and Empty Quarter, the official Saudi news agency SPA reported.

Saudi Hajj minister sparks outrage over ‘political slogans’ remarks

Saudi Arabia's minister of Hajj and Umrah has faced a deluge of criticism after he stated "political slogans" would have no place during the Hajj, in an apparent reference to acts of solidarity with Palestinians amid Israel's ongoing war on the Gaza Strip.

Saudi Arabia appoints first envoy to Syria in over a decade

Saudi Arabia has appointed its ambassador to Damascus for the first time since the kingdom closed its embassy in Syria in 2012, after violence gripped the country.

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