Posts Tagged ‘Saudi’

Saudi Crown Prince on Khashoggi murder: ‘Anyone involved is serving jail time’

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in a recent interview insisted “anyone involved” with the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi is “serving jail time,” a comment that comes ahead of the five-year anniversary of the murder.  When asked in a rare interview with Fox News’s Bret Baier about if any individuals are serving time for… […]

Biden, Netanyahu pledge to work toward Israel-Saudi normalisation

US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, pledged on Wednesday to work together toward a landmark agreement to forge diplomatic relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia, Reuters reports. Meeting for the first time since Netanyahu returned to power in December, both leaders signalled a desire to ease strains in their relationship, but […]

Saudi Arabia welcomes positive results of talks to support peace process in Yemen

Saudi Arabia welcomed positive results from discussions to reach a road map supporting the peace process in Yemen, the Kingdom’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday, after Houthi negotiators’ talks with the Saudis in Riyadh, Reuters reports. Houthi envoys left Riyadh on Tuesday after a five-day round of talks with Saudi officials on ending the […]

Turkiye supports potential Saudi-Israel normalisation, Erdogan says

Turkiye would support a normalisation deal between Saudi Arabia and Israel, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is reported to have emphasised. According to the London-based news outlet, Middle East Eye, Erdogan held a private press briefing with journalists and analysts in New York yesterday, during his trip to the United States in order to attend […]

Will a tripartite US-Saudi-Israeli ‘Deal’ make Any difference?

16 Sep 2023 Source: Al Mayadeen English Alastair Crooke An image of the White House lecturing, and facing off versus Netanyahu’s policies, might look ‘tough’ … but will any of this elaborate ‘dance’ — whether Biden and Netanyahu meet or not — make a jot of difference? The Financial Times adopts a dour tone: The final […]

US: Israel-Saudi normalisation would be ‘transformative’ in Middle East

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on Friday that normalisation between Israel and Saudi Arabia would be a “transformative event” but remains a difficult proposition, Anadolu Agency reported. “Normalisation between Israel and Saudi Arabia, were to be achieved, would, in my judgment, be a transformative event in the Middle East, and well beyond [sic],” […]

Report: Saudi won’t abandon Palestine in normalisation talks with Israel

Saudi Arabian leaders last week assured a Palestinian Authority delegation that Riyadh “will not abandon” the Palestinian cause as it engages in negotiations with the United States about normalising ties with the occupation state of Israel, US and Arab officials told the Times of Israel on Wednesday. The US and the Arab officials said the message was […]

Yemen’s Houthis in Saudi for ceasefire talks

Saudi Arabia invited Yemen’s Houthi delegation to Riyadh to continue ceasefire talks, Reuters reported the state news agency SPA saying yesterday. The kingdom wanted to resume its and Oman’s efforts to “reach a permanent and comprehensive ceasefire in Yemen and a sustainable political solution acceptable to all Yemeni parties,” SPA said. Mohamed Ali Al-Houthi, head of the Houthi supreme revolutionary committee, […]

Saudi Arabia Planning a New Attack on America

Evidence suggests that Saudi Arabia is about to unleash the ultimate “weapon of mass destruction” on the United States. Source

Saudi Ambassador meets Iran FM

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Twitter accused of helping Saudi Arabia commit HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES by disclosing user information of online dissidents

(NaturalNews) Twitter, now referred to as X, is facing a revised civil lawsuit accusing the company of helping Saudi Arabia commit grave human… Source

Erdogan meets with Saudi Crown Prince MBS at the G20 summit

OPINION: G20 summit wraps up in New Delhi; Modi calls for a virtual meet in November Source

Spain minister moves to block Saudi Arabia stake in major telecom company

A Spanish minister is attempting to block Saudi Arabia’s purchase of a major stake in Spanish telecommunications company Telefonica, in the first sign of a major counter against the Gulf kingdom’s global ambitions. On Tuesday, the state-run Saudi Telecom announced that it had purchased a 9.9 percent stake in Spain’s Telefonica worth €2.1 billion ($2.25 […]

Saudi Arabia Tops 100 Executions in 2023

 September 9, 2023 By Staff, Agencies Amnesty International announced that the number of executions conducted by Saudi Arabia this year has surpassed 100, raising concerns that the death penalty is being used in the kingdom in violation of international law. The number of executions is less than the 196 executions conducted in 2022. However, it […]

Saudi Arabia and US sign MOU for intercontinental green corridor

Saudi Arabia and the United States have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a protocol that aims to build an intercontinental green corridor, Saudi state media reported on Saturday, Reuters reports. The transit corridor, which would connect Asia and Europe through Saudi Arabia by railway, aims to facilitate the transfer of renewable electricity and […]

Saudi Arabia executes more than 100 people this year

The Saudi authorities have executed more than 100 people this year, hitting a new milestone that Amnesty International considers reveals its “chilling disregard for the right to life.” On Thursday, Saudi Arabia executed a displaced religious resident on charges of killing a Saudi in the capital, Riyadh, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on […]

Saudi Arabia fastest-growing G20 economy, amid low unemployment rate – IMF

Saudi Arabia is the fastest-growing economy amongst G20 nations, with its unemployment rate having hit a record low, a report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stated. According to the IMF report, released yesterday, Saudi Arabia’ overall economic growth reached 8.7 per cent last year due to a number of factors, including strong oil […]

Saudi Arabia refuses entry visas for Israel ministers to attend UNESCO conference

Saudi Arabia has refused to issue entry visas for Israel’s Foreign Minister, Eli Cohen, and Education Minister, Yifat Kish, into the Kingdom to attend the upcoming UNESCO conference, amid ongoing negotiations between the two countries for a potential normalisation deal. According to Israel’s Channel 13, Tel Aviv had attempted to secure the entry visas and invitations for […]

Spain to protect ‘strategic autonomy’ after Telefonica’s sale to Saudi Telecom

The Spanish government said, on Wednesday, that it is focused on preserving its “strategic autonomy” after Saudi Telecom announced a €2.1 billion ($2.25 billion) investment in the Spanish telecom company, Telefonica, Anadolu Agency reports. Yolanda Diaz, Spain’s acting second Deputy Prime Minister, expressed concern over the move, calling Telefonica, one of the world’s largest telecommunications […]

FBN’s, Energy Analyst Flynn: We Can’t Do Anything About Saudi, Russian Oil Cuts Because SPR Is Drained

On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” FOX Business Contributor and Price Futures Group Senior Account Executive Phil Flynn stated that consumers will feel the rise in crude oil prices in the wake of Saudi Arabia and Russia Source

Saudi Arabia Plans To Extend 1 Million Barrel A Day Oil Cut Through The End Of The Year

The Saudis are particularly keen to boost oil prices to fund Vision 2030, an ambitious plan to overhaul the kingdom’s economy. Source

Saudi Arabia offers to renew aid to PA, potentially for support of Israel normalisation deal

Saudi Arabia has proposed the renewal of its financial aid to the Palestinian Authority (PA), with analysts speculating that it could be a tactic to woo the PA’s approval for a Saudi normalisation deal with Israel. According to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) yesterday, which cited anonymous Saudi officials, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince, Mohammed bin […]

Biden is pushing Saudi normalization for one reason, to please the Israel lobby

The White House push for Saudi-Israeli normalization is the tail wagging the dog yet again. The only ones who really want this deal are Israel and its lobby, to distract the world from apartheid in Palestine. So Joe Biden is taking it seriously, dispatching one official after another to the Middle East. Source

The US Biden Administration Desperately Attempts To Push Israeli-Saudi Normalization

US national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, visited Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed Bin Salman, in Jeddah to discuss a number of important issues concerning both nations, however, the issue of Israeli-Saudi normalization has taken center stage. As Israel and Saudi Arabia have both had bumpy relations with the US Biden administration, such a deal makes little […]

BRICS invites Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Ethiopia, the Emirates and Iran to join the bloc

Iran, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Argentina, Egypt and Ethiopia have been invited to join the BRICS economic bloc. Source

Saudi Arabia looking forward to ‘new phase’ in ties with Iran: statement

TEHRAN – Saudi Arabia and Iran seem to be moving towards a fast all-out reconciliation as Riyadh expresses hope for a “new phase” of relations with Tehran. Source

Saudi Arabia’s embassy opens in Iran for first time in seven years 

TEHRAN – Saudi Arabia’s embassy in Iran has been active since Sunday, according to a report by IRNA News Agency.  Source

US distances itself from reported breakthrough in Saudi-Israel talks

The White House rebuffed a reported breakthrough Wednesday in talks to normalise relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia, saying it is premature, reports Anadolu Agency. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said the report "has left some people with the impression that the discussions are farther along and closer to some sense of certainty than […]

Palestine must be at the centre of Israel-Saudi normalisation, say Democrat senators  

Saudi-Israel normalisation will not succeed if the plight of the Palestinians is ignored, US Democrat senators have warned as talk of a possible landmark three-way deal between Washington, Riyadh and Tel Aviv gathers pace. Democratic Senators Chris Van Hollen and Tim Kaine have stated that the occupation of Palestine must feature prominently in any potential […]

Russia Blasts Saudi Arabia Talks On Ending War In Ukraine After Moscow Gets No Invitation

Senior officials from around 40 countries gathered in Jeddah for a two-day meeting to agree on key principles about how to end the conflict. Source

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