Qatar has been invited by Saudi Arabia to attend two emergency Arab summits being convened in the Saudi city of Makkah on May 30, Qatar’s foreign ministry said on Sunday, after previously saying it had not been. Last week Qatar said it had not been invited to the two summits Saudi Arabia is planning in […]
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EU, Arabs tackle troubled Middle East at first summit
European and Arab leaders gather Sunday for their first summit aimed at stepping up cooperation on trade, security and migration while the EU-Brexit stalemate looms on the sidelines. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi hosted last-minute preparatory meetings with the European Union before he opens the two-day summit at 5:00 pm (1500 GMT) in the Red […]
PM Imran Khan calls on Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz
RIYADH: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday called on Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz to discuss the bilateral relationship between the two countries. Foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Finance Minister Asad Umer, Information Minister Fawad Hussain, Advisor for Trade Abdul Razzaq Daud and Pakistan’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Hashim bin Siddique were also present on […]
Saudi king, Turkey PM discuss Jerusalem status at talks
Saudi King Salman and Turkey’s premier on Wednesday discussed boosting ties and the status of Jerusalem, in a first high-level meeting since the US controversially recognised the city as Israel’s capital. Firm US ally Riyadh and NATO member Ankara have both slammed President Donald Trump’s December 6 decision to upend decades of careful policy by […]