President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrives in Saudi Arabia on Monday for the first phase of a three-country Gulf trip aimed at soliciting foreign investment to bolster Turkey’s economy. The Turkish president will see King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah before departing for the UAE and Qatar later this week. Erdogan stated […]
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‘Largest Hajj pilgrimage in history’ begins in Saudi Arabia
“This year, we will witness the largest Hajj pilgrimage in history,” says official. 1.6 million foreigners have already arrived in the kingdom by late Friday. “This year not a single vacant bed in our group of 67 hotels,” says a businessman. Hundreds of thousands of Muslims from around the globe walked solemn circles around the […]
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy visits Saudi, seeks Arab League support for his people
DUBAI, May 19 (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attended summit of the Arab League in Saudi Arabia on Friday to canvas support for his people, while Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman expressed his readiness to mediate in the war between Moscow and Kyiv. Also at the Jeddah gathering, Arab leaders warmly welcomed back […]
UAE cargo ship sinks off Iran, rescue underway for 30 crew
Tehran : An Emirati cargo ship sank in Gulf waters off Iran, triggering a search and rescue operation for its 30 crew in poor weather, Iranian state media reported Thursday. “An Emirati car transporter ship sank nearly 50 kilometres (30 miles) from the port of Asalouyeh and a search operation has been launched to rescue […]
Erdogan and Saudi king agree to upgrade ties in rare phone call
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed ways of enhancing ties with King Salman of Saudi Arabia, in a rare phone call since the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, his office said. The phone call came on the eve of the G20 leaders’ summit hosted by Riyadh on Saturday and Sunday. Erdogan and the Saudi king […]
Saudi Arabia to stage world’s richest race in 2020
JEDDAH: The world has a new richest race, with the announcement of the creation of the $20 million Saudi Cup, to be run at King Abdul Aziz Racetrack in Riyadh on Feb. 29, 2020. Details of the contest were announced by Prince Bandar bin Khalid Al-Faisal, chairman of the Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia, at […]
Saudi crown prince, Pompeo discuss maritime security, Iran
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed maritime security, Iran and Yemen with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in a phone call on Wednesday. “The secretary discussed heightened tensions in the region and the need for stronger maritime security in order to promote freedom of navigation,” State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said […]
329,000 people stopped from entering Makkah for lack of Hajj permit
JEDDAH: Makkah Gov. Prince Khalid Al-Faisal on Sunday said more than 329,000 people had been stopped from entering the holy city since the start of the Hajj season for lack of Hajj permit. More than 144,000 vehicles without permits had also been disallowed from entering the city, 15 drivers had been arrested for illegally transporting pilgrims, and […]
Saudi Arabia steps up aid for Yemen child soldiers
NEW YORK: King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief) is expanding its research and work to help rehabilitate child soldiers in Yemen. The center outlined its expanded role while taking part in workshops with the advisory experts group of the International Coalition for the Rehabilitation of Child Soldiers, held at Columbia University in New York […]
S. Arabia threatens to block key UN climate report: sources
Oil giant Saudi Arabia is seeking to block adoption of a key UN climate change report unless a passage highlighting the inadequacy of national carbon-cutting pledges is removed or altered, multiple sources told AFP. Already in overtime, a meeting of the 195-nation Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in Incheon, South Korea is vetting a […]