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Saudi Arabia welcomes Yemen detainee exchange agreemen RIYADH, May 15 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Saudi Arabia welcomed an agreement signed in Amman for the exchange of detainees in Yemen, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The kingdom described the agreement as a positive development that would help ease the humanitarian suffering of detainees and their families. Saudi Arabia also said the deal could strengthen trust and support opportunities for security and stability. The

RIYADH, May 13 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Interior ministers from Gulf Cooperation Council countries held an emergency ministerial meeting in Riyadh on Wednesday, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The meeting was chaired by Bahrain. Saudi Interior Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif led the Saudi delegation and conveyed the greetings of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the ministers. The meeting reviewed several

RIYADH, May 13 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan received a phone call from Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The two ministers discussed the situation in the region and continued bilateral coordination. 📷| SPA

RIYADH, May 12 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Saudi Arabia strongly condemned the infiltration of Kuwait’s Bubiyan Island by an armed group from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the Saudi Press Agency reported, citing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. According to the ministry, the group intended to carry out hostile acts against Kuwait. The Kingdom categorically rejected the act, describing it as a violation of Kuwait’s sovereignty and a breach of international law a

RIYADH, May 12 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman held a phone call with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Tuesday, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The two leaders discussed areas of bilateral cooperation and reviewed the latest regional developments. They also discussed ongoing efforts to enhance security and stability in the region

DUBAI, May 12 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Kuwait’s Interior Ministry said it arrested four people affiliated with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards who attempted to infiltrate the Gulf state by sea, Reuters reported, citing state news agency KUNA. The ministry said one member of Kuwait’s armed forces was injured in clashes with the infiltrators. Kuwait later summoned Iran’s ambassador and handed him a protest note over what it described as the infiltration of Bubiyan Island by t

JERUSALEM, May 12 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - Israel has sent Iron Dome air defence batteries and personnel to the United Arab Emirates to help it defend against Iranian attacks, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said on Tuesday, Reuters reported. The batteries, which typically include radars and missile launchers, were sent to the UAE to support its air defences, a source briefed on the matter told Reuters. Huckabee said the deployment reflected the relationship bet

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrives to attend an informal European leaders' summit in Ayia Napa, Cyprus April 23, 2026. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou RIYADH, May 11 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday that nearly 20 countries are at various stages of interest in drone deal with Ukraine, with four agreements already signed and the first contracts under those agreements now being prepared. “Nearly 20 countries are cur

RIYADH, May 10 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – The UAE National Orchestra brought Dubai Opera to standing ovation during “Sing for the Nation”, a concert that saw audiences join the orchestra and choi in singing the UAE’s most beloved patriotic songs across generations, in a shared celebration marking the 50th anniversary of the unification of the UAE Armed Forces. The evening’s defining moment came with an unannounced appearance by renowned Emirati singer Hussain Al Jassmi, w

PARIS, May 8 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Gunfire and explosions have been heard around the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, according to Iranian media, after the U.S. military attacked two Iranian – linked ships attempting to breach the U.S. blockade. Over the past two hours, U.S. and Iranian forces have been embroidered in a “limited exchange of fire”, Iran’s semi – official Tasnim news agency said, shortly after a flare – up overnight. “There are reports of a limited exchange

RIYADH, May 7 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has held a two-and-a-half-hour in-person meeting with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, local media reported on Thursday — marking the first publicly reported face-to-face encounter between a senior Iranian official and the country's new supreme leader since his inauguration in March. Pezeshkian referenced the meeting while speaking about the need to "strengthen unity, trust, and solidarity within

RIYADH, May 7 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Iran’s embassy in South Korea said on Thursday it “firmly rejects” any claims regarding the involvement of Iranian armed forces in damage to a South Korean – linked vessel at the Strait of Hormuz, while acknowledging that navigation conditions in the waterway have been disrupted by the ongoing conflict. The embassy said Tehran has repeatedly emphasized since the start of the war with the United States and Israel that the strait is,

WASHINGTON, May 6 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – U.S. President Donald Trump warned Iran on Wednesday that bombing would resume at a higher level of intensity if Tehran does not agree to a proposed deal, CNN reported. Trump said in a Truth Social post that if Iran agrees to the terms, the U.S. military operation known as Epic Fury would end and the blockade would allow the Strait of Hormuz to be open to all, including Iran. “If they don’t agree, the bombing starts,” Trump wro

RIYADH, May 6 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah held a phone call on Wednesday with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to discuss the latest regional developments and efforts to maintain regional security and stability. The call comes amid heightened tensions in the region and ongoing diplomatic efforts aimed at preventing further escalation. No further details were immediately released by the Saudi Ministry of Fo

RIYADH, May 5 — Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan received a phone call from Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi to discuss the latest regional developments, state news agency SPA reported. The two ministers also discussed continued coordination and consultation between Saudi Arabia and Jordan. Photography: Courtesy of SPA

Riyadh, May 5 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Iran struck the United Arab Emirates on Monday, nearly a month after a ceasefire between Iran and the United States, in an attack that targeted the Fujairah pipeline – the UAE’s primary crude export route bypassing the blocked Strait of Hormuz – and a UAE-linked tanker near the strait. No other state was targeted. The Iran – U.S. truce is largely holding. ENERGY DIMENSION Unlike neighbors dependent on the now – shut Strait of Hormu

Riyadh, May 5 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Navy issued a map showing what it described as an expanded area of control near the Strait of Hormuz, including waters off key UAE ports, Iranian news agencies reported. The claimed zone extends beyond the strait toward the Gulf of Oman and includes the UAE ports of Fujairah and Khorfakkan, both used for shipping outside the Hormuz chokepoint. Fujairah is a major oil and shipping hub and sits as the end

RIYADH, May 5 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed on Monday the kingdom’s concern over the ongoing military escalation in region, calling for de – escalation and restraint and urging support for Pakistani mediation and diplomatic efforts to reach a political solution that preserve further tensions and instability. In a statement, the ministry said such tensions do not serve the interests of the region or the world. The ministry

RIYADH, May 5 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman spoke by phone on Monday with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, during which he expressed the kingdom’s strong condemnation and denunciation of what he described as unjustified Iranian attacks targeting the United Arab Emirates. Crown Prince Mohammed reaffirmed Saudi Arabia’s full support for the UAE in defending its security and stability, according

Photography | Courtesy of SPA RIYADH, May 4, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has expressed the Kingdom’s condemnation and denunciation, in the strongest terms, of the Iranian targeting — through missiles and drones — of civilian and economic facilities in the United Arab Emirates, as well as a tanker belonging to an Emirati company. In a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency this evening, the Ministry sa