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Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan speaks after a cabinet meeting in Ankara, Turkey, March 9, 2026. Mustafa Kamaci/Presidential Press Office/Handout via REUTERS Riyadh, March 25, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Turkey is relaying messages between Iran and the United States as part of efforts to encourage de-escalation and direct negotiations, Harun Armagan, vice chair of foreign affairs for President Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party, told Reuters on Wednesday. Armagan said th

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks during a press conference after attending a special summit of European Union leaders to discuss transatlantic relations following U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to impose new tariffs on goods from a list of EU countries over his demand to acquire Greenland, in Brussels, Belgium January 23, 2026. REUTERS/Yves Herman Riyadh, March 25, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Wednesday it

Riyadh, March 25, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Saudi Arabia welcomed the U.N. Human Rights Council’s adoption by consensus of a resolution on the human rights implications of what it described as unjustified Iranian attacks on Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan, the Saudi Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. The ministry said the adoption of the resolution during the council’s 61st session reflected unified international reje

WAM Riyadh, March 25, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – The U.N. Human Rights Council adopted by consensus on Wednesday a resolution condemning Iranian missile and drone attacks targeting the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Jordan. The resolution, backed by more than 100 states, condemned the attacks as violations of international law and a serious threat to international peace and security. It also condemned attacks on civilians and civ

Riyadh, March 25, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar and Jordan renewed their condemnation on Wednesday of what they described as blatant Iranian attacks against their territories, saying the actions violated international law, international humanitarian law and the United Nations Charter. In a joint statement, the countries said the attacks had been carried out either directly or through Iran-backed proxies and

SPA Riyadh, March 25, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman received a phone call on Wednesday from Hungarian Defense Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky. During the call, the two sides discussed regional developments amid ongoing Iranian attacks and their impact on regional and international security and stability.

SPA RIYADH, March 25, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan held separate phone calls with his Syrian and Egyptian counterparts on Wednesday to discuss regional developments. In his call with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan Al-Shaibani, Prince Faisal discussed the latest developments in the region and efforts under way in response to them. In his call with Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, Prince Faisal discussed deve

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres gestures during a press conference, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Beirut, Lebanon, March 14, 2026. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir Riyadh, March 25, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday named veteran French diplomat Jean Arnault as his personal envoy on the conflict in the Middle East, warning that the war was “out of

SPA Riyadh, March 25, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani sent a message of condolences to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on the death of HRH Princess Noura bint Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al Saud, QNA reported. HH the Deputy Amir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Thani also sent condolences to King Salman. HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al

Pope Leo at the Vatican, March 15, 2026. Vatican Media/­Handout via REUTERS Riyadh, March 24, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Pope Leo renewed his call for a ceasefire as the war involving Iran expanded, warning that hatred and violence were worsening and urging authorities to pursue dialogue instead of weapons. Speaking to journalists as he left his residence in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, Leo said he was concerned by what he described as the rising level of animosity in the

SPA RIYADH, March 25, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer reiterated support for Saudi Arabia in a call with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday as the two discussed the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. The two discussed the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, according to a Downing Street spokesperson. Starmer also updated the Crown Prince on the deployment of further British defensive military equipment, the spokesperson said

French President Emmanuel Macron spoke with Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian and urged Tehran to halt attacks on countries in the region and enter negotiations aimed at de-escalation. Macron described it as an “absolute necessity” to stop what he called unacceptable attacks on regional countries. He also called for the protection of energy and civilian infrastructure and for the restoration of freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. The appeal included a call for goo

WAM RIYADH, March 24, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – The United Arab Emirates condemned Iran’s attack on Bahrain on Tuesday and warned that it risked widening tensions in the Gulf, after the strike killed a Moroccan civilian contractor working with the UAE Armed Forces and wounded Emirati and Bahraini personnel. The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a statement, described the attack as a violation of Bahrain’s sovereignty and a threat to the kingdom’s security and stab

RIYADH, March 24 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received a written message from Sultan Haitham bin Tarik of Oman concerning bilateral relations between the two countries, SPA reported on Tuesday. The message was received by Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Waleed Elkhereiji during a meeting at the ministry’s headquarters in Riyadh with Oman’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Sayyid Najib bin Hilal bin Saud Albusai

SPA JEDDAH, March 24 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Belgium’s King Philippe, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten held separate phone calls with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday, expressing support for the kingdom as regional tensions escalated. The calls focused on developments in the region and their impact on regional and international security, according to the Saudi Press Agency. In his call with the crown prince,

Sharif and Pezeshkian in Tianjin, China, September 1, 2025. Iran's Presidential website/WANA/Handout ISLAMABAD, March 23 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Pakistan could host direct talks aimed at helping end the war in Iran as soon as this week, a Pakistani official and a second source said, as regional states stepped up efforts to contain the conflict. The diplomatic push came as Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif discussed the impa

SPA RIYADH, March 23 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah held a phone call on Monday with Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow to discuss current developments in the region and related international efforts, according to the Saudi Press Agency.

US President Donald Trump speaks to the media before departing West Palm Beach aboard Air Force One on Monday. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters RIYADH, March 23 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that Washington and Tehran had “major points of agreement” after what he described as strong talks, adding that discussions would continue on Monday. Speaking to reporters before departing Florida for Memphis, Trump said the two sides had held talks on Su

RIYADH, March 23 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - Iranian semiofficial news agencies close to the Revolutionary Guard denied on Sunday that Tehran had held direct or indirect negotiations with Washington, after U.S. President Donald Trump said the two sides had held “very good and productive conversations” over the weekend. Trump said on Truth Social that the United States and Iran had held discussions over the previous two days and that he had ordered a five-day postponement o

Riyadh, March 23, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States will postpone planned military strikes against Iranian power and energy infrastructure for five days following what he described as “productive” discussions with Iran over the weekend. Trump said the decision was based on the “tone and tenor” of ongoing talks, which he indicated would continue in the coming days. “I am pleased to report that the United States of America an