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RIYADH, May 3 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - Saudi Arabia expressed support for sovereign measures taken by Bahrain’s leadership to protect the kingdom’s security and safeguard its sovereignty, the foreign ministry said on Sunday. Saudi Arabia reaffirmed its full support for Bahrain in any steps it takes to confront anything that could undermine its security and stability and deter attempts to target its sovereignty or interfere in its internal affairs. The kingdom said Bahra

Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi attends a meeting with in Cairo, Egypt, on September 9, 2025.Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters RIYADH, May 1 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held a series of phone calls on Friday with several regional counterparts, including the foreign ministers of Turkey, Egypt, Qatar, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Azerbaijan, Tasnim reported. Araghchi briefed them on the latest developments in efforts to end the war involvi

Photography | Courtesy of SPA RIYADH, May 1 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sent condolences to Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly on the death of his father, state media reported. The crown prince extended his condolences to Madbouly and the family of the deceased and prayed for mercy and forgiveness for him.

Photography | Courtesy of SPA RIYADH, April 30 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan met French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot in Riyadh on Thursday, state news agency SPA reported. The two sides reviewed bilateral relations and discussed regional and international developments and their implications for security and stability

RIYADH, April 29 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a written message from Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi concerning relations between the two countries, state media reported. The message was received by Vice Foreign Minister Waleed Elkhereiji during a meeting at the ministry’s headquarters in Riyadh with Japan’s ambassador to the kingdom, Yasunari Morino, the report said. The two officials reviewed Saudi-Japanese relations

RIYADH, April 22 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney discussed bilateral relations, existing cooperation and ways to expand ties in a phone call, state media reported. The two sides also discussed the latest regional developments and their security and economic repercussions at the regional and international levels, the report said. [Photography: SPA]

RIYADH, April 28 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa during the Bahraini monarch’s visit to the United Arab Emirates, state media reported. The meeting was also attended by UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the report

RIYADH, April 28 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - The Saudi Embassy in Moscow, represented by its cultural attaché, organised a symposium at RUDN University titled “A Century of Friendship and Cultural and Scientific Exchange” to mark 100 years of diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and Russia. The event was attended by Deputy Minister for International Cooperation Latifa Al-Faryan, along with a number of deans and professors from various universities. Saudi Ambassador to

RIYADH, April 29(Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran had told Washington it wanted the United States to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as soon as possible while it dealt with a leadership crisis. Trump said in a social media post that Iran had informed the United States it was in a “state of collapse” and wanted the waterway reopened. It was not clear how Iran had conveyed the message. There was no immediate Iranian comment. A U.S. official also s

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman receives Bahrain's King Sheikh Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa ahead of an exceptional meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), the first in-person meeting of Gulf leaders since their states became a front in the Iran war two months ago, In Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, April 28, 2026. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS RIYADH, April 29 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman chaired a

RIYADH, April 28 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan received a telephone call from U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres, during which they discussed cooperation between the two sides and a number of regional and international developments of common interest.

RIYADH, April 27 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - Saudi Industry and Mineral Resources Minister Bandar Alkhorayef took part in a ministerial roundtable at the OECD Critical Minerals Forum in Istanbul, where participants discussed stronger international partnerships in the critical minerals sector. The talks covered cross-regional alliances linking producing and consuming countries, mechanisms to encourage qualitative investment in mineral supply chains, and opportunities for co

RIYADH, April 28 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - Tony Blair said Hamas must accept the demilitarization of Gaza and Israel must meet its obligations, including withdrawal from most of the territory, for a peace process to move forward. Speaking at a U.N. Security Council ministerial meeting on Tuesday, Blair said talks on Gaza demilitarization with Hamas were continuing. He called on the council’s 15 members to maintain political support for implementation of U.S. President Do

RIYADH, April 27 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan held telephone calls with the prime minister and foreign minister of Qatar, the foreign minister of Oman, and the foreign minister of Egypt to discuss the latest regional developments and joint efforts to strengthen security and support stability in the region. [📷 | SPA]

RIYADH, April 27 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Monday criticized the U.S. for going into the Iran war without any strategy, saying this also makes it harder to end the conflict. “The problem with conflicts like these is always the same: it’s not just about getting in; you also have to get out. We saw that all too painfully in Afghanistan, for 20 years. We saw it in Iraq,” the chancellor said while speaking Monday to students in Marsberg in

RIYADH, April 26 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - Saudi Arabia’s King Salman received a written message from Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh concerning bilateral relations between the two countries. The message was received by Vice Foreign Minister Waleed Elkhereiji during a meeting in Riyadh with Djibouti’s ambassador to the kingdom and dean of the diplomatic corps, Dya-Eddine Bamakhrama. The meeting also covered ties between Saudi Arabia and Djibouti, as well as the la

RIYADH, April 24 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed bilateral relations, cooperation and regional and international developments during talks in Jeddah. The discussions covered the situation in the Middle East and the latest developments in the Ukraine crisis. Zelensky said in a Telegram post on Friday that the meeting was productive and that Saudi Arabia and Ukraine were developing a stra

📷SPA RIYADH, April 23 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi discussed bilateral relations, cooperation and regional developments during a phone call. The talks also covered the security and economic implications of recent regional developments at the regional and international levels. They discussed efforts to de-escalate tensions, strengthen regional security and stability, and ensure maritime securi