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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

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.

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

SPA JEDDAH, March 23, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, received a phone call from French President Emmanuel Macron. During the call, they reviewed the latest developments in the region and their implications across various fronts. President Macron expressed France’s solidarity with Saudi Arabia and condemned the repeated Iranian attacks targeting the Kingdom. He also reaff

SPA RIYADH, March 22, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its condolences to the families of those killed, as well as to the governments and people of Qatar and Türkiye, following a helicopter crash in Qatari territorial waters. The crash occurred during a routine mission after the aircraft suffered a technical malfunction, resulting in the deaths of crew members from the Qatari armed forces and joint Qatari-Turkish forces.

British Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Steve Reed looks on, as he speaks to the press, on the first day of Britain's Labour Party's annual conference, in Liverpool, Britain, September 28, 2025. REUTERS/Phil Noble RIYADH, March 22 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - British cabinet minister Steve Reed said on Sunday there was no evidence to support claims that Iran was planning to strike Europe with ballistic missiles or had the capability to do so

RIYADH, March 21, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Saudi Arabia has declared the Iranian military attaché and assistant attaché, along with three embassy staff members, persona non grata and ordered them to leave the Kingdom within 24 hours, the Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. The decision comes amid continued Iranian attacks targeting Saudi Arabia and other Gulf and regional countries, the ministry said in a statement. Saudi Arabia condemned the attacks as violations o

SPA Riyadh, March 21 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in Jeddah on Saturday. The meeting reviewed regional developments, with particular focus on the repercussions of the military escalation in the Middle East and its impact on the security and stability of the region and the world, as well as coordination of efforts in this regard. T

SPA RIYADH, March 21 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud sent a message of congratulations to Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah on the country’s Independence Day. King Salman wished the president continued good health and happiness, and the government and people of Namibia steady progress and prosperity.

LONDON, March 21 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - A group of countries including the United Arab Emirates, Britain, France, Germany, Japan, Canada, Romania and Bahrain condemned recent Iranian attacks on unarmed commercial vessels in the Gulf and called for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, according to a joint statement issued on Saturday. The statement also condemned attacks on civilian infrastructure, including oil and gas installations, and described Iranian action

RIYADH, March 21, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Saudi Arabia strongly condemned an Israeli strike targeting military infrastructure in southern Syria, describing it as a violation of international law and Syrian sovereignty, the Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. In a statement, the ministry said the Kingdom rejects the attack and the violation of the 1974 disengagement agreement. Saudi Arabia called on the international community to put an end to Israeli violations of

SPA Riyadh, March 21, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – His Royal Highness Prince Abdullah bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, Minister of the National Guard, inspected the ministry’s main command center on Friday and congratulated personnel on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr. During the visit, he was briefed on the tasks and responsibilities of the main command center. He also held a video call with National Guard commanders on the southern, northern and eastern borders, conveying the g