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Riyadh, May 5 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Crown prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has sent a congratulatory message to King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands on the occasion of his country’s Liberation Day, state news agency SPA reported. The crown prince wished the Dutch king continued health and happiness, and the government and people of the Netherlands further progress and prosperity [Photography: Courtesy of SPA]

Riyadh, May 5 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has sent a congratulatory message to King Willem – Alexander of the Netherlands on the occasion of his country’s Liberation Day, state news agency SPA reported. King Salman wished the Dutch monarch continues health and happiness, and the government and people of the Netherlands further progress and prosperity. [Photography: Courtesy of SPA]

RIYADH/PARIS, May 5 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday condemned Iran’s strikes on the United Arab Emirates, describing them as “unjustified and unacceptable” and pledging continued French support for the UAE and regional allies. “As it has done since the start of the conflict, France will continue to support its allies in the Emirates and in the region for the defence of their territory”. – President Emmanuel Macron, post on X. Macron c

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

RIYADH, May 4 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty discussed regional developments and the importance of continued bilateral coordination and consultation in a phone call, state media reported. [Photography | Courtesy of SPA]

RIYADH, May 3 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a written message from Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev regarding relations between the two countries, state media reported. Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan received the message during a meeting in Riyadh with Uzbek Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov

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