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SPA RIYADH, March 18, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Saudi Arabia will host a consultative ministerial meeting of foreign ministers from a number of Arab and Islamic countries in Riyadh on Wednesday evening to discuss coordination efforts aimed at supporting regional security and stability.

WAM ABU DHABI, March 17 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan held talks in Abu Dhabi focused on rising regional tensions and their impact on security. Both leaders emphasized the need to halt escalating military actions and stressed that dialogue remains essential to prevent further instability. The discussions included recent developments affecting countries across the region,

Spain's King Felipe VI delivers his traditional Christmas address at the Royal Palace in Madrid, Spain, December 24, 2025. Ballesteros/Pool via REUTER MADRID, March 17, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Spain’s King Felipe VI on Monday acknowledged abuses committed during the country’s colonial era, in remarks that mark a rare public recognition by the Spanish monarchy of wrongdoing linked to its imperial past. Speaking during a visit to the National Archaeological Museum i

SPA RIYADH, March 17, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah held a series of meetings and phone calls with regional and international counterparts to discuss the latest developments in the region and efforts to reduce tensions. Prince Faisal received Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty at the ministry headquarters in Riyadh, where the two official

WASHINGTON, March 16, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday expressed surprise at Iran’s retaliatory attacks on several Gulf countries amid the ongoing regional conflict. Asked by reporters whether he was surprised that Iran targeted neighboring states, Trump said experts had not expected such strikes. “No, the greatest experts — nobody thought they were going to hit. They were, I wouldn’t say friendly countries. They were like neutral. The

SPA JEDDAH, March 16, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince and Prime Minister Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received a phone call on Monday from Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, the Saudi Press Agency reported. During the call, the two leaders reviewed the latest developments in the region and discussed the ongoing military escalation. President El-Sisi also expressed Egypt’s condemnation of what he described as repeated I

WASHINGTON, March 16, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that he does not believe Israel would use a nuclear weapon in the ongoing war with Iran. “Israel wouldn’t do that. Israel would never do that,” Trump told reporters at the White House. His remarks came after comments by David Sacks, the White House artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency adviser, who said in a recent interview that there were concerns about the possibility

Kallas in Brussels, Belgium, March 16, 2026. REUTERS/Omar Havana BRUSSELS, March 16, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – European Union foreign ministers expressed support on Monday for strengthening the bloc’s naval mission in the Middle East but showed no appetite for expanding its mandate to the Strait of Hormuz, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said. Kallas said ministers discussed reinforcing the EU’s Aspides naval mission during a meeting in Brussels. “There was in o