Saudi Arabia

IDF confirms Mohammed Sinwar killed in Gaza, Hamas adds hostage deal terms

Freedom Flotilla Coalition attempts to sail aid to Gaza • Hamas continues to look at Witkoff proposal • Hamas to issue response to Witkoff's ceasefire proposal

Israel to block Arab ministers' weekend visit to West Bank, political officials say

The minister's trip to Ramallah would have been the highest-level Saudi visit to the West Bank since 1967.

30/05/2025

Saudi warns Iran to reach nuclear deal with Trump or risk Israeli strike

Iran is open to a deal but distrusts Trump. Saudi Arabia is trying to prevent a regional war that could hurt its economy and stability.

By REUTERS
30/05/2025

Tehran pushes for Saudi Arabia to release Iranian cleric who posted critical video

Gholamreza Qassemian posted a video in which he heavily criticized Saudi Arabia for enabling moral corruption in the kingdom.

By REUTERS
27/05/2025

Oldest known use of harmal as incense discovered at Iron Age site in Saudi Arabia

Advanced metabolic profiling techniques revealed organic residues of harmal in Iron Age fumigation devices.

Israel summons US envoy to hearing for political jab at Netanyahu's opponents

This is in accordance with the directive of the Director of the Senior Disciplinary Division at the Civil Service Commission.

Why Israel and Saudi Arabia must pursue normalization despite tensions

Israel-Saudi normalization could reset the entire regional balance of power in the Middle East.

By ERAN LERMAN
24/05/2025

Hezbollah seeks boost in Lebanon vote as disarmament calls grow

The election results so far indicate "the war didn't achieve the objective of downgrading Hezbollah's popularity in the community," said Mohanad Hage Ali of the Carnegie Middle East Center.

By REUTERS
23/05/2025

France, Saudis seek to disarm Hamas, keep it as political entity

The proposal wouldn't remove Hamas from the Gaza Strip entirely, but rather remain as a solely political identiy.

Will Trump replace Israel with fawning Gulf states?

Donald Trump receives warm grandiose reception in a showcase of the lengths to which Saudi Arabia and Qatar were willing to go to make him sit up and take notice.

By COOKIE SCHWEBER-ISSAN
21/05/2025
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