Saudi FM says Iran’s attacks on the GCC resulted in a significant loss of trust in Tehran
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan has voiced cautious optimism over a newly reached memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran aimed at ending the conflict and opening the door to broader diplomatic progress in the region. Speaking at a session hosted by the European Council on Foreign Relations in Vienna on […]
Saudi crown prince receives message from Chechen president
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a written message from Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The message was received by Minister of State Prince Turki bin Mohammed bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz during a meeting on Tuesday in Jeddah with the Chechen Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Physical Culture and […]
Saudi FM arrives in Portugal on official visit
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan arrived in Lisbon on an official visit on Tuesday, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Prince Faisal is scheduled to meet with his Portuguese counterpart Paulo Rangel to discuss relations between their countries and areas of coordination and cooperation. SPA Arab.News
Saudi Cabinet reaffirms importance of restoring freedom of navigation in Hormuz strait
Saudi Arabia’s Cabinet on Tuesday reaffirmed the importance of restoring freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz as it was prior to the Feb. 28 start of hostilities between the US, Israel and Iran. Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz stayed at a trickle Tuesday, maritime trackers indicated, two days after the US promised […]
Saudi foreign minister arrives in Bahrain for GCC ministerial meeting
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Faisal bin Farhan arrived in Bahrain on Wednesday to take part in the 167th session of the GCC Ministerial Council. The meeting of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf is being held in Manama under the chairmanship of Bahrain’s foreign minister, Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani, with the participation of […]
Saudi Arabia and Turkiye discuss cooperation on AI and digital infrastructure
Saudi Arabia and Turkiye explored opportunities to deepen cooperation in the field of technology, including artificial intelligence and digital infrastructure, during talks in Riyadh on Tuesday. The Saudi minister of communications and information technology, Abdullah Alswaha, welcomed the Turkish minister of transport and infrastructure, Abdulkadir Uraloglu, to his ministry’s headquarters, where they discussed prospects for […]
Saudi Arabia and Turkiye sign rail cooperation agreement
Saudi Arabia and Turkiye have signed an agreement to strengthen cooperation in the railway sector, as the Kingdom continues to work to expand its transport infrastructure and logistics capabilities. The memorandum of understanding was signed in Riyadh by the Saudi minister of transport and logistics services, Saleh Al-Jasser, and the Turkish minister of transport and […]
Saudi Arabia opens June ‘Sah’ sukuk issuance with 4.6% returns
Saudi Arabia has opened subscriptions for its June issuance of the government-backed “Sah” savings sukuk, offering an annual return of 4.60 percent, up from 4.56 percent in the previous month. In a post on X, Saudi Arabia’s National Debt Management Center said the subscription period for the issuance opened at 10:00 a.m. Saudi time on […]
Japan continues helping Saudi Arabia with future projects, Ambassador says
Yasunari Morino, Japan’s ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in an article for the Kasumigaseki Foreign Service Association noted that Japan and Saudi Arabia continue to strengthen their bilateral relationship. Morino highlighted that both countries use the Japan-Saudi Vision 2030 initiative to foster people-to-people exchanges and collaboration in sectors such as agriculture, manufacturing, and […]
Saudia tops global airline punctuality rankings in May
Saudi Arabia’s national airline, Saudia, ranked first worldwide for departure and arrival punctuality in May, according to a report by aviation analytics company Cirium cited by the Saudi Press Agency. This is the second major operational recognition awarded to the airline this year. The achievement follows Cirium’s January ranking of Saudia as the world’s second-most […]