Five Arab foreign ministers and a senior Palestinian official sent a joint letter to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio opposing plans to displace Palestinians from Gaza, as suggested by President Donald Trump in late January. The letter was sent on Monday and signed by the foreign ministers of Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and…
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are seen by Russia as possible venues for a summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, two Russian sources with knowledge of the discussions told Reuters. Trump has said he will end the war in Ukraine as soon as possible and said he is ready…
Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa said Monday organizing elections could take up to five years, the week after he was appointed interim president and less than two months after ousting Bashar al-Assad. “My estimate is that the period of time will be approximately between four and five years until the elections,” al-Sharaa said in a pre-recorded…
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi told his US counterpart Donald Trump on Saturday that the world was relying on him “to reach a permanent and historic peace agreement” to end the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. Saturday’s phone call was the first between the two leaders since Trump repeatedly floated a plan to relocate Palestinians…
Arab foreign ministers on Saturday rejected the transfer of Palestinians from their land under any circumstances, presenting a unified stance against US President Donald Trump’s call for Egypt and Jordan to take in residents of the Gaza Strip. In a joint statement following a meeting in Cairo, the foreign ministers and officials from Egypt, Jordan,…
US President Donald Trump said that his first international trip could be to Saudi Arabia. Speaking to reporters on Air Force One, Trump said on Saturday that his first foreign destination “could be Saudi Arabia” even though traditionally US presidents visit Britain.Trump said that the last time he traveled to Saudi Arabia it was because…
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he’s ready to discuss crude oil prices and other energy issues at a face-to-face meeting with US leader Donald Trump. Both Russia and the US are top global oil producers and consumers, Putin said in an interview with state-owned Rossiya 24 TV. Price movements in the commodity impacts both economies,…
The Trump administration has accepted the resignation of the US ambassadors to Jordan and Saudi Arabia, Al Arabiya English has learned. All ambassadors submit their resignations when a new administration takes office, but these two were immediately accepted. Yael Lempert assumed her position in Amman in August 2023 and Michael Ratney became ambassador to Riyadh…
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman called US President Donald Trump on Wednesday to congratulate him on his inauguration and discuss key regional issues and investment opportunities, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. MBS conveyed warm regards on behalf of King Salman, expressing optimism about President Trump’s leadership and its potential to foster progress for the…
One of Russia’s key economic figures, Kirill Dmitriev, who leads the country’s sovereign wealth fund, has voiced a positive outlook on the potential for cooperation between Russia and the United States under incoming US President Donald Trump. In an exclusive interview with Hadley Gamble, International Anchor, at the Future Minerals Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,…
European diplomats are scrambling to see if there is a way to minimize the risk of a military attack on Iran’s nuclear program ahead of US President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House. “We believe Israel has taken the decision to attack following the developments in the Middle East over the last several months,” one senior…
US President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump both claimed credit on Wednesday for a Gaza ceasefire-for-hostages deal that was months in the making but was helped across the line by a Trump envoy. In announcing the ceasefire, Biden noted the final deal largely mirrored the framework of a proposal he made back in May. He smiled when…
Saudi Arabia hailed the ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war on Wednesday, calling for the end of “Israeli aggression” in Gaza following 15 months of conflict. “The Kingdom stresses the need to adhere to the agreement and stop the Israeli aggression on Gaza,” the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. It called for “the complete withdrawal of the…
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Wednesday that a deal had been reached to release hostages held in Gaza. His comments, made on his Truth Social platform, came after an official said that Israel and Hamas had reached a ceasefire deal in the Gaza war. “WE HAVE A DEAL FOR THE HOSTAGES IN THE MIDDLE…
Syria’s foreign minister said he would visit Turkey on Wednesday on the first official trip to the country since the opposition toppled president Bashar al-Assad last month. “We will represent the new Syria tomorrow in the first official visit to the Turkish republic, which has not abandoned the Syrian people for 14 years,” interim Foreign…
