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Israel and Saudi Arabia : New best friends in the Middle East? – DW In mid-November, Gadi Eizenkot, the chief of general staff of Israel‘s defense forces, landed a media coup. He described, in broad terms, how he viewed his country’s relations with Iran on one side and Saudi Arabia …

Lebanon president says Saudi holds Hariri, calls it aggression Lebanese President Michel Aoun said on Wednesday that Saudi Arabia had detained Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri, the first time he had said so publicly, and called it an act of aggression against Lebanon. (reuters) — “Nothing justifies Hariri’s lack of return …

۱.۴ million Muslims arrive in Saudi Arabia for Hajj: Officials More than 1.4 million Muslims have arrived so far in Saudi Arabia to perform the Hajj pilgrimage slated to begin next week, with this year’s rituals featuring the return of tens of thousands of Iranians. “So far 1,313,946 pilgrims have …

 Hajj preparations going on without trouble: Iranian official An Iranian official dismissed reports raising public concern about participation of Iranian pilgrims in this year’s Hajj, saying required preparations are being made and the first group of pilgrims will fly to Saudi Arabia on July 31.

US talks with Saudi, allies end without fixing Qatar rift A handout picture provided by the Saudi Royal Palace on July 12, 2017 shows Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud (R) meeting with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by AFP) Talks between US …

Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman elevated to Crown Prince Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has replaced Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud with his own son, Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, the deputy crown prince and defense minister.

Israel and Saudi Arabia ‘in talks’ for historic economic deal: report Israel and Saudi Arabia are in talks to forge official economic ties with each other in a potential ground-breaking deal, according to reports. (ibtimes) — US and Arab sources are claiming the two nations are hoping to develop relations …

Iran says Saudi warplanes attack its embassy in the Yemeni capital, injuring some staff, the website of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) reports. “Saudi Arabia is responsible for the damage to the embassy building and the injury to some of its staff,” it quoted Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hossein …

Russia’s military strength has apparently impressed Saudi Arabia. The new Saudi defense minister agreed with Russian President Vladimir Putin that both countries should cooperate in Syria, German DWN reported. Russia and Saudi Arabia have surprisingly agreed on establishing closer coordination in Syria despite a number of disagreements, Spuntik News reported …

۱ Emirati, 3 Saudi Soldiers Killed in Yemen’s Retaliatory Attack Three Saudi soldiers and one trooper from the UAE were killed after Yemeni troops launched a rocket attack against Saudi border areas in retaliation for the kingdom’s ongoing bombardment against the Arab country, Al-Alam News Network reports. The Saudi authorities …

WikiLeaks: Saudi Willing to Pay $10bn for Mubarak’s Release The Persian Gulf States were willing to pay $10 billion for the release of deposed Egyptian President Mubarak, according to the so-called ‘Saudi Cables’ released by WikiLeaks, Al-Alam News Network reports.

Most WikiLeaks Saudi Documents Verified The veracity of most of nearly 70,000 purported secret diplomatic Saudi documents leaked by WikiLeaks has been established, a spokesman for the whistle-blower website said. Kristinn Hrafnsson made the remarks on Monday after the Saudi Foreign Ministry issued a statement on its Twitter account, warning …

Guardian: WikiLeaks Portrays Saudi as a Cash Machine for Terrorists Saudi Arabia is the world’s largest source of funds for Islamist militant groups such as the Afghan Taliban and Lashkar-e-Taiba – but the Saudi government is reluctant to stem the flow of money, according to Hillary Clinton. “More needs to …

Wikileaks: Saudi King’s Relation with Barezani against Maliki Wikileaks’ document shows Saudi King’s Encouraging Barezani to Keep on opposition to Maleki, Al-Alam News Network reports. According to Wikileaks documents the Saudi Foreign Ministry urged the Saudi King to host Barzani to encourage Barzani’s continued opposition to Maliki. Of course, when …

WikiLeaks Can Reveal Saudi Role in Imposed War against Iran  Pakistani scholar and senior analyst on Saturday said that WikiLeaks could shed light on the hidden facts about Saudi secret role in the eight years of imposed war against Iran under the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein’s regime (1980-1988). Agha Murtaza …

WikiLeaks Publishes over 500,000 Saudi Documents  WikiLeaks on Friday began publishing more than half a million top-secret documents from Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Ministry, including communications from Saudi embassies across the globe, information from other state institutions, and correspondence with foreign entities, the US-based Commondreams news website said. “While analysts have …

Scud Attack on Saudi, shocked Al-Saud Scud Attack on Saudi, shocked Al-Saud and mark New Phase of Conflict in Yemen. Saudi officials “were shocked” by the Scud attack, Al-Muslimi a visiting scholar at the Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut, told bloomberg. “I don’t think anybody knows how many missiles …

Iran summons Saudi charge d’affaires / Boycott Omrah Bill in Majlis  Foreign Ministry summoned Saudi Arabia charge d’affaires late on Wednesday to protest against baseless allegation made by the Saudi military spokesman. According to Foreign Ministry Media Diplomacy Department, following the unfounded statement by Ahmed Al Asiri that Iran is …

Saudi King Abdullah clinically dead: Report Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz looks on during an summit of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) in Mecca on August 14, 2012.