Tehran, Iran – Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs says its ambassador to Saudi Arabia will soon depart for Riyadh to lead Tehran’s diplomatic mission that was reopened in early June after seven years. Iran’s new envoy to the kingdom, Alireza Enayati, met Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian on Saturday and presented his final report[…]
Saudi ceramic artist, Awatif Al-Keneibit, walks proudly into a gallery displaying her work in Riyadh, where statues and earthenware figurines witness the return of plastic arts to Saudi Arabia after decades of religious restriction, Reuters reports. Her exposition includes ceramic faces, some with hollow eyes, others wearing eyeglasses, and figurines of Saudi[…]
Saudi Arabia’s decision to suspend travel to the country’s holiest sites over fears of the fast-spreading coronavirus has left travel agents scrambling to rearrange bookings as pilgrims remain in the dark over how long the “temporary” ban might continue. Late on Wednesday, Riyadh’s foreign ministry tweeted that it was suspending entry for pilgrims heading to Mecca and Medina for[…]
Saudi Arabia wants its allies to believe Tehran launched attacks on its oil facilities, even though the one thing their evidence proves is the Iranian-made arms. Even so, Donald Trump will unlikely greenlight a war against Iran. ‘Made in Iran’ is not ‘launched by Iran’ The possibility that Iranian-made missiles[…]
The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen has announced the release of seven Houthis prisoners, according to Saudi Arabia’s state-run television network, after a Saudi prisoner freed by the Yemeni rebel group arrived in Riyadh. Saudi prisoner Mousa Awaji returned to the Gulf kingdom on Tuesday on a Red Cross plane from[…]
Saudi forces have shot down a toy drone near the royal palace in the capital, Riyadh, as videos posted online purported to show the area ringing with heavy gunfire. The official spokesman of Riyadh police said on Saturday that security forces “dealt with” an unauthorised, small drone-type toy after spotting[…]
Saudi Arabia has announced its forces had intercepted a number of ballistic missiles fired by Houthi rebels towards several locations in the kingdom. A spokesperson for the Saudi-led coalition said in a statement that Saudi air defence intercepted seven missiles, three of which were headed towards Riyadh. Colonel Turki al-Maliki[…]
Two senior Saudi princes have been released after more than three weeks in detention as part of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s elite purge, according to sources. Saudi Prince Miteb bin Abdullah, the former head of the National Guard, was released after being arrested as part of a crackdown on[…]
By Iqbal Jassat What’s going on in Saudi Arabia? This appears to be the dominant question raised in many circles. A question, coupled with many more, seeking answers to try to make sense of the drama unfolding in the House of Saud. While some insiders refer to it as an[…]
Qatar has sent only dozens of its citizens across the border to Saudi Arabia for this week’s hajj pilgrimage to Islam’s holiest sites because of the increasingly bitter crisis between the Gulf neighbours. The annual pilgrimage that draws two million Muslim faithful from across the globe and starts this year[…]
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