- 18 May, 2024
Geopolitics & National SecuritySaudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia backs U.S. efforts to stop Iran getting nuclear weapons – SPA
(Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's government expressed on Tuesday its support for "U.S. efforts to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon," state news agency SPA reported. The government also thanked…
Biden, Saudi king discuss energy supplies, Iran and Yemen
By Kanishka Singh and Timothy Gardner (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden and King Salman of Saudi Arabia discussed energy supplies in the face of soaring fuel prices and developments in…
Denmark finds members of Iranian opposition group guilty of spying for Saudi Arabia
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - A Danish district court on Friday found three members of an Iranian Arab opposition group guilty of financing and supporting terrorist activity in Iran in collaboration with…
Lebanon will not ‘hand over’ Hezbollah arms at Gulf meeting, minister says
By Laila Bassam BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's foreign minister said he was not going "to hand over" Hezbollah's weapons during a meeting this weekend with Gulf Arab counterparts that want…
Saudi-led coalition says two foreigners injured in a Houthi missile attack
CAIRO (Reuters) -The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said two foreigners, Sudanese and Bengali, sustained minor injuries when a ballistic missile fired by the Iran-aligned Houthi movement had fallen in…
UAE Under Attack
In a surprise and rather shocking incident, Abu Dhabi airport was targeted by a drone attack today afternoon resulting in three oil tankers being blown off in close vicinity of…
By Col Rajeev Agarwal (Retd)
Iranian diplomats arrive in Saudi to take up Organisation of Islamic Cooperation posts
DUBAI (Reuters) - Three Iranian diplomats have arrived in Saudi Arabia to take up posts at the headquarters of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Jeddah, an Iranian foreign…
Hezbollah’s criticism of Saudi not in Lebanon’s interest – PM
By Timour Azhari BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati Monday said criticism of Saudi Arabia by the leader of Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah group did not serve the national…
Turkey’s Erdogan says he will visit Saudi Arabia in February
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday he will make a visit next month to Saudi Arabia, whose ties with Ankara have been strained in recent years.…
Iran’s foreign minister says Riyadh to grant visas to Iranian diplomats
(Reuters) - In a further sign of a thaw in ruptured ties, Saudi Arabia has agreed to grant visas to three Iranian diplomats to be based in the kingdom, the…
Iran says further talks with Saudi Arabia depend on Riyadh’s “seriousness”
DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran said on Monday that further talks with Saudi Arabia aimed at reducing tension between the Gulf's rival Sunni and Shi'ite Muslim powers depend on Riyadh's "seriousness". Saudi…
Iran to Gulf Arab states: Stop ‘repetitive accusations’ against Tehran
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran has called on Gulf countries to avoid repetitive accusations against it, the Iranian foreign ministry spokesman said on Wednesday, a day after a Gulf Arab summit…
