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Lebanon draws up ‘roadmap’ to end row with Saudis – presidency

DUBAI (Reuters) -Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati said on Thursday he had agreed with President Michel Aoun on a "roadmap" to solve a diplomatic row with Saudi Arabia, according to…

Saudi approves Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for age group 5-11

CAIRO (Reuters) - The Saudi Food and Drug Authority said on Wednesday it had given its approval to use Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for those between five and eleven years of…

Lebanon says it wants dialogue with Riyadh, not demands about Hezbollah

By Maha El Dahan and Laila Bassam BEIRUT (Reuters) -Lebanon's foreign minister said Saudi Arabia was dictating impossible terms by asking the government to reduce the role of Iran-backed Hezbollah…

UK foreign minister to visit Saudi Arabia, Qatar

LONDON (Reuters) - British foreign minister Liz Truss will travel to Saudi Arabia and Qatar this week, seeking to further the case for a trade deal with Gulf countries and…

Saudi Arabia says it hopes situation stabilises in Lebanon

CAIRO (Reuters) -Saudi Arabia has followed events in Lebanon with interest and hopes the situation stabilises as soon as possible, its foreign ministry said in a statement on Friday. Tension…

Saudi foreign ministry says discussed Iran nuclear program with U.S. Blinken

CAIRO (Reuters) -Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud met U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington and exchanged views on Iran's nuclear program and international talks…

Saudi confirms first round of talks with new Iranian government

RIYHADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia confirmed on Sunday it had held its first round of direct talks with Iran's new government last month, part of a process begun earlier this…

Iranian minister meets Saudi, other Arab officials in New York – Mehr

(Reuters) - Iran’s foreign minister has met officials from Saudi Arabia and other Gulf and Arab states in New York, and said strengthening ties with neighbours was the new government’s…

His Highness Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia calls on Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi met  His Highness Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Monday. The meeting reviewed…

U.S. State Department approves potential $500 million Saudi maintenance deal

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - - The U.S. State Department has approved a potential agreement covering up to $500 million in military support services for Saudi Arabia, and has sent the agreement…

Saudis intercept Houthi missile and drones aimed at oil region

DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia intercepted a ballistic missile and armed drones fired at its oil-rich Eastern Region by Yemen's Houthi group on Saturday, and two children were injured by…

Three explosive drones destroyed over Yemen, Saudi-led coalition says

DUBAI (Reuters) - The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Houthi group said it had intercepted three explosive-laden drones over Yemen on Wednesday, a day after shrapnel from a drone destroyed over…