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Saudi FM Says Blocking of West Bank Delegation Shows Israeli Rejection of Peace Process

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Israel's blocking of a visit by Arab diplomats to the occupied West Bank showed its "rejection of... a diplomatic path to peace," Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said on Sunday. Ministers from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan and Bahrain, along with the Arab League chief, had planned a trip to the Palestinian territory, but Israel said ...

Saudi Top Diplomat Says 'at Vanguard' of Efforts to Rebuild Syria

This is Beirut, 31/05 18:54 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan travelled to Damascus on Saturday, where he said his country would be at the forefront of efforts to rebuild Syria after nearly 14 years of civil war. Prince Faisal had landed in the Syrian capital earlier, alongside an economic delegation on a visit to discuss ways to support Syria's ...

Israel Won't Cooperate with Arab Ministers Visiting West Bank

This is Beirut, 31/05 12:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel will not cooperate with a planned visit by Arab foreign ministers to the occupied West Bank, an Israeli official announced, after a Saudi source said the kingdom's top diplomat was heading to Ramallah. Israel controls the Palestinian territory's borders and airspace, meaning its approval would be needed for the diplomats to ...

Saudi FM to Make Landmark Visit to the West Bank

This is Beirut, 30/05 20:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Prince Faisal bin Farhan will become the first Saudi foreign minister to visit the occupied West Bank on Sunday, a diplomatic source told AFP, as the Gaza war drags on and Riyadh pushes for Palestinian statehood. The top Saudi diplomat will head a delegation to Ramallah, a Palestinian embassy source said, the first such trip since Israel first ...

With AI and More Shade, Saudi Set for a Searing Hajj

This is Beirut, 30/05 10:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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With artificial intelligence, more shade and misting machines, Saudi authorities are preparing to welcome more than a million hajj pilgrims amid punishing summer heat that has a deadly history in the holy city of Mecca. Saudi Arabia's hajj minister Tawfiq al-Rabiah told AFP on Thursday that efforts to mitigate the searing desert heat remained a ...

New Metro Cuts Through Saudi Social Divisions

This is Beirut, 30/05 09:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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For decades, civil servant Zayed al-Ghamdi's social circles in Saudi Arabia were more than predictable, bound by routine and kinship in a country where societal divisions have rarely been challenged. Then came the metro. A decade after breaking ground, Riyadh's gleaming new metro opened in December, offering the capital's eight million residents ...

New Mother-and-Child Unit Inaugurated at Quarantine Governmental Hospital

This is Beirut, 29/05 19:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A new state-of-the-art obstetrics department named the Dr. Robert Sacy Mother-and-Child Unit was officially inaugurated on Thursday at the Quarantine University Governmental Hospital in Beirut. The launch ceremony was attended by Minister of Public Health Rakan Nassereddine, French Ambassador Hervé Magro, and numerous local and international ...

From Syria to Ukraine: The Gulf as the New Hub of Global Diplomacy (2/2)

Malo Pinatel, 29/05 11:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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https://thisisbeirut.com.lb/articles/1315328/from-irans-nuclear-program-to-gaza-the-gulf-as-the-new-hub-of-global-diplomacy-12  On Tuesday, May 13, US President Donald Trump was received with great ceremony in Riyadh by Saudi Crown Prince and de facto ruler Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), marking the first stop on a tour of immense geopolitical and ...

Saudi Frees Iran Cleric it Detained Ahead of Hajj

This is Beirut, 29/05 10:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Saudi authorities have released a well-known Iranian religious figure they detained ahead of the annual hajj pilgrimage to the Muslim holy places, Iranian media reported on Thursday. "Gholamreza Ghasemian has been released and is on his way to Iran after follow-up by Iranian officials," the ISNA news agency reported. Iran said it had held ...

OPEC+ meets as oil output hike looms

This is Beirut, 28/05 20:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Ministers of the OPEC+ oil alliance, led by Saudi Arabia and Russia, discussed production on Wednesday as another hike looms despite falling prices. The 22-nation group began a series of cuts in 2022 to prop up crude prices, but Saudi Arabia, Russia and six other members surprised markets recently by sharply raising output for May and June. The ...

Where Will Ronaldo Write His Final Chapter?

Pierre Daccache, 28/05 12:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Officially, his contract with Al-Nassr runs until the end of June. Unofficially, a verbal agreement for an extension has been mooted. But behind the scenes, the situation has changed. The Saudi club's elimination from the forthcoming Asian Champions League could shake the last pillars of his commitment. Despite his age and extraordinary stature, ...

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