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Yemen's Ansarullah Delegation to Travel to Riyadh for Ceasefire Talks with Saudi Officials
Yemeni Ansarullah's and Oman's envoys will head to Saudi Arabia on Thursday night to try to negotiate a permanent ceasefire with Saudi officials to end the war on Yemen, two people involved in the talks said. Ansarullah officials will travel to Riyadh with the Omani mediators, who landed in Sanaa on Thursday, the sources said. The Saudi government and an Ansarullah spokesman did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The trip ...
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Terrifying Rain Storms Sweep Saudi Arabia: Video
Saudi Arabia was hit by severe lightning storms and strong easterly winds on Tuesday (August 22) which led to widespread damage across the nation. The stormy weather's brunt was borne by the cities of Mecca and Jeddah, as well as several other regions. Dramatic visuals circulated on social media showed wind carrying away pilgrims amid storm in the holy city of Mecca. #VIDEO: Heavy rain and strong winds around the vicinity of ...
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Iran, Saudi FMs Discuss Bilateral Ties, Regional Issues in Riyadh
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian in a meeting with his Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Farhan in Riyadh discussed bilateral ties and regional developments. During the meeting in the Saudi capital on Thursday, Amirabdollahian said he was pleased that the Tehran-Riyadh relations are on the right track. 'It is necessary for Iran and Saudi Arabia to advance their relations in various fields in line with common interests. We are in Riyadh today to ...
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Saudi Authorities Allow Ashura Commemoration in Baqi: Video
Saudi authorities have reportedly allowed Shia Muslims to commemorate the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS) in Baqi cemetery in the holy city of Medina. Unlike previous years, Shia Muslims have been allowed to hold Ashura and Muharram mourning ceremony in Baqi cemetery. Videos circulated on social media showed a group of Saudi Shiites mourning near the Baqi while chanting slogans like 'Ya Hossain' and 'Labaik Ya Hossain.' 'The Muharram mourning took ...
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Millions of Pilgrims Throng Holy Mecca for Huge Hajj
Millions of worshippers have reached Mecca — Islam's holiest city — for the biggest Hajj pilgrimage in years, despite the sweltering Saudi Arabian heat. This year's Hajj one of the world's biggest annual religious gatherings, could break attendance records, Saudi officials said, expecting that the number of pilgrims in 2023 to reach pre-pandemic levels as this year's Hajj will be the first without the curbs imposed during the coronavirus pandemic. Nearly ...
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Blinken Meets Bin Salman in Saudi Arabia Visit Aimed at Rebuilding Strained Ties
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday on a three-day trip to strengthen strained ties with the oil-rich kingdom as the long-time US ally forges closer relations with Washington’s rivals. Blinken met Saudi Arabia’s de facto leader Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman late Tuesday, with the State Department saying they discussed their “shared commitment to advance stability, security, and prosperity across the Middle East and beyond.” “The ...
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Abdollahian Arrives in Muscat for High-level Talks
The Iranian Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, has arrived in the Omani capital of Muscat, leading a delegation of high-ranking political officials. The visit was made at the invitation of Oman's Foreign Minister, Sayyid Badr Albusaidi. The purpose of the visit is to hold talks with officials from Oman to discuss bilateral relations as well as major international and regional issues. This is not the first time that Amir-Abdollahian has visited Oman. He ...
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Qatar’s Emir Slams Delay of Aid to Earthquake Victims in Syria
Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani said on Sunday he was puzzled by the delay in aid to victims of the earthquake in Syria, adding that it was wrong to abuse humanitarian aid for political purposes. Speaking at the opening of the UN Least Developed Countries conference in Qatar’s capital Doha on Sunday, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani stressed the need to help Syrians “without hesitation” and support Turkey’s efforts to ...
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Qatari Energy Minister: Europe Will Return to Russian Gas
Qatar's Energy Minister Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi predicted on Saturday that European countries will eventually resume higher imports of Russian gas, warning that market volatility could last for years. Russian gas exports to Europe plunged after Moscow's operation of Ukraine, but Al-Kaabi, who is also the head of QatarEnergy gas company, said the situation could change in the future. 'The Europeans today are saying there's no way we're going back' to Russian gas, ...
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