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Vice Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets with Iraqi Minister of Petroleum Jabbar al-Laibi in Jeddah. (SPA)

Vice Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Discusses Oil Policies with Iraqi Petroleum Minister

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 11, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Jeddah – Vice Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Prince Mohammed bin Salman held talks on Wednesday night with visiting Iraqi Minister of Petroleum Jabbar al-Laibi. The two officials discussed bilateral ties, especially joint economic opportunities, specifically in the...

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Syria’s High Negotiations Committee attends a meeting with the UN Syria envoy during Syria peace talks in Geneva, Switzerland, February 27, 2017. (Reuters)

Syrian Opposition Coalition Arrives in Riyadh

by Turki al-Suhail and Nayef al-Rashid | Aug 9, 2017 | Middle East

Riyadh – The Syrian National Coalition for Opposition (SNC), chaired by Riad Seif, arrived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for talks with Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir on various issues related to the Syrian crisis. A few days earlier, Saudi Arabia reiterated its position...

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Russian FM Sergei Lavrov speaks at the Asean-US ministerial meeting during the South-East Asian bloc’s 50th regional security forum in Manila, Philippines on August 6, 2017. (Reuters)

Saudi Arabia Stresses Geneva as Basis of Syria Settlement

by Taha Abdulwahed, Nazeer Rida and Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 7, 2017 | Middle East

Jeddah, Moscow, Beirut – Saudi Arabia stressed on Sunday its firm position regarding the Syrian crisis and said a solution should be based on the Geneva I Declaration and United Nations Security Council Resolution 2254. The resolution stipulates establishing a...

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Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir attends an emergency meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in the Saudi city of Jeddah, on January 21, 2016. (AFP)

OIC Executive Committee Condemns Israeli Violations of Aqsa Mosque

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Aug 2, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara – The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) strongly condemned on Tuesday recent provocative acts by the Israeli occupation authorities at the al-Aqsa Mosque. The OIC executive committee, in a statement issued at the conclusion of its extraordinary...

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Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir, UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan and Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry attend a press conference after their meeting that discussed the diplomatic situation with Qatar, in Cairo, Egypt July 5, 2017. REUTERS/Khaled Elfiqi/Pool

Riyadh Calls Doha’s Demand to Internationalize Holy Hajj ‘Declaration of War’

by Mirza Al-Khuwaylidi | Jul 31, 2017 | Middle East

Bahrain – The Arab quartet boycotting Qatar announced its readiness to hold dialogue with Doha, if the latter acknowledged its compliance with the list of 13 demands, previously submitted by the Kuwaiti mediator, and stopped its support to terrorism. The foreign...