Leaders of Syria and Saudi Arabia have called on Lebanon to avert the crisis concerning charges by a tribunal, which accuses Hezbollah of involvement in the assassination of the former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq al-Hariri. Hariri, who was the Arab state’s premier from 1992 to 1998, and again from 2000 until his resignation on October [...]

Saudi King Abdullah has held talks with US President Barack Obama as Washington is urging the Mideast powerhouse to take bold action to secure the Palestinian homeland. Obama, who hosted the king in the White House’s Oval Office on Tuesday, said the two leaders also discussed Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan. “We discussed the Middle East [...]

Saudi King Abdullah is to pay an official visit to Washington to meet US President Barack Obama at the White House on June 29. Obama and Abdullah plan to discuss mutual ties, said White House spokesman Robert Gibbs on Sunday, adding that Obama was looking forward to a meeting with the 86-year-old monarch for talks [...]

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has met with Saudi King Abdullah for talks ranging from bilateral ties to regional issues such as Iran’s civilian nuclear program. Merkel, who has embarked on a four-stop visit to countries bordering the Persian Gulf, was received by the Saudi king’s half brother, Crown Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz, and other [...]

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri has met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus to discuss the latest developments in the region. The two officials held talks on Tuesday, Syria’s official news agency reported. The meeting was held during Hariri’s second visit to Syria after his last December’s official trip to the country, which ended [...]

A visit by the former Iraqi prime minister and head of the secular al-Iraqiya alliance, Iyad Allawi, to the oil-rich Saudi Arabia has provoked fierce controversy in his home country. The Saturday visit by one of Iraq’s most prominent candidates in next month’s parliamentary election comes amid fears that Riyadh would incite sectarian violence in [...]

White House National Security Adviser James Jones has met with Saudi King Abdullah as the Arab country is involved in a military intervention in Yemen. Jones, arriving in Saudi Arabia on the first leg of a regional tour, “discussed a number of issues of mutual interest” with the King on Tuesday, the official SPA news [...]

Britain has witnessed major anti-Israel demonstrations, as several hundred pro-Palestinian protesters rallied in front of the Israeli embassy in London. The demonstrators condemned the deadly Israeli offensive and continued Israeli siege of the impoverished Gaza Strip, demanding an end to the ‘inhuman’ blockade. “We continue to be outraged at the attacks on Gaza and the [...]

Saudi King Abdullah has reportedly signed a state decree rewarding families of the soldiers killed in raids on Houthi resistance fighters in Yemen. The Saudi king’s latest directive requires the government to award a medal of honor and a sum of USD 266,000 to each family of soldiers killed in cross-border assaults against the Houthi [...]

Syria and Saudi Arabia have urged politicians in Lebanon to reach consensus and form a national unity government. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Saudi King Abdullah underlined the importance of an agreement amongst the Lebanese, and said on Thursday that a national unity government in Lebanon will bring stability, unity and strength to the country, [...]