The US is set to introduce a 30-day ceasefire proposal negotiated with Ukraine to Russia in the coming days. Trump administration officials are seeing it as a major breakthrough towards…
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Saudi Arabia: Who’s at the table for US-Russia talks
Three Americans and two Russians made up the two teams at the talks in Saudi Araba that have underscored an end to Western isolation of Moscow. The men described the…
Saudi Arabia: Russia won’t accept Nato troops in Ukraine, Lavrov says after talks with US
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said his country won’t accept peacekeeping forces from Nato countries in Ukraine under any peace deal, following high-level talks with the US in Saudi…
Saudi Arabia: Riyadh had is the venue of choice for Trump talks on Ukraine
The choice by the Trump administration of Saudi Arabia as the location for key talks on Ukraine underscores how far the Kingdom has come diplomatically from the near pariah state…
France: Europe and UK plan to persuade Trump they’re relevant to Ukraine’s future
Europe’s leaders are scrambling. Their hastily convened security summit in Paris on Monday is proof of that. They are still reeling from not being invited by the US to talks…
Saudi Arabia: Top US envoy to meet Russian officials for Ukraine peace talks
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans to meet Russian officials in Saudi Arabia in the coming days for talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine, US officials say.…
UK: Saudi PhD student freed after being jailed over posts, activists say
A Saudi PhD student at the University of Leeds has been released from prison in Saudi Arabia after her sentence over critical social media activity was reduced, activists have said.…
Saudi Arabia: Kingdom slams Netanyahu’s suggestion it should host Palestinian state
Saudi Arabia has condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s suggestion that the kingdom’s land be used to establish a Palestinian state. In a statement on Sunday, the Saudi Foreign Ministry…
Saudi Arabia: Authorities flatly reject Trump’s Gaza takeover plan
Saudi Arabia reacted swiftly and sternly to US President Donald Trump’s pledge to “take over” the Gaza Strip, reiterating no normalisation deal with Israel will occur until Palestinians receive their own independent…
Brazil: Neymar set for Santos after Saudi’s Al-Hilal deal was terminated
Brazilian club Santos are in talks to re-sign Neymar after his contract with Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal was cancelled by mutual consent. The 32-year-old Brazil international is expected to…