President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin calling the warring parties in Libya to a ceasefire was immediately accepted by the legitimate Tripoli government, while the belligerent Khalifa Haftar administration at first [ More … ]
Can Sisi Preserve Stability In Egypt As Warning Signs of Mistrust Rise? It’s not uncommon to hear Egyptians saying that the revolution failed – that it was hijacked by opportunists, while the true revolutionaries were [ More … ]
The kingdom may not be ready for the recent social reforms adopted by the royal family. Saudi Arabia has long held on to ultraconservative views, particularly when it comes to women’s rights. But now, it [ More … ]
Saudi King Salman thanked US President Donald Trump and leaders of Arab and Islamic countries who participated in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) consultative meeting, the GCC-US Summit and the Arab-Islamic-American Summit hosted by Riyadh. [ More … ]
During the fifth meeting of the Saudi-Qatari Coordination Council on Tuesday council members said they will use discretion in dealing with the various developments in Arab and Muslim countries to ensure the preservation of the [ More … ]
The Eastern Mediterranean is currently loaded with security challenges. Failed states, mass migration and terrorism afflict the region. Amidst this turmoil, however, a golden opportunity exists to resolve one issue that has eluded a lasting [ More … ]
Emir of Qatar Sheikh Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani hailed Monday, in Doha (Qatar), in an audience he granted to the Speaker of the People’s National Assembly (Lower House of Parliament) Mohamed Larbi Ould [ More … ]
Saudi Arabia stands at an equal distance from all Iraqi communities and supports the unity and stability of Iraq, said the Saudi foreign minister on Saturday during his first official visit to the neighboring country. [ More … ]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who on Sunday kicked off his three-nation Gulf tour in Bahrain, will arrive in the Saudi capital on Monday for consultations with top Saudi officials on key bilateral and regional [ More … ]
President Erdogan is in Bahrain as part of his four-day Gulf tour Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said late Sunday his country would cooperate with Bahrain for the “stability, peace, and future of the region”. [ More … ]
United State’s top diplomat acknowledged on Thursday the role of Saudi Arabia’s leadership in helping to stabilize the region, according to the Saudi Press Agency. Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz has received a phone [ More … ]
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu speaking at a joint press conference in Ankara yesterday praised Turkish-Saudi relations while his Saudi counterpart Adel al-Jubeir said, “The cooperation between Turkey and Saudi Arabia is not only to [ More … ]
Janet Heckman was appointed by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) as its new Managing Director for the southern and eastern Mediterranean (SEMED) region. Ms. Heckman has met Egypt’s iternational cooperation minister. Ms Heckman [ More … ]
The dream of Saudi Arabia concerning the stability of Yemen will turn into a nightmare, as “ Stability comes after the end of a war, regardless of its results,” said Torad Bin Said Alamary, a Saudi writer, [ More … ]
Egypt is playing a mediating role in the Libyan crisis trying to resolve the conflict between Haftar and al-Serraj. The head of the Presidential Council (PC) of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez Al-Sarraj, [ More … ]
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