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Trump vows to end Sudan 'atrocities,' in sudden pivot
AFP, Published on 20/11/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump vowed Wednesday to end Sudan's grinding civil war at the request of Saudi Arabia's crown prince, condemning "tremendous atrocities" in a conflict he has previously overlooked.
'Piggy.' 'Terrible.' Trump lashes out at female reporters
AFP, Published on 19/11/2025
» WASHINGTON - Donald Trump ripped into a reporter from the US network ABC News on Tuesday, just days after calling another woman journalist "piggy" after she asked a question related to the convicted sexual offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Trump hosts Saudi prince for first time since Khashoggi killing
AFP, Published on 18/11/2025
» WASHINGTON — Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will receive a lavish welcome from US President Donald Trump on Tuesday, signing defence and nuclear deals during his first visit to the United States since the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Trump to close deal-making Gulf tour in UAE
AFP, Published on 15/05/2025
» DOHA — United States President Donald Trump on Thursday closes a Middle East tour in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as he focuses squarely on seeking deals after billions of dollars of pledges from Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
Ukraine set for crucial talks with US on ending war with Russia
AFP, Published on 10/03/2025
» KYIV - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is due to arrive in Saudi Arabia on Monday, a day ahead of crucial talks between Ukrainian and US officials on ending the war with Russia.
Freedom from fear
Oped, Postbag, Published on 05/11/2024
» Re: "Trafficking horror", (PostBag, Nov 2) & "Smugglers nabbed after bodies found", (BP, Oct 19).
Taylor Swift is Time’s person of the year
Published on 06/12/2023
» Time magazine on Wednesday named the American pop star Taylor Swift as its person of the year.
Busan, Riyadh or Rome? 2030 World Expo host to be revealed
AFP, Published on 28/11/2023
» PARIS - The host of the 2030 World Expo will be chosen on Tuesday, with Rome in Italy, the Saudi capital Riyadh and South Korea's Busan contending to welcome the showpiece event held every five years.
Blinken woos uneasy US allies in Saudi, Egypt to pressure Hamas
AFP, Published on 16/10/2023
» CAIRO: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday sought pressure against Hamas in talks with the leaders of Egypt and Saudi Arabia, both eager to highlight their influence despite at times uneasy alliances with Washington.
Blinken raises Hamas with Saudi crown prince on Mideast crisis tour
AFP, Published on 15/10/2023
» RIYADH: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called for pressure on Hamas during a meeting Sunday with the de facto leader of Saudi Arabia, which has warming ties with Israel but has put normalisation on hold.