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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.
Canada links India to slaying of Sikh exile, expels intel chief
AFP, Published on 19/09/2023
» OTTAWA - Canada on Monday accused India's government of involvement in the killing of a Canadian Sikh leader near Vancouver last June, and expelled New Delhi's intelligence chief in Ottawa in retaliation.
'Historic' EU-Mid East-India trade plan launched
AFP, Published on 10/09/2023
» NEW DELHI - A broad alliance of states on Saturday unveiled ambitious plans to create a modern-day Spice Route linking Europe, the Middle East and India, boosting trade ties with potentially wide-ranging geopolitical implications.
Christians want to see more of Saudi Arabia
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 16/07/2023
» The caravan of five Toyota Land Cruisers raced across Saudi Arabia's rocky desert, weaving onto a highway so new it was not on the map. At the cleft of sea that splits the kingdom from Egypt, they stopped on a barren beach. Fifteen tourists spilled out and gathered around Joel Richardson, a Kansas preacher.