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Man City go for full house of trophies at Club World Cup
AFP, Published on 14/12/2023
» JEDDAH (SAUDI ARABIA) - Pep Guardiola is hoping to complete his trophy haul as Manchester City manager at the Club World Cup in Saudi Arabia as the Gulf Kingdom shows off its wares in hosting a major international football tournament for the first time.
Putin lands in Abu Dhabi
AFP, Published on 06/12/2023
» ABU DHABI - President Vladimir Putin is in the United Arab Emirates for a rare visit outside the former Soviet Union Wednesday, as Russia seeks to reassert itself on the global stage.
Kremlin says Putin to visit Saudi Arabia, UAE on Wednesday
AFP, Published on 05/12/2023
» MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin will visit Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday, the Kremlin has announced, as Moscow courts allies abroad despite being isolated by the West over the Ukraine conflict.
Saudi Arabia says 'absolutely not' to oil phaseout at COP28
AFP, Published on 05/12/2023
» DUBAI - Saudi Arabia's energy minister has slammed the door shut on agreeing to phase out fossil fuels at the UN's COP28 climate talks, setting the stage for difficult negotiations in Dubai.
Saudi Arabia only bidder for 2034 World Cup
AFP, Published on 01/11/2023
» LAUSANNE - Saudi Arabia is in line to host the 2034 World Cup after FIFA announced that the kingdom had submitted the only "expression of interest" in hosting the tournament.
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.
Israel vows Hamas's destruction after deadly assault
AFP, Published on 12/10/2023
» JERUSALEM - Israel vowed to completely destroy Islamist group Hamas on the eve of United Statesa Secretary of State Antony Blinken's expected visit Thursday as Washington underscores support for the Jewish state in a war that has seen the death toll spiral into the thousands.
Could Israel-Hamas conflict descend into wider regional war?
AFP, Published on 11/10/2023
» PARIS - A potential intervention by Tehran-backed Lebanese Shiite militia Hezbollah and uncertainty over the role played by Iran itself are risk factors that could push the unprecedented conflict between Israel and Hamas into a wider regional war, analysts say.
Israel pounds Gaza as Hamas threatens hostages
AFP, Published on 10/10/2023
» JERUSALEM - Israel kept up its deadly bombardment of Hamas-controlled Gaza on Tuesday after the Palestinian militant group threatened to execute some of the around 150 hostages it abducted in a weekend assault if air strikes continue without warning.