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  • Saudi cabinet reviews Arab-Muslim summit, reaffirms support for Palestine and Lebanon

    Central to the session was a review of the extraordinary Arab and Islamic summit held in Riyadh on Monday and the crown prince’s engagements with leaders from various countries. The cabinet praised the summit’s outcomes and welcomed its signing of the Tripartite Mechanism Document to Support Palestine, a joint initiative by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, the League of Arab States, and the African Union Commission.

  • Arab, Muslim leaders at Riyadh summit demand end to Israeli occupation for Mideast peace

    The summit’s closing statement called for a return to the pre-1967 borders, referencing UN resolutions and the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative, which offered Israel normalized relations in exchange for a two-state solution. The leaders of 57 nations emphasized the  urgent need for a sovereign Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital and called for an internationally sponsored plan with specific steps and timelines to achieve this. Trump’s election last week for a second term in the White House was likely on leaders’ minds, said Anna Jacobs, senior Gulf analyst for the International Crisis Group think tank. “This summit is very much an opportunity for regional leaders to signal to the incoming Trump administration what they want in terms of US engagement,” she said.

  • Iran’s president hails Saudi Arabia’s summit initiative in call with crown prince

    Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman received on Sunday a phone call from Iran’s President Dr. Masoud Pezeshkian. During the call, the Iranian leader praised Saudi Arabia’s initiative to convene a joint Arab-Islamic follow-up summit to discuss the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Palestinian and Lebanese territories. He wished the summit a great success. The two leaders also reviewed the improvement of relations between the two countries and ways to further enhance them, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

  • Saudi crown prince demands immediate Gaza, Lebanon ceasefire at Arab summit

    Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler called for immediate ceasefires in Gaza and Lebanon at a joint Arab League and Organisation of Islamic Cooperation summit on Monday. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said the international community must "immediately halt the Israeli actions against our brothers in Palestine and Lebanon", condemning Israel's campaign in Gaza as "genocide".

  • Saudi cabinet calls for Arab-Islamic summit, urgent political solutions amid regional crises

    The Saudi cabinet discussed the Kingdom’s call for an Arab-Islamic summit to address ongoing Israeli aggression in Palestinian territories and Lebanon, in a session chaired by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday. The cabinet also stressed the urgent need for a political resolution to the crisis in Sudan, urging all parties to honor the commitments outlined in the "Jeddah Declaration" of May 2023. It emphasized the importance of an immediate ceasefire in Sudan, a cessation of hostilities, and the unobstructed delivery of humanitarian aid to those in need.

  • Saudi Arabia Expects to Announce $28 Billion of Deals at FII Summit: Video

    Deals worth more than $28 billion are likely to be announced by executives from around the world who’re attending the Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh, Richard Attias, the chief executive officer of the FII Institute tells Joumanna Bercetche

  • Iraq calls for emergency Arab, Islamic summit to halt Israeli aggression on Lebanon

    Iraq’s Foreign Minister, Fuad Hussein, yesterday proposed holding an emergency Arab and Islamic summit aimed at “unifying efforts to halt Israeli aggression” in Lebanon, Anadolu reported. Since Monday morning, the Israeli military has launched what is described as its “most intense and wide-ranging” assault on Lebanon since hostilities with Hezbollah began nearly a year ago. The attacks resulted in 569 deaths, including 50 children and 94 women, and left 1,835 wounded, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health.

  • Summit set to make Saudi Arabia leading global AI model as envisioned by Crown Prince

    The 3rd Global AI Summit would showcase the advancements in artificial intelligence technologies with the participation of more than 300 speakers and specialists representing 100 countries from all over the world. Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman, who is also chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA), will patronize the summit at the King Abdulaziz International Conference Center in Riyadh from September 10 to 12.

  • Summit set to make Saudi Arabia leading global AI model as envisioned by Crown Prince

    The 3rd Global AI Summit would showcase the advancements in artificial intelligence technologies with the participation of more than 300 speakers and specialists representing 100 countries from all over the world. Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman, who is also chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA), will patronize the summit at the King Abdulaziz International Conference Center in Riyadh from September 10 to 12.

  • Saudi Arabia holds investment summit in Brazil, plans to invest $15B

    Brazil’s energy minister, Alexandre Silveira, told reporters at the FII Institute summit on Wednesday that the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) plans to invest around $15 billion in Brazil. The investments will be made in sectors including green hydrogen, infrastructure and renewable energy, he said, according to Reuters. The sovereign wealth fund did not immediately comment.