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  • Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince arrives in Qatar for 44th GCC summit

    The summit is expected to tackle several topics such as political, security and economic cooperation among GCC countries with the ongoing events in Gaza dominating the summit’s work, Al Arabiya reported. The summit is being held “at a time where our region and the world are witnessing great challenges that our Gulf countries can play a major role in resolving and mitigating their effects,” Qatar’s Emir said on X. Israel launched a war on Gaza after Hamas militants stormed across the Israeli border on October 7 and carried out an attack that left 1,200 people dead.

  • Media Ministry Organizes ‘Media Oasis’ Coinciding with Summits Hosted by Saudi Arabia

    The Media Ministry holds the fourth edition of the Media Oasis in Diriyah, Riyadh, from November 9 to 11, coinciding with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's hosting of the three summits: The Saudi-African Summit, the Extraordinary Arab Summit, and the Extraordinary Islamic Summit. The Media Oasis covers an area of 18,000 square metres and include more than 30 major national transformational projects, including the NEOM project, in six pavilions that display the development achievements of these projects.

  • Saudi Arabia postpones Arab-African summit to convene emergency meetings on Gaza

    Saudi Arabia has postponed the fifth Arab-African summit that was scheduled for Friday and will, instead, host emergency Arab League and Organisation of Islamic Co-operation summits on Friday and Saturday to discuss Israel’s war on Gaza.

    The Saudi Foreign Ministry said it had reached the decision on Tuesday night after consulting with the Secretariat of the League of Arab States and the African Union Commission to “ensure that political events in the region do not affect the Arab-African partnership”.

    The Arab League summit will take place on Friday, involving most leaders of member states, while the OIC conference, to which Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has been invited to, will be held on Saturday, a source in the ministry said.

  • Saudi Arabia says will host Arab and Islamic summits to discuss Gaza conflict

    Saudi Arabia will host summits of Arab and Islamic nations in coming days to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Saudi Arabia's investment minister said on Wednesday. "We will see, this week, in the next few days Saudi Arabia convening an emergency Arab summit in Riyadh," said Saudi investment minister Khalid Al-Falih, at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in Singapore. "In a few days you will see Saudi Arabia convening an Islamic summit," he said.

  • Iran’s Raisi to Attends Summit in Saudi Arabia

    Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi plans to attend an extraordinary summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia that is intended to discuss the Israel-Hamas war. Raisi’s visit would be the first to Saudi Arabia by an Iranian head of state since 2012. No scheduled meetings have been set between the Iranian president and the Saudi crown prince, according to Saudi officials familiar with the trip.

  • Leading heritage experts gather in Saudi Arabia for inaugural AlUla World Archaeology Summit

    Saudi Arabia is home to a wealth of archeological treasures stretching from the Neolithic era to the early 20th century. There is perhaps no better place in the region, therefore, to host a gathering of the world’s foremost minds in heritage and antiquity. From Sept. 13 to 15, the Kingdom will stage the inaugural AlUla World Archaeology Summit in the eponymous ancient oasis city. Organized by the Royal Commission for AlUla, the summit will take place in AlUla’s Maraya Concert Hall.

  • India and Saudi Arabia agree to expand economic and security ties after the G20 summit

    India and Saudi Arabia agreed Monday to expand trade and security ties, two days after their leaders and others attending a Group of 20 summit announced a new railways and port corridor deal that will link India, Middle East and Europe. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met in New Delhi and chaired a meeting of the India-Saudi Arabia Strategic Partnership Council. The two leaders discussed issues ranging from energy security, trade and investment to defense, health care and food security, India’s foreign ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said.

  • Why is Saudi Arabia so keen on hosting a Ukrainian peace summit?

    The upcoming summit is "another example of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's efforts to position himself as a global leader with influence beyond his region," The New York Times said, adding that it's not simply about his personal ambitions, but a broader effort to "carve out a role for the kingdom as a mediator" as well. The push comes as Saudi Arabia attempts to shed its reputation as a biased party after the "White House accused it last year of siding with Russia in keeping oil prices high — thus bolstering Moscow's finances," the Wall Street Journal reported. Western nations agreed to hold the talks in Saudi Arabia "partly in hopes of persuading China, which has maintained close ties to Moscow, to participate" as well.

  • Leaders arrive in Saudi Arabia for GCC—Central Asia summit

    The presidents of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan Emomali Rahmon and Shavkat Mirziyoyev arrived in Jeddah on Tuesday. The presidents are visiting the Kingdom to participate in a summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council and Central Asian countries that will take place on Wednesday. They were both received on arrival by the deputy governor of the Makkah region Prince Badr bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz. Meanwhile, the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev visited Madinah where he prayed in the Prophet’s Mosque ahead of the summit. He then traveled to Jeddah. The President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedow and the President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov arrived in Jeddah on Tuesday night.

  • Saudi Arabia to host GCC-Central Asia summit on July 19

    Saudi Arabia will host a summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council and Central Asian countries on July 19 in Jeddah. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has sent invitations to leaders of all countries in the two blocs to attend the upcoming summit. Saudi Ambassador to Kuwait Prince Sultan bin Saad handed Kuwait’s Crown Prince Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah an invitation from King Salman to the Emir of Kuwait on Thursday. King Salman has also sent an invitation to Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Central Asian countries include Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.