The Latest Breaking News from Riyadh

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah met in Riyadh on Sunday with Abdoulaye Bathily, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Libya and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya. During the meeting, the Minister of Foreign Affairs stressed the Kingdom's support…

Al Hilal coach Ramon Diaz vowed his side will not give up on the defense of the Asian Champions League title despite surrendering an early lead and seeing Salem Al Dawsari sent off in their 1-1 draw with Urawa Red Diamonds in the final's first leg. Al Dawsari displayed the…

Saudi Arabia’s Culture Ministry, represented by the Saudi National Commission for Education, Culture and Science and the Heritage Commission, alongside the UNESCO World Heritage Center and the ICCROM-IUCN World Heritage Leadership Program are jointly organizing the fifth edition of the World Heritage Site Managers’ Forum, in partnership with ICOMOS. The…

The Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council welcomed on Tuesday the efforts led by Saudi Arabia between Yemeni parties to achieve peace in their country. In a statement, the Saudi Foreign Ministry said the Kingdom’s liaison team, headed by Ambassador to Yemen Mohammed Al-Jaber, met with Chairman of the PLC Dr. Rashad…

Iran hopes to reopen its diplomatic missions in Saudi Arabia by May 9, according to senior foreign ministry officials.

Hans Grundberg, the UN special envoy to Yemen, described the current opportunity for peace between Yemenis as “delicate and rare,” pledging to intensify efforts to achieve a permanent ceasefire and revive the political process. Grundberg praised the “constructive dialogue” recently held by Saudi officials in Sanaa and their “productive discussions”…

Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, has made a name of himself as one of the world’s leading figures by spearheading a “revolution” that has reached all aspects of life in his country and transformed Saudi Arabia into an international political, economic and social heavyweight. Riyadh has…

The second phase of a prisoner swap was carried out on Saturday between the Yemeni government and Iran-backed Houthi militias. Nineteen prisoners from the Arab coalition were released by the Houthis and flown to the Saudi capital, Riyadh, while some 250 Houthi detainees were flown to Sanaa airport. The coalition…

Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) said one of its Airbus aircrafts "had an accident" at Sudan's Khartoum airport before its scheduled departure to Riyadh on Saturday. Saudia also said in a statement that its flights to and from Sudan had been suspended until further notice.