The Latest Breaking News from Jeddah

The Saudi cabinet was briefed on Tuesday on the visit paid to the Kingdom by US President Joe Biden in mid-July. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz chaired the meeting that was held at the al-Salam Palace in Jeddah. Biden’s official two-day visit to the Kingdom…

Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) - A futuristic Saudi megacity is to feature two skyscrapers extending across a swathe of desert and mountain terrain, according to the latest disclosures on the project by the kingdom's de facto ruler.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, arrived in Greece on Tuesday on an official visit. He was received at Athens airport by deputy prime minister Panagiotis Pikrammenos. The Saudi royal was accorded a formal reception at the airport ahead of departing for the…

The Jeddah Central Development Company (JCDC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Public Investment Fund (PIF) and a master developer of Jeddah Central Project, announced on Monday the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Cruise Saudi, a wholly-owned PIF company specializing in cruise ecosystem development. According to the MoU,…

Saudi Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz has met in Jeddah with Jordanian ministers to discuss ways to cooperate in the fields of water and renewable energy, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Sunday. Prince Abdulaziz held talks with Jordan’s Minister of Water and Irrigation Eng. Mohammad…

Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian, Cultural and Social Affairs and Special Envoy of the OIC Secretary-General to Afghanistan Tarig Ali Bakhiet has met with Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Antonio Vitorino, at the IOM’s headquarters in Geneva, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Sunday. Thursday's meeting highlighted…

Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz and Deputy Prime Minister has met at the Royal Court at Al-Salam palace in Jeddah the President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Saudi Press Agency reported Saturday. An official reception ceremony was held for the President, it said. The Crown Prince and the visiting…

The Yemeni crisis, as expected, was present at all meetings held in Jeddah last week between Saudi, American and Arab Gulf leaders. The crisis was present in the joint statement after Saudi-US talks on Friday and the concluding statement of the Gulf-US summit on Saturday. Head of the Presidential Leadership…

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation welcomed on Sunday the outcomes of the Jeddah Security and Development summit that was held on Saturday. The leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GGC) countries, US President Joe Biden, Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi…

The Saudi leadership received on Sunday cables from Kuwait’s Crown Prince Mishaal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, who hailed the Kingdom’s hosting of the Jeddah Security and Development Summit. The cable, sent to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, praised the constructive…

Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) - US President Joe Biden sought to use his first Middle East tour in office to reassert Washington's influence but emerged without a single diplomatic breakthrough, an outcome analysts said was no surprise.