The Latest Breaking News from Riyadh

Envoys from Sudan's warring military factions - the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces - were in Jeddah for talks on Saturday, Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said, as international mediators pressed for an end to the three-week old conflict.

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Thursday he will travel to Saudi Arabia this weekend for talks with Saudi leaders, as the United States seeks to bolster often-frayed ties with Riyadh.

Lionel Messi’s promotional trip to Saudi Arabia has kicked up a storm at his Qatari-owned football club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), while also casting a spotlight on Riyadh’s efforts to showcase its heritage and lure foreign visitors. FRANCE 24 spoke to Gulf analyst Karim Sader about Saudi ambitions to turn the…

The Global Asset Allocation Conference underlined on Tuesday the importance of new rules and patterns to strengthen the digital economy. The conference was organized by the Family Office and held in the Saudi capital, Riyadh. Prince Turki Al-Faisal bin Abdulaziz, President of the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic…

United Nations envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg and United States’ envoy to Yemen Tim Lenderking kicked off this week a new tour of the region to support Saudi Arabia and Oman’s efforts to restore peace in the war-torn country. Grundberg arrived in Yemen’s Sanaa on Monday for talks with the…

The Saudi Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday that its cultural attaché office in Khartoum was stormed earlier in the day by an armed group that looted the property. The group also destroyed equipment and cameras. The ministry expressed the Kingdom’s strong condemnation of the incident, calling on all sides to…

The growing rapprochement between Riyadh and Tehran after years of mistrust was visible on Monday as Saudi Arabia helped evacuate Iranian citizens fleeing the war in Sudan.

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah met in Riyadh on Sunday with Special Envoy of the Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council in Sudan Ambassador Dafallah Al-Haj Ali. During the meeting, the two sides discussed the latest developments in Sudan. Prince Faisal reiterated the Kingdom's call to…

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…

From Beirut, Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian declared on Friday an agreement to reopen the Iranian and Saudi embassies in Riyadh and Tehran in the coming days.