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RIYADH:  The much-anticipated US-GCC Summit has kicked off as US President Donald Trump sat down with Gulf leaders and officials at the King Abdulaziz Conference Center in Riyadh. Minutes before the commencement of the meeting, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson exchanged a Memorandum of Understanding on countering the financing of terrorism with Saudi Crown […]

The German defense minister has said she visited a Jordanian airbase which is viewed as a possible alternative to replace Turkey’s Incirlik and it showed a “lot of potential.” “There is a lot of potential in this airbase and we were very grateful for a very positive reception and a lot of support,” German Defense […]

RIYADH: The inaugural Saudi-US CEO Forum witnessed the signing of dozens of business agreements on Saturday as part of enhancing the bilateral trade relations between the two countries. General Electric (GE) announced signing $15 billion in business deals with the Kingdom, which falls within Saudi Arabia’s drive toward economic diversification away from oil, Reuters reported. […]

The news that the probe into WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been dropped after five years has been met with criticism in Sweden, where prosecutors expect scrutiny in the aftermath. At a press conference explaining the decision to close the investigation into a rape allegation from 2010, prosecutor Marianne Ny said that Swedish authorities had […]

RIYADH — The landmark agreements signed during the historic visit of US President Donald Trump will pave the way for building several giant industries that would eventually create tens of thousands of jobs for young Saudi graduates. As part of the agreements signed on Saturday, several global giants will enter into joint ventures with leading […]

More than 23,000 Somali students are sitting their final Secondary School exams despite recent militant threats that it will punish parents who send their children to Western-style schools and universities. Somalia’s minister of education, Abdurahman Dahir Osman, said the exams, which began Saturday, will be conducted in 77 centers across five federal states – Galmudug, […]

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Saturday presented Donald Trump with the Kingdom’s top civilian honor, as the US president began a trip to Riyadh aimed at strengthening security and economic ties. The king placed the Collar of Abdulaziz Al Saud around Trump’s neck at a ceremony at the Royal Court in Riyadh. The host […]

Hassan Rouhani has won Iran’s 12th presidential election, receiving a popular mandate for another four years in presidential office. Iranian Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli appeared at a press briefing on Saturday to declare Rouhani the winner of the Friday election with 23,549,616 votes, or 57 percent of the total ballots. Rahmani Fazli said that […]

With more than half of votes counted, incumbent president appears set to beat conservative challenger Ebrahim Raisi.  Iran’s reformist President Hassan Rouhani appeared to have a strong lead on Saturday as results poured in from a crucial election that could significantly influence the country’s future. Rouhani had 14.6 million out of 25.9 million votes counted […]

Trump and his wife Melania was greeted by Saudi King Salman and officials. (Al Arabiya) Trump is set to attend three summits in Riyadh, including an Arab-Islamic-US Summit called for by King Salman, in what is his first foreign trip as president. An airport welcome ceremony was held for the US president. (Al Arabiya) The […]