Lionel Messi is in line to return for Paris Saint-Germain for Saturday’s Ligue 1 game at home to Ajaccio after a club-imposed suspension for going on an unauthorised trip to Saudi Arabia. The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner sat out last…
US national security advisor to visit Saudi Arabia
President Joe Biden’s national security advisor said on Thursday he will travel to Saudi Arabia at the weekend for talks with Saudi leaders as well as Indian and Emirati officials. “This weekend I will be in Saudi Arabia for meetings…
Saudi-led project dismantles over 800 mines in Yemen
The Saudi Project for Landmine Clearance (Masam) announced on Monday that it dismantled 866 landmines in the conflict-ridden country in April. Masam, a landmine clearance project in Yemen said in a statement that “the mines were planted previously by the…
Iran to receive Saudi king after years of estrangement
Iran’s leaders have invited their regional rival Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdelaziz for an official visit. The move, which is part of a rapprochement between the two countries, was announced by Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani in Tehran…
Yemen war: Saudi-Houthi talks bring hope of ceasefire
A Saudi Arabian delegation is in Yemen’s capital Sana’a for talks with the Houthi rebel movement aimed at reaching a new and potentially permanent ceasefire. A mediation team from Oman is also in Sana’a. The capital has been controlled by…
Iran, Saudi Arabia take a step closer to repairing ties
Saudi Arabia and Iran’s foreign ministers have met in Beijing for the first formal gathering since China brokered a deal to restore relations between the top regional powers last month. Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and…
Saudi Arabia releases dual US-Saudi citizen from prison
Saudi Arabia released US-Saudi dual national Saad Ibrahim Almadi from prison, more than a year after he was arrested for tweets critical of the kingdom, Almadi’s son, Ibrahim, told CNN. Almadi was released at 2 a.m. local time on Tuesday…
Saudi Arabia executes Jordanian man despite UK and UN intervention
A Jordanian man who said he was tortured for 12 days into signing a false confession was executed over drug charges in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, despite interventions from the UN and two British foreign ministers. Hussein Abo al-Kheir, a…
Ighalo gets N122m as Saudi Al-Hilal reach Club World Cup final
Saudi Arabia billionaire prince, Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud, has promised to give Nigerian international, Odion Ighalo, and other players of Saudi club Al-Hilal one million Saudi Riyal (£222,000) each for reaching the Club World Cup final. The Saudi…
Cristiano Ronaldo will be allowed to live with Georgina Rodriguez despite Saudi Arabia’s strict rules on marriage
Cristiano Ronaldo and stunning partner Georgina Rodriguez will reportedly get a pass on Saudi Arabia’s strict law on non-married couples living together. The 37-year-old joined Al-Nassr on a two-and-a-half-year deal worth £173million-a-season after having his Manchester United contract ripped up.…
