Leaders

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received the emir of Kuwait and the prime minister of Iraq separately in Riyadh on Sunday. During the meetings with Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah and Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, the crown prince…
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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Union leader Ursula von der Leyen are set to hold face-to-face talks, with expectations high they will seal a deal to resolve a thorny post-Brexit trade dispute. That would mark a…
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke on Saturday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and separately with Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas, reaffirming Washington's support for a “two-state solution” in the region and…
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The UN Security Council on Wednesday extended for nine months an asset freeze and travel ban targeting a dozen Yemenis, mainly top members of the Iran-backed Houthi militia, over the ongoing conflict there. The short Council resolution,…
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The UN special envoy for Iraq urged the country’s new government Thursday to keep fighting corruption and move quickly on much-needed economic, fiscal and financial reforms. Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert told the UN Security Council many…
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Leaders of several Arab-American organizations met US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday to express concerns over the escalating violence between Israelis and Palestinians and demand that Israel’s government be held accountable for…
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The President of the UAE, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, and his deputy, the ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, sent a cable of condolences to Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz. And the Emirates News Agency, WAM, reported that Sheikh…
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Today, Tuesday, China denied the validity of reports that it had invited the leaders of 4 European countries to meet its President, Xi Jinping, in the Chinese capital, Beijing, during the month of November. Chinese Foreign Ministry…
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The one-day Jeddah Security and Development Summit, hosted by Saudi Arabia, brought leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council member countries, in addition to Jordan, Egypt and Iraq, together with US President Joe Biden. In a joint…
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Gold edged up on Friday as the dollar retreated and recession fears buoyed its safe-haven appeal, but looming interest rate hikes set the non-yielding asset on course for a weekly dip. Spot gold rose is currently priced at $1,826.88 per…
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