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Abbas Urges Hamas to Surrender Weapons and Release Hostages

Abbas Urges Hamas to Surrender Weapons and Release Hostages

Tue 10 Jun 2025 10:16 CEST

The President of the Palestinians, Mahmud Abbas, believes that Hamas must hand over its weapons and is urging the deployment of international forces to protect "the Palestinian people".

USA and Syria Leaders Meet for First Time in 25 Years

USA and Syria Leaders Meet for First Time in 25 Years

Wed 14 May 2025 09:43 CEST

The President of the USA, Donald Trump, has met Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia. It is the first time in 25 years that leaders of the two countries have met, writes the news agency AP

USA and Saudi Arabia Sign Historic Arms and AI Deal

USA and Saudi Arabia Sign Historic Arms and AI Deal

Tue 13 May 2025 16:50 CEST

The USA and Saudi Arabia have agreed on a comprehensive agreement on the purchase of arms, reports the White House. Meanwhile, American Nvidia is to deliver thousands of AI chips to the Saudis

Trump Meets Saudi Crown Prince Over Coffee in Riyadh Visit

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Trump Meets Saudi Crown Prince Over Coffee in Riyadh Visit

Tue 13 May 2025 08:58 CEST

The President of the USA, Donald Trump, has arrived in Saudi Arabia. Saudi fighter planes escorted Air Force One to the airport in Riyadh, where Trump was received by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

Jörgen Persson's Saudi Role: More Than Just Sportswashing

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Jörgen Persson's Saudi Role: More Than Just Sportswashing

Tue 15 Apr 2025 05:35 CEST

Table tennis legend Jörgen Persson's new job in Saudi Arabia cannot solely be seen as "sportswashing". It is a side effect of the authoritarian regime's attempt to maintain its geopolitical power, according to researcher Anna Vidén

Trump urges Putin: Spare Ukrainian lives

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Trump urges Putin: Spare Ukrainian lives

Fri 14 Mar 2025 08:02 CET

The US envoy Steven Witkoff has met with Vladimir Putin and then left Moscow, according to Russian sources. President Donald Trump urges his Russian counterpart to spare Ukrainian lives

New Meeting: Is Ukraine Making a "Deal" with Trump?

New Meeting: Is Ukraine Making a "Deal" with Trump?

Tue 11 Mar 2025 05:15 CET

What can Ukraine imagine losing? And how pressured is Russia? After the scandal meeting at the White House last week – and new, difficult-to-interpret statements from Donald Trump – the USA and Ukraine are making a new attempt to unite at a meeting in Saudi Jeddah.

Zelensky: Good meeting in Saudi Arabia

Zelensky: Good meeting in Saudi Arabia

Tue 11 Mar 2025 01:16 CET

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyj met Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Monday, ahead of Tuesday's meeting between the USA and Ukraine in Jeddah.

The Former Elite Soldier Who Has Trump's Ear

The Former Elite Soldier Who Has Trump's Ear

Mon 10 Mar 2025 06:30 CET

He is a seasoned TV commentator who is believed to have Donald Trump's ear and who likened Ukraine's president to a nagging ex-girlfriend. Now, the USA's national security adviser Mike Waltz is about to travel to Saudi Arabia to try to reach an agreement between the USA and Ukraine

New talks on ceasefire in Ukraine next week

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New talks on ceasefire in Ukraine next week

Thu 6 Mar 2025 18:43 CET

American and Ukrainian representatives will meet in Saudi Arabia next week. The idea is to establish a framework for a peace agreement and an initial ceasefire, says the US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff at a press conference, according to AFP

Saudi Arabia – from pariah to peacemaker

Saudi Arabia – from pariah to peacemaker

Fri 21 Feb 2025 06:15 CET

Saudi Arabia is washing its image with diplomacy. This week's top meeting on the Ukraine war highlights the dictatorship's striving to become a political power player to be reckoned with

The Superstar Rory McIlroy on Trump: "He is on our side"

The Superstar Rory McIlroy on Trump: "He is on our side"

Thu 13 Feb 2025 07:52 CET

The superstar Rory McIlroy believes that USA's president Donald Trump can untangle the knots in the negotiations between the two golf tours. Trump has revealed to the Northern Irishman that he does not like the short competition format on the Saudi-backed LIV tour

Syria's new leader seeks support from Turkey

Syria's new leader seeks support from Turkey

Tue 4 Feb 2025 16:45 CET

Syria's newly appointed interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa visits Turkey for a meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Syria's new leader hopes for Saudi support

Syria's new leader hopes for Saudi support

Sun 2 Feb 2025 09:33 CET

Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa expresses expectations of comprehensive support from Saudi Arabia when Syria is to be rebuilt.

Trump: Move to the USA or Pay Tariffs

Trump: Move to the USA or Pay Tariffs

Thu 23 Jan 2025 17:28 CET

Move your production to the USA or pay penalty tariffs. That was Donald Trump's message to the world's business leaders when he spoke to the World Economic Forum in Davos

Saudi Arabia has bought the world's silence

Saudi Arabia has bought the world's silence

Wed 11 Dec 2024 05:25 CET

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has created a police state where over 300 people have been executed just this year. Can the 2034 World Championship get Saudi Arabia to reform? If one applauds the oppressor, there is no possibility of change, says the Saudi activist Lina al-Hathloul

"Fifa knows that workers will die"

"Fifa knows that workers will die"

Tue 10 Dec 2024 05:15 CET

Tens of thousands of migrant workers are said to have lost their lives in Saudi Arabia's vision for the future. Now eleven arenas are to be built for the World Championship 2034

Macron calls for elections in Lebanon

Macron calls for elections in Lebanon

Tue 3 Dec 2024 01:50 CET

The EU and oil countries in agreement on the Middle East

The EU and oil countries in agreement on the Middle East

Wed 16 Oct 2024 19:29 CEST

The EU countries and their colleagues on the Arabian Peninsula jointly call for peace and a two-state solution in the Middle East and also peace in Ukraine. But democracy and equality do not seem to have been on the agenda

Saudi's airline buys La Liga arena's name

Saudi's airline buys La Liga arena's name

Wed 9 Oct 2024 15:51 CEST

Saudi Arabia's state-owned airline Riyadh Air has not yet started commercial traffic, but now the company has bought the naming rights to La Liga club Atlético Madrid's home arena. Previously, the company paid around 450 million kronor to be visible on the football club's jerseys