Tag: Saudi Arabia
Saudi crown prince: Israelis have a right to their own land
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince said in an interview on Monday that Israelis are entitled to live peacefully in their own land—a remarkable statement from one of the kingdom’s most powerful men.
In an interview with The...
Report: Saudi crown prince meets senior Israeli officials in Egypt, discuss future ties
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman met with senior Israeli officials during his visit to Egypt this week, the London-based Arab newspaper Al-Araby Al-Jadeed reported on Wednesday.
The report said the meeting focused on the normalization of...
Saudi journalist: Ditch mosque microphones and reduce number of mosques
Saudi journalist Mohamed Al-Suhaimi said he was in favor of silencing microphones in mosques, saying that the “terrifying” sound of the adhan call to prayer “coming from all directions” bothers people in prayer, scares...
Saudi Arabia to allow Israel-bound flights through its airspace
Saudi Arabia has granted a request by Air India to fly through Saudi airspace en route to Israel, the i24 News website reported Wednesday.
According to the report, the route will service direct flights between...
Saudi Academic: Arabs Should Accept Israel’s Historic Right to Jerusalem
A Saudi academic defended the US decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and called on Arabs to “accept” Israel’s historic roots in the holy city, a move he says can ultimately bring peace...
Israel’s intelligence affairs minister proposes Saudi-led peace negotiations
Intelligence Affairs Minister Yisrael Katz proposed that Saudi Arabia sponsor new Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in an interview with a Saudi newspaper.
In the wide-ranging interview published Wednesday on the Elaph website, Katz said he would be willing...
AJC’s Jack Rosen: Saudi and Qatar want closer Israel links
Saudi Arabia and Qatar have a “clear and absolute” desire for closer engagement with Israel and the Jewish people, the president of the influential American Jewish Congress has said.
Jack Rosen told the JC he had witnessed...
Saudi FM: Hezbollah holding Lebanon hostage
Saudi Arabia's foreign minister, Adel al-Jubeir, on Friday blasted Hezbollah, accusing the group of holding Lebanon hostage and demanding that it disarm.
Al-Jubeir told reporters in Madrid, according to AFP, that Hezbollah was destabilizing Lebanon by...
Saudi supports relations with Israel in shocking TV interview
Saudi Author Ahmed Al-Arfaj says "I will support normalization" with Israel on Saudi TV.
This wouldn't have been possible even a year ago. Change is coming. We pray for peace between Israel and all her...
Senior PA official denies Saudis gave Abbas ultimatum on US peace plan
A senior Palestinian official on Monday denied a report that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has been told by Saudi Arabia to either accept an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal being put together by the Trump...