During the emergency meeting in Riyadh, Arab leaders and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi strongly condemned Israel's actions in its conflict with Hamas in Gaza. Saudi Arabia, hosting the summit, held Israel responsible for the crimes against the Palestinian people. Host Saudi Arabia “confirms ...

TEHRAN: Tehran accused Riyadh of “sowing division” in the region to Israel’s advantage after the kingdom hosted summits of Gulf and Arab leaders to rally support against the Islamic republic. Saudi Arabia has “continued to sow division between Islamic countries and in the ...

Arab leaders have denounced Iranian actions in the Gulf as destabilizing to regional security and urged that the International community take strict measures against the Iranian regime.    In a gathering in Makkah on Friday, the Arab League heads of nations issued a final communique ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif urged the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to stop repeating unfounded claims against Iran which serve Israeli interests, and called on the body to rather focus on supporting the cause of liberating Palestine’s ...

Saudi Arabia has called an emergency summit of Gulf and Arab leaders to discuss the implications of this week’s attacks against the kingdom and neighboring United Arab Emirates. Saudi foreign ministry said on Twitter that the meeting is set for 30th of this month in Makkah. Four commercial ...

The UAE, Bahrain, Oman, Jordan, Palestine and Yemen have expressed their full solidarity with Saudi Arabia against all those who attempt to undermine or seek to harm the Kingdom’s policy, position and sovereignty. The statements, issued by each country’s official news agency, came ...

RIYADH: Arab leaders will hold a meeting over Jordan crisis in Makkah-tul-Mukarramah, Saudi Arabia on Sunday. The leaders who will attend the meeting include Jordan’s King Abdullah, Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber al-Sabahand and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin ...

CAIRO - Arab foreign ministers have insisted that Jerusalem must be the capital of a future Palestinian state. It was decided at a ministerial meeting of Arab League member states in Egyptian capital Cairo today (Wednesday). It comes amid a wave of anger at U.S. President Donald Trump's ...

AMMAN/CAIRO: Leading Arab allies threatened with cuts in aid by Donald Trump said on Friday they had no choice but to defy the US president over his recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, and did not believe he would follow through.More than 120 countries, including every Arab nation, ...

SWEIMEH: A draft statement to be put to an Arab summit Wednesday opposes plans by President Donald Trump to move Washington’s embassy in Israel to Jerusalem and consider alternatives to a Palestinian state.The draft, which was drawn up by the Palestinian delegation, was approved by Arab foreign ...