King Salman receives letter from Russian President Putin on Saudi-Russian ties
RIYADH: King Salman received a letter from Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday regarding relations between Saudi Arabia and Russia, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
The message was delivered to Deputy Foreign Minister Walid bin Abdulkarim Al-Khuraiji during his meeting in Riyadh with Russian Ambassador Sergei Kozlov.
The two officials reviewed Saudi-Russian relations and discussed regional and international developments, as well as ongoing diplomatic efforts on key issues, SPA added.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Arab News
an hour ago
- Arab News
Israel threatens Hamas with ‘annihilation' as Trump says Gaza ceasefire close
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories: Israel on Friday said Hamas must accept a hostage deal in Gaza or 'be annihilated,' as US President Donald Trump announced that a ceasefire agreement was 'very close.'It came amid dire conditions on the ground, with the United Nations warning that Gaza's entire population was at risk of Minister Israel Katz said Hamas must agree to a ceasefire proposal presented by US envoy Steve Witkoff or be destroyed, after the Palestinian militant group said the deal failed to satisfy its demands.'The Hamas murderers will now be forced to choose: accept the terms of the 'Witkoff Deal' for the release of the hostages – or be annihilated.'Israel has repeatedly said that the destruction of Hamas was a key aim of the to end nearly 20 months of war in Gaza have so far failed to achieve a breakthrough, with Israel resuming operations in March following a short-lived the United States, Trump told reporters 'they're very close to an agreement on Gaza,' adding: 'We'll let you know about it during the day or maybe tomorrow.'Food shortages in Gaza persist, with aid only trickling in after the partial lifting by Israel of a more than two-month Laerke, a spokesman for the UN humanitarian agency, called Gaza 'the hungriest place on Earth.''It's the only defined area – a country or defined territory within a country – where you have the entire population at risk of famine,' he the UN condemned the 'looting of large quantities of medical equipment' and other supplies 'intended for malnourished children' from one of its Gaza warehouses by armed groups have warned that desperation for food and medicine among Gazans was causing security to has doubled down on its settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank, while defying calls from French President Emmanuel Macron and other world leaders for a two-state week Israel announced the creation of 22 new settlements in the Palestinian territory, which Israel has occupied since said the move was a 'deliberate obstacle' to Palestinian statehood while Egypt called it 'a provocative and blatant new violation of international law and Palestinian rights.'The 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation, which includes Egypt, also condemned Israel's Friday, Katz vowed to build a 'Jewish Israeli state' in the West settlements in the Palestinian territory are considered illegal under international law and seen as a major obstacle to a lasting peace in the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian framed the move as a direct rebuke to Macron and others pushing for recognition of a Palestinian on Friday said that recognition of a Palestinian state, with some conditions, was 'not only a moral duty, but a political necessity.'Israel's foreign ministry accused the French president of undertaking a 'crusade against the Jewish state.'Separately, a diplomatic source said that Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan would make the first visit of its kind to the West Bank on White House announced on Thursday that Israel had 'signed off' on a new ceasefire proposal submitted to Palestinian group said the deal failed to satisfy its demands, but stopped short of rejecting it outright, saying it was 'holding consultations' on the civil defense agency said that at least 45 people had been killed in Israeli attacks on Friday, including seven in a strike targeting a family home in Jabalia in the northern Gaza sobbed over the bodies of their loved ones at Gaza City's Al-Shifa Hospital following the strike, AFPTV footage showed.'These were civilians and were sleeping at their homes,' said neighbor Mahmud Al-Ghaf, describing 'children in pieces.'The Israeli military did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but said separately that the air force had hit 'dozens of targets' across Gaza over the past health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said on Friday that at least 4,058 people had been killed since Israel resumed operations on March 18, taking the war's overall toll to 54,321, mostly 2023 attack on Israel resulted in the deaths of 1,218 people, also mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on official the 251 hostages seized during Hamas's attack, 57 remain in Gaza, including 34 the Israeli military says are dead.
Asharq Al-Awsat
2 hours ago
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Saudi Crown Prince Presents King's Cup to Al-Ittihad
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud attended the final match of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup for the current sports season 2024-25 on behalf of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. The Crown Prince presented the King's Cup trophy to the winner, Al-Ittihad football club after defeating Al Qadsiah in a match held on Friday evening at Alinma Stadium in King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah. Al-Ittihad's Karim Benzema scored twice to lead his side to a 3-1 victory over Al Qadsiah in the Saudi Cup final. Minister of Sport and President of the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee (SOPC) Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki bin Faisal expressed his sincere gratitude to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques for his generous patronage of this precious occasion and to the Crown Prince for his attendance of the final match. The match was also attended by several princes and officials.
Asharq Al-Awsat
2 hours ago
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Al-Alimi Praises Saudi Decision to Extend Masam Landmine Clearance Project
President of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council Dr. Rashad Mohammed Al-Alimi has praised Saudi Arabia's decision to extend the Project Masam contract for landmine clearance in Yemen. Al-Alimi lauded the decision, which includes an extension of the Masam project implementation for an additional year with a budget of $52,994,413. He also commended the leadership of the program and its team, along with all Saudi institutions involved in humanitarian, service, and developmental efforts across various fields. 'This great humanitarian effort by our brothers in the Kingdom, through the Masam project, which has so far removed nearly 500,000 landmines and various explosive devices, embodies a noble fraternal commitment to Yemen and its people, and contributes to alleviating the suffering caused by the war ignited by the Iranian-backed terrorist Houthi militias,' Al-Alimi said.
