Saudi Arabia said on Saturday that Israel's planned army operation in overcrowded Rafah would cause a "humanitarian catastrophe" and called for the United Nations Security Council to intervene. The kingdom "warned of the extremely dangerous repercussions of storming and targeting" Rafah and affirmed its "categorical rejection and strong condemnation of their
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No Israel ties without independent Palestinian state : Saudi
Saudi Arabia has told Washington it will not establish ties with Israel until an independent Palestinian state "is recognised", the Gulf kingdom's foreign ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. "The Kingdom has communicated its firm position to the US administration that there will be no diplomatic relations with Israel unless
Israel, Saudi moving towards ‘framework’ for deal: US
Israel and Saudi Arabia are moving towards the outline of a historic US-brokered deal to normalize relations after decades of hostility, the White House said on Friday. President Joe Biden is hoping to transform the Middle East -- and score an election-year diplomatic victory -- by securing recognition of the Jewish
Saudi arrests Bangladeshis in clampdown on visa trade
Saudi Arabia's Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority arrested several persons including two ex-officials of its Dhaka embassy and a number of Bangladeshi nationals for their alleged involvement in illegal visa trading and money smuggling outside the Kingdom. The authority announced on Saturday that it had initiated a criminal case. The authority, also known
Saudi raises Hajj quota for Bangladesh
Over 2,400 more Bangladeshis will be able to perform Hajj this year, as Saudi Arabia has increased the number of Hajj quota for this country. The information came from a letter sent to the Hajj Council in Saudi Arabia by the Religious Affairs Ministry of Bangladesh on Wednesday. According to the letter,
