Pompeo said he was hoping that more than 20 countries, including the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, would work together on building maritime security
King Salman
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
Pompeo arrives in Saudi Arabia for Iran crisis talks
Pompeo will meet with King Salman and Prince Mohammed bin Salman, before flying for talks in the United Arab Emirates
Adel al-Jubeir
Video: Adel al-Jubeir says Saudi Arabia does not want a war with Iran
Saudi Arabia’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Adel al-Jubeir, has told the BBC that his country does not want war with Iran, but will not tolerate what it considers hostile Iranian activity in the Middle East.
King Salman
Video: Understanding the new visa systems in the UAE, Saudi Arabia
The past two weeks have seen two major visa residency announcements from both the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
Al Bateen Palace
UAE President receives invitation to emergency GCC summit
The meeting occasioned a review of a number of topics related to the joint Gulf action and the latest regional developments in addition to an array of issues of common interest
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
Gallery: King Salman receives Crown Prince of Dubai
Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Sports Council His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum meets Saudi Crown Prince His Highness Prince Mohamed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in Jeddah.
commercial vessels attack
Video: US-Iran war: Rising tensions in the Middle East
Bahrain’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has warned citizens against travelling to Iran and Iraq amid rising political tensions in the Middle East region.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
In pictures: Crown Prince of Dubai attends camel festival grand finale in Riyadh
The closing ceremony of the third King Abdulaziz Camel Festival (KACF) in the southern Al-Sayahad district of Al-Dahnaa near Riyadh is an annual cultural, economic, sports and entertainment festival in Saudi Arabia under royal patronage.
Jakarta
Saudi crown prince to visit Indonesia next week
Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s two-day visit to the world’s biggest Muslim majority country kicks off Monday, with the prince’s second official visit to the archipelago
King Salman
Saudi king reaffirms support for Palestinian state
Saudi monarch meets with visiting Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas in Riyadh
Anti-corruption
Saudi suspends 126 local government workers on corruption charges
King Salman established specialised anti-corruption units in the public prosecutor’s office last year
Death condolence
Saudi Prince Talal bin Abdul Aziz dies
Prince Talal was the father of Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal
defence
Saudi Arabia to slash defence spending
Military spending will go down by 12 percent to $51 billion
IMF
Saudi King extends handout payments to citizens
State-run TV said that civilian and military employees will again earn SAR 1,000 a month, while student allowances will rise 10 percent
budget deficit
Energy subsidies, expat levy loom over Saudi budget
Saudi Arabia’s budget is out later on Tuesday
Al Diriyah Palace
In pictures: 39th session of the GCC summit in Riyadh
King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and King of Saudi Arabia, chaired the 39th session of the council in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai at Al Diriyah Palace in Riyadh.
Ad Diriyah
King Salman to launch Al-Turaif district restoration programme
The project is part of Saudi’s tourism plan to increase local spend by Saudis who seek holidays abroad