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Syria's Assad shakes hands, kisses cheeks with onetime foes at Arab League summit

Every handshake would count, and Syria's President Bashar al-Assad had plenty of them at Friday's Arab League Summit - along with hugs and kisses - from his onetime foes in the region.

Reuters

Ukraine's Zelensky takes campaign against Russia to Arab summit, G7

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed a summit of Arab leaders in Saudi Arabia on Friday before what a senior official said would be a trip to Japan for a meeting with the leaders of the world’s most powerful democracies.

Radio France Internationale

Bashar al-Assad tells Arab League he hopes his return marks new era of peace

Assad is attending summit in Saudi Arabia after 12 years outside bloc over Syrian civil war

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Syria's Assad wins warm welcome at Arab summit after years of isolation

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was given a warm welcome at an Arab summit on Friday, winning a hug from Saudi Arabia's crown prince at a meeting of leaders who had shunned him for years, in a policy shift opposed by the U.S. and other Western powers.

Reuters

Syria's embrace, Sudan's conflict and Saudi Arabia's rise define Arab League summit

With Syria's president returning to the fold — despite U.S. resistance — and with Saudi Arabia's recent detente with Iran, this year's Arab League summit reflects a changing region.

WEKU

Biden admin pushing for Saudi-Israeli peace deal by end of year, officials say

Jake Sullivan recently told MBS the U.S. thinks there is an opportunity to get a Saudi-Israeli deal by the end of the year.

Axios

Syria attends first Arab League meeting in 11 years

Riyadh (AFP) - Syria ended over a decade of exile from the Arab League on Monday as its officials took part in a preparatory session ahead of Friday's summit in Saudi Arabia.

AFP

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Saudi Aramco banks lower $31.9bn after drop in oil prices

Riyadh (AFP) - Oil giant Saudi Aramco announced first-quarter net profit of $31.9 billion on Tuesday, down 19.25 percent from a year earlier after a drop in crude prices.

AFP

Saudi Aramco banks $31.9bn in first quarter, down 19%

Riyadh (AFP) - Oil giant Saudi Aramco announced first-quarter net profit of $31.9 billion on Tuesday, down 19.25 percent from a year earlier after a drop in crude prices.

AFP

From pariah to peacemaker? New chapter for Mohammed bin Salman's Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia's crown prince is mending fences with Syria and Iran, soothing rivalries with Gulf rivals and now welcoming the Biden administration's point man on security to Jeddah. Ten months after that frosty fist bump with the US president, Mohammed bin Salman is talking peace-brokering in Sudan and a winding…

France 24

No breakthrough yet in Saudi-hosted Sudan talks: Saudi diplomat

Riyadh (AFP) - Ceasefire talks in Saudi Arabia between Sudan's warring generals have yielded "no major progress" so far, a Saudi official told AFP on Monday, dampening hopes for a quick end to the fighting.

AFP

Saudi-Iranian detente is fragile but potential for the Middle East is huge

Should rapprochement solidify it could augur well for Yemen, Lebanon and Syria – and spell disaster for Israel

The Guardian - UK

U.S. NSA meets Doval in Saudi Arabia, both to meet again in Australia this month

U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan had a meeting with his Indian counterpart Ajit K. Doval in Saudi Arabia on May 7, the White House said, adding that the two leaders are scheduled to meet again in Australia later this month on the sidelines of the Quad Summit.

The Hindu

Top Biden aide discusses Yemen peace efforts with Saudi crown prince

U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a visit to the kingdom on Sunday and reviewed what the White House called "significant progress" in Yemen peace efforts, the White House said.

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The Independent UK

Biden dispatching top aide to meet with Saudi crown prince

President Joe Biden is dispatching one his top advisers to Saudi Arabia to meet with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the de facto leader of the oil-rich kingdom

France 24

Messi scandal spotlights Saudi ambitions to turn desert kingdom into tourist Mecca

Lionel Messi’s promotional trip to Saudi Arabia has kicked up a storm at his Qatari-owned football club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), while also casting a spotlight on Riyadh’s efforts to showcase its heritage and lure foreign visitors. FRANCE 24 spoke to Gulf analyst Karim Sader about Saudi ambitions to turn the…

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Saudi Arabia’s rehabilitation: following the money

Editorial: Sports stars and business people are embracing the kingdom again, but human rights abuses continue four years after Jamal Khashoggi’s murder

Asharq Al-Awsat

OIC Says May Send Senior Delegation to Sudan

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation held an emergency meeting in Jeddah on Wednesday to discuss the developments in Sudan. The meeting was held at the invitation of Saudi Arabia, the current president of the OIC executive committee. OIC Secretary General Hissein Brahim Taha said the organization will work with the…

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Arabia Evacuates over 5,000 People from Sudan

Since the onset of clashes between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces in mid-April, the Saudi Foreign Ministry has declared the effective evacuation of more than 5,000 individuals from 100 nations, among them 184 Saudi citizens. Regarded as one of the world’s largest and most successful evacuation undertakings,…

The Guardian - UK

Malign actors could ‘hyper-charge’ Sudan conflict, say ex-envoys

Former ambassadors and analysts say lasting ceasefire vital to thwart attempts to capitalise on unrest

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Ambassador Nisreen Al-Shibel Presents Credentials to Finland’s President

Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to Finland Nisreen Al-Shibel presented her credentials to Finland's President Sauli Niinist on Monday. During their meeting, the ambassador conveyed the greetings of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman to the president. Al-Shibel is one of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Crown Prince, Putin Discuss Issues of Common Interest

Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, held telephone talks on Friday with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The leaders discussed bilateral relations between their countries and ways to develop them in various fields. They also tackled issues of common interest. Putin congratulated Crown Prince Mohammed on the occasion…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Why Saudi Arabia Transfered 4% of Aramco Shares to PIF Subsidiary?

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced Sunday the transfer of a 4% stake of the oil giant Saudi Aramco to Sanabil Investments, a subsidiary of the kingdom's Public Investment Fund (PIF). Experts interviewed by Asharq Al-Awsat said the move supports PIF’s flexibility in capturing local and global investment…

AFP

LIV boss Norman says he's never spoken to Saudi crown prince about rights

Adelaide (Australia) (AFP) - LIV Golf boss Greg Norman said Thursday he had never discussed human rights with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, while urging people to focus on sport and not "white noise".

AFP

LIV boss Norman says he's never met Bin Salman on Saudi human rights

Adelaide (Australia) (AFP) - LIV Tour boss Greg Norman said Thursday he had never approached Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman about the country's human rights record, while urging people to focus on golf and not "white noise".

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