/tags/makkah-summits en /node/1505541/middle-east <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/121086">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sun, 2019-06-02 22:33</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> JEDDAH: Qatar on Sunday said it rejected the final declaration of Arab and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summits held in Makkah last week, despite originally endorsing the statement.</p> <p> Doha could not support the communique because it contradicted Qatar’s foreign policy, the Qatari foreign minister said.</p> <p> ��������Ƶ's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Adel Al Jubeir, accused Qatar of distorting the facts, while the UAE and Bahrain said Doha had gone back on what had been agreed at the meetings</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/06/02/1607401-15681721.jpg" width="1000" height="667" alt="" title="Qatar&#039;s Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al-Thani attends the Arab summit in Makkah. (Reuters)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/middleeast">Middle-East</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/makkah-summits">Makkah Summits</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/makkah">Makkah</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/qatar">Qatar</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/qatar-crisis">Qatar Crisis</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/saudi-arabia">��������Ƶ</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/anwar-gargash">Anwar Gargash</a></div></div></div> Sun, 02 Jun 2019 23:43:13 +0000 jonathan.lessware 1505541 at /node/1505241/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/206261">MOHAMMED AL-KINANI</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sun, 2019-06-02 00:04</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> MAKKAH: Extremism and terrorism are “the most serious scourge” facing the world, ��������Ƶ’s King Salman said on Friday at the 14th Islamic Summit, organized by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Makkah. </p> <p> The summit’s theme was “Hand in Hand Toward the Future,” and was chaired by the king, who received leaders and heads of Muslim-majority countries.</p> <p> Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Makkah Gov. Prince Khalid Al-Faisal also received the guests.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/06/02/1606586-1105778606.jpg" width="900" height="530" alt="" title="OIC leaders pose for a group photo in Makkah. (SPA)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/06/02/1606616-1281507996.jpg" width="670" height="469" alt="" title="rown Prince Mohammed bin Salman receives Egyptian President Abdel Fatah El-Sisi. (SPA)" /></div><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/06/02/1606611-1562538469.jpg" width="670" height="503" alt="" title="rown Prince Mohammed bin Salman receives Lebanese Premier Saad Hariri. (SPA)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/06/02/1606621-492201444.jpg" width="670" height="479" alt="" title="Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel Al-Jubeir and OIC Secretary-General Yousef Al-Othaimeen address a press conference. (SPA)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">��������Ƶ</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/makkah-summits">Makkah Summits</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/oic-summit">OIC Summit</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/arab-league">Arab League</a></div></div></div> <span class="label abs-el uppercase special"> Special </span> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 21:34:47 +0000 romulo 1505241 at /node/1504811/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/241941">Siraj Wahab</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sat, 2019-06-01 00:28</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> JEDDAH: Arab and Muslim states rallied solidly behind ��������Ƶ on Friday as King Salman presented a foolproof case against Iran for its "criminal" actions in the region and beyond.</p> <p> King Salman told an emergency Arab summit in Makkah on Friday that decisive action was needed to stop Iranian "escalations" following attacks on Gulf oil installations.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/06/01/1605226-1250145436.jpg" width="900" height="530" alt="" title="King Salman said: &quot;Iran&#039;s criminal acts... require that all of us work seriously to preserve the security and achievements of GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council).&quot; (SPA)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">��������Ƶ</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/saudi-arabia">��������Ƶ</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/makkah-summits">Makkah Summits</a></div></div></div> Fri, 31 May 2019 21:38:30 +0000 Mahad 1504811 at /node/1504781/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/121086">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Fri, 2019-05-31 21:10</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> MAKKAH: Heads of Islamic countries renewed their commitment to the Palestinian cause, early Saturday at a gathering at Islam’s holiest site, and reiterated the Palestinians’ right to statehood.</p> <p> The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) supported the Palestinians to “attain their inalienable national rights, including their right to self-determination and the establishment of an independent and sovereign Palestinian State on the 1967 borders with Jerusalem as its capital,” said a statement by the organization.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/05/31/1605411-1608702271.jpg" width="900" height="530" alt="" title="Palestine is our main issue until the Palestinians get their rights, King Salman said. (SPA)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/05/31/1605336-1673454555.jpg" width="900" height="530" alt="" /></div><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/05/31/1605421-1901391379.jpg" width="1200" height="886" alt="" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/05/31/1605426-1293550428.jpg" width="1200" height="892" alt="" /></div><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/05/31/1605431-1016366399.jpg" width="1200" height="843" alt="" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/05/31/1605436-1613465655.jpg" width="1200" height="841" alt="" /></div><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/05/31/1605441-1476543088.jpg" width="1200" height="888" alt="" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/05/31/1605446-1536319428.jpg" width="1200" height="802" alt="" /></div><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/05/31/1605451-1461366675.jpg" width="1200" height="807" alt="" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/05/31/1605456-1668518845.jpg" width="1200" height="841" alt="" /></div><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/05/31/1605461-706521125.jpg" width="1200" height="873" alt="" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/05/31/1605466-2097619533.jpg" width="1200" height="816" alt="" /></div><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/05/31/1605471-556505737.jpg" width="1200" height="846" alt="" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/05/31/1605476-1370134745.jpg" width="1200" height="957" alt="" /></div><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/05/31/1605481-881466750.jpg" width="1200" height="772" alt="" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/05/31/1605486-2041030614.jpg" width="1200" height="788" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">��������Ƶ</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/oic-summit">OIC Summit</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/tags/oic">OIC</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/organization-islamic-cooperation">Organization of Islamic Cooperation</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/organization-islamic-cooperation-oic">Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/makkah-summits">Makkah Summits</a></div></div></div> <span class="label abs-el uppercase update"> Update </span> Fri, 31 May 2019 18:55:38 +0000 jonathan.lessware 1504781 at /node/1504571/middle-east <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/225841">Reuters</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Reuters</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-id field-type-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">ID:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">1559283145819575200</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Fri, 2019-05-31 05:45</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> DUBAI: Iran on Friday rejected what it says were “baseless” accusations made at an Arab summit, claiming Saudi had joined the United States and Israel in a “hopeless” effort to mobilize regional opinion against Tehran, state media reported.<br /> ��������Ƶ’s king told an emergency Arab summit that decisive action was needed to stop Iranian “escalations” in the region following attacks on Gulf oil assets, as American officials said a US military deployment had deterred Tehran.<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/05/31/1604571-2070596792.jpg" width="900" height="594" alt="" title="Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi was quoted by states news agency IRNA. (File/AFP)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/middleeast">Middle-East</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/iran">Iran</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/makkah-summits">Makkah Summits</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/makkah-summit">Makkah Summit</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/tags/saudi-arabia">��������Ƶ</a></div></div></div> Fri, 31 May 2019 06:15:50 +0000 rbksa 1504571 at /node/1504446/middle-east <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/206261">MOHAMMED AL-KINANI</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Fri, 2019-05-31 01:54</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> JEDDAH: With the theme “Hand in Hand toward the Future,” and an agenda packed with issues affecting the Muslim world, the 14th ordinary summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) convenes in the Saudi holy city of Makkah on Friday.</p> <p> ��������Ƶ’s King Salman will chair the Islamic Summit, a gathering of monarchs, heads of state and government that dates back 50 years, and nowadays convenes every three years to deliberate, make decisions and try to resolve crises in Muslim-majority countries.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/05/31/1604231-1917298968.jpg" width="935" height="624" alt="" title="A man rescues a child while members of the Syrian civil defense, known as the White Helmets, search the area for survivors following a reported airstrike by regime forces and their allies in Idlib province on May 30, 2019. (AFP)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/middleeast">Middle-East</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/editor%E2%80%99s-choice">Editor’s Choice</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/oic-summit">OIC Summit</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/arab-league">Arab League</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/makkah-summits">Makkah Summits</a></div></div></div> Thu, 30 May 2019 23:07:54 +0000 romulo 1504446 at /node/1504256/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/121086">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Thu, 2019-05-30 16:16</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> MAKKAH: Arab and Muslim heads of state on Friday denounced Iranian actions in the Gulf as destabilizing to regional security and urged that the International community takes “strict measures” against the Iranian regime.</p> <p> In a gathering in Makkah early Friday, the Arab League heads of nations issued a final communique demanding that the Iranian regime must stop funding terror and and to abide by commitments it has made.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/05/30/1604266-1358477124.jpg" width="900" height="530" alt="" title="King Salman said Iran perpetrates terrorist acts directly or through proxies to undermine Arab security. (SPA)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/05/30/1604121-799356980.jpg" width="1862" height="1000" alt="" title="��������Ƶ&#039;s King Salman has started receiving Arab and Muslim leaders at Safa Royal Palace in Makkah ahead of a series of summits. (Screenshot)" /></div><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/05/30/1604071-27209737.png" width="1500" height="689" alt="" title="Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed lands in ��������Ƶ for the GCC Arab Summit in Makkah. (Screenshot)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/05/30/1604076-1411188177.jpeg" width="1000" height="1000" alt="" title="Some shots from the media center in the Four Point by Sheraton hotel where dignitaries and representatives from the various different countries are attending the Makkah summits. (SPA)" /></div><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/05/30/1603836-1896402266.jpg" width="903" height="600" alt="" title="Iraqi President Barham Salih arrives in ��������Ƶ to attend the three Makkah summits. (SPA)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/05/30/1604086-503153757.jpg" width="902" height="600" alt="" title=" Qatar&#039;s Prime Minister Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa arrives in Jeddah to attend the three Makkah summits. (SPA)" /></div><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/05/30/1604081-2000741187.jpg" width="1200" height="800" alt="" title="President of Niger Mahamadou Issoufou arrives in Jeddah to participate in the three Makkah summits in ��������Ƶ. (SPA)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">��������Ƶ</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/saudi-arabia">��������Ƶ</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/makkah-summits">Makkah Summits</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/makkah">Makkah</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/middle-east">Middle East</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/arabs">Arabs</a></div></div></div> Thu, 30 May 2019 13:38:52 +0000 daniel.fountain 1504256 at /node/1503946/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/247746">TARIQ AL-THAQAFI</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Thu, 2019-05-30 00:05</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> MAKKAH: A historic anti-extremism document has been signed by 1,200 figures from the Muslim world following a landmark gathering in the holy city of Makkah.</p> <p> The four-day conference, organized by the Muslim World League (MWL), was attended by dignitaries, scholars, senior officials and leading thinkers who between them represented 139 countries. The delegates also represented 27 components of different Islamic sects.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/05/30/1602806-840642147.jpg" width="900" height="530" alt="" title="The Makkah Declaration said it was everyone’s duty to fight terrorism, injustice, oppression and the violation of human rights. (SPA)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/05/30/1602876-731437690.jpg" width="900" height="530" alt="" title="King Salman received the dignateries in Makkah. (SPA)" /></div><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/05/30/1602881-419065162.jpg" width="900" height="530" alt="" title="King Salman received the dignateries in Makkah. (SPA)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/05/30/1602886-1434486248.jpg" width="900" height="530" alt="" title="King Salman received the dignateries in Makkah. (SPA)" /></div><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/05/30/1602891-1497437105.jpg" width="900" height="530" alt="" title="King Salman received the dignateries in Makkah. (SPA)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/05/30/1602896-1623981212.jpg" width="900" height="530" alt="" title="King Salman received the dignateries in Makkah. (SPA)" /></div><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/05/30/1602901-1553679846.jpg" width="900" height="530" alt="" title="King Salman received the dignateries in Makkah. (SPA)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/05/30/1602906-1940896721.jpg" width="900" height="530" alt="" title="King Salman received the dignateries in Makkah. (SPA)" /></div><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/05/30/1602911-219338822.jpg" width="900" height="530" alt="" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/05/30/1602916-1634779749.jpg" width="900" height="530" alt="" title="King Salman received the dignateries in Makkah. (SPA)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">��������Ƶ</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/saudi-arabia">��������Ƶ</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/extremism">extremism</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/makkah-summits">Makkah Summits</a></div></div></div> Wed, 29 May 2019 22:35:13 +0000 Mahad 1503946 at /node/1503806/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/121086">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Wed, 2019-05-29 19:59</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> MAKKAH: ��������Ƶ's foreign minister on Wednesday called on Islamic nations to reject Iran's "interference" in the affairs of other countries.<br /> "Tehran's support for Houthi rebels in Yemen is proof of Iranian interference in other nations' affairs and this is something that ... Islamic countries should reject," Ibrahim Al-Assaf told a gathering of foreign ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/05/29/1602621-524539702.jpeg" width="1000" height="665" alt="" title="Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrives in Jeddah to attend the Makkah summits. (SPA)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/05/29/1602956-1582728096.jpg" width="900" height="530" alt="" title="OIC foreign ministers were gathering in Jeddah on Wednesday. (AFP)" /></div><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/05/29/1602581-40154115.jpeg" width="1000" height="666" alt="" title="Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrives in Jeddah to attend the Makkah summits. (SPA)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/05/29/1602406-1844087265.jpg" width="1000" height="644" alt="" title="The Arab and Gulf summits will be followed by the 14th Islamic summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) countries entitled “Makkah Summit: Together for the Future”. (AFP / File photo)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">��������Ƶ</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/makkah-summits">Makkah Summits</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/makkah">Makkah</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/muslim-world-league">Muslim World League</a></div></div></div> Wed, 29 May 2019 17:09:57 +0000 sarah.glubb 1503806 at /node/1503771/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/article-authors/muhammad-ishtiaq">Muhammad Ishtiaq</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Wed, 2019-05-29 17:49</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will stress the need for solidarity and unity at a summit in Makkah this week, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.<br /> ��������Ƶ’s King Salman has invited 57 member states from the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to attend the summit which seeks to provide “a valuable platform to exchange views and deliberate on a range of political, economic and security issues of interest to Islamic countries,” the ministry said.<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/05/29/1602231-1092845836.jpg" width="1000" height="732" alt="" title="Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will stress the need for solidarity and unity at a summit in Makkah on May 30. (File/AP)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">��������Ƶ</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/makkah-summits">Makkah Summits</a></div></div></div> Wed, 29 May 2019 14:54:06 +0000 sarah.glubb 1503771 at /node/1503026/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/article-authors/muhammad-ishtiaq">Muhammad Ishtiaq</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Tue, 2019-05-28 05:54</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will lead his country’s delegation at the 14th Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit in Makkah on May 31.</p> <p> King Salman has invited 57 members of the OIC to attend the summit, the fourth session to be held in the holy city.</p> <p> The two-day forum will discuss key issues facing the Muslim world, including strengthening unity among Muslim states amid rising tensions in the Arabian Gulf.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/05/28/1602361-1655650099.jpg" width="744" height="418" alt="" title="Pakistan&#039;s Prime Minister Imran Khan. (AFP)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">��������Ƶ</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/pakistan">Pakistan</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/organization-islamic-cooperation-oic">Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/makkah-summits">Makkah Summits</a></div></div></div> Tue, 28 May 2019 03:05:57 +0000 Mahad 1503026 at /node/1502811/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/121086">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Mon, 2019-05-27 17:58</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> MAKKAH: ��������Ƶ has fought against extremism with “determination and decisiveness,” King Salman told a Muslim World League (MWL) conference on Monday. </p> <p> In an address to the MWL’s conference in Makkah on moderate Islam, the king called for an end to racist and xenophobic speech.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/05/27/1599426-499100398.jpeg" width="893" height="600" alt="" title="The king said the world today is in serious need of a role model, and Muslims could answer that call. (SPA)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/05/27/1599431-443526144.jpeg" width="920" height="600" alt="" title="The king said the world today is in serious need of a role model, and Muslims could answer that call. (SPA)" /></div><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/05/27/1599436-670822678.jpeg" width="922" height="600" alt="" title="The king said the world today is in serious need of a role model, and Muslims could answer that call. (SPA)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">��������Ƶ</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/king-salman">King Salman</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/muslim-world-league">Muslim World League</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/makkah">Makkah</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/makkah-summits">Makkah Summits</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/eye-vision">Eye on the Vision</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/tags/vision-2030">Vision 2030</a></div></div></div> <span class="label abs-el uppercase update"> Update </span> Mon, 27 May 2019 22:07:33 +0000 jonathan.lessware 1502811 at /node/1502071/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/242891">SPA</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">SPA</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-id field-type-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">ID:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">1558817872153970100</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sat, 2019-05-25 23:57</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p class="rtejustify"> MAKKAH: As part of its role with Umrah security forces, the General Security Aviation Command has raised its level of readiness and increased its aerial monitoring operations in Makkah for the last 10 days of Ramadan.<br /> The command conducts aerial monitoring missions, observes traffic on the city’s main roads, provides logistic support to all government security sectors, and stands ready to carry out rescue and evacuation missions by air.<br /> It is increasing its efforts to cope with the rising number of pilgrims as Ramadan comes to a close.<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/05/26/1597361-1659913311.jpg" width="900" height="530" alt="" title="The General Security Aviation Command stands ready to carry out rescue and evacuation missions by air. (SPA)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">��������Ƶ</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/makkah">Makkah</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/tags/madinah">Madinah</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/ramadan-2019">Ramadan 2019</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/makkah-summits">Makkah Summits</a></div></div></div> Sat, 25 May 2019 21:16:16 +0000 rbksa 1502071 at /node/1502011/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/121086">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sat, 2019-05-25 19:50</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> RIYADH: King Salman arrived in Makkah on Saturday where he will spend the last ten days of Ramadan, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. </p> <p> On his arrival in the city, King Salman was received by the governor of the region Prince Khaled Al-Faisal and other officials including Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Sudais, the chief of the Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques.</p> <p> The king will spend the last ten days of Ramadan, seen as the most virtuous and blessed days of the holy month, in Makkah to be near the Grand Mosque.  </p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/05/25/1597161-1727412380.jpg" width="1024" height="686" alt="" title="King Salman arrives in Makkah where he will spend the last ten days of Ramadan on May 25,2019. (SPA)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/05/25/1597196-809406363.jpg" width="1024" height="625" alt="" title="King Salman arrives in Makkah where he will spend the last ten days of Ramadan on May 25,2019. (SPA)" /></div><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/05/25/1597166-984901170.jpg" width="1024" height="792" alt="" title="King Salman arrives in Makkah where he will spend the last ten days of Ramadan on May 25,2019. (SPA)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/05/25/1597171-1567329222.jpg" width="1024" height="631" alt="" title="King Salman arrives in Makkah where he will spend the last ten days of Ramadan on May 25,2019. (SPA)" /></div><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/05/25/1597176-1825488687.jpg" width="943" height="1024" alt="" title="King Salman arrives in Makkah where he will spend the last ten days of Ramadan on May 25,2019. (SPA)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/05/25/1597181-241960270.jpg" width="1024" height="778" alt="" title="King Salman arrives in Makkah where he will spend the last ten days of Ramadan on May 25,2019. (SPA)" /></div><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/05/25/1597191-1753769393.jpg" width="1024" height="626" alt="" title="King Salman arrives in Makkah where he will spend the last ten days of Ramadan on May 25,2019. (SPA)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">��������Ƶ</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/king-salman">King Salman</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/ramadan-2019">Ramadan 2019</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/makkah">Makkah</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/ramadan2019">Ramadan2019</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/makkah-summits">Makkah Summits</a></div></div></div> <span class="label abs-el uppercase update"> Update </span> Sat, 25 May 2019 16:53:22 +0000 zaynab.khojji 1502011 at /node/1498941/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/121086">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sat, 2019-05-18 23:33</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> RIYADH: ��������Ƶ’s King Salman has called for the convening of two summits of Gulf and Arab states to be held on May 30 in Makkah.<br /> The meeting will be held in conjunction with the upcoming Islamic Summit.<br /> According to a Ministry of Foreign Affairs statement, King Salman has sent an invitation to the leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and leaders of other Arab countries to two summits to discuss the recent attacks by the Iranian-backed Houthis in the UAE and on ��������Ƶ’s oil pipelines and their repercussions on the region. <br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019/05/18/1588141-600258136.jpg" width="1280" height="849" alt="" title="FILE: King Salman has convened summits of Gulf and Arab states in Makkah in conjunction with the Islamic Summit to discuss Houthi attacks. (SPA/File Photo)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">��������Ƶ</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/saudi-arabia">��������Ƶ</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/tags/gcc">GCC</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/middle-east">Middle East</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/houthis">Houthis</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/makkah-summits">Makkah Summits</a></div></div></div> Sun, 19 May 2019 07:30:00 +0000 daniel.fountain 1498941 at