Saudi Arabia will not normalize ties with Israel “unless it ends the war in Gaza,” Saudi officials have informed associates of US President-elect Donald Trump, a person with knowledge about the matter told The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday evening. In recent weeks, Saudi officials, headed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, met people close … Read more
President-elect Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a visit to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, according to two sources briefed on the meeting. This was the first meeting between MBS and a representative of the incoming Trump administration since the November elections. Trump appointed Witkoff, a … Read more
Britain has previously sanctioned a number of Israelis responsible for settler violence on Palestinians in the West Bank, and has called for a cease-fire in Gaza amid Israel’s continued bombardment of the territory in the wake of the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas. Barber already works for U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer as an unpaid … Read more
Public opinion in Saudi Arabia regarding the possibility of normalization with Israel is gradually shifting, according to a recent analysis conducted by experts from the Diane and Guilford Glazer Foundation Information and Consulting Center of the Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI). Using advanced AI tools, the study examined hundreds of opinion articles and columns … Read more
French diplomats saw the agreement as win-win: a way to extend the country’s soft power through cultural diplomacy while also opening up possible new revenue streams for French businesses. They pointed to the Louvre Abu Dhabi as an example, a museum for which the Emiratis paid €400 million for the rights to use the Louvre … Read more
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince and de facto ruler condemned what he called the “genocide” committed by Israel against Palestinians during a speech at a summit of leaders of Muslim and Arab countries in Riyadh on Monday. “The Kingdom renews its condemnation and categorical rejection of the genocide committed by Israel against the brotherly Palestinian … Read more
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman held a phone call to discuss Iran-Saudi Arabia relations. The two spoke on Sunday evening. The Iranian president said he would be unable to attend a joint meeting of the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Monday, November 11. … Read more
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met to discuss regional issues in Cairo this week, an important meeting that illustrates how Saudi Arabia is seeking to reach out to Egypt to coordinate policy. Riyadh and Cairo have been key partners in regional affairs for years; Saudi Arabia … Read more
Saudi Arabia is optimistic about gaining access to U.S. chipmaker Nvidia’s high-performance chips, which would enable it to develop and operate the most advanced artificial intelligence models. Speaking to CNBC on Thursday, a top official at the Saudi Data and AI Authority, Abdulrahman Tariq Habib, said the kingdom expected to make such a stride in … Read more
Saudi Arabia has kicked off an artificial intelligence-themed event as the oil-rich country accelerates adoption of AI, a movement that lures both Western and Chinese technology firms to take on the demand for cloud and data solutions. The third Global AI Summit, known as the Gain Summit, started on Tuesday in the Saudi capital Riyadh, … Read more
