Middle East/The Gulf

The statement says 'army intelligence patrol managed to free kidnapped Saudi national Mashari al-Mutairi during a special operation on the Syrian border'

Since May 2, the Saudi kingdom – one of the world’s most prolific users of the death penalty – has executed nine terror convicts

The Azerbaijani minister says the 'energy cooperation will be multifaceted and more comprehensive'

The 2018 dispute started when Canada's embassy in Riyadh urged the immediate release of women's rights activists held by Saudi Arabia

According to Manama, the move will 'strengthen the fraternal relations between the two countries'

Meanwhile, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad given a warm welcome at the Arab League summit, marking the return to the Arab fold of the previously shunned leader

'Kingdom of Saudi Arabia plays a significant role and we are ready to take our cooperation to a new level,' the Ukrainian leader says

The decision is a direct response to Iran's seizure of commercial ships in the area

Same vessel confiscated $30 million in meth and heroin two days earlier

Workers in the Gulf are exposed to temperatures upwards of 113°Fahrenheit, which many say puts them at risk of illness, traumatic injury, and death

The regional infrastructure project will be one of many topics discussed during the visit

The official statement made no mention of ongoing efforts to bring Saudi Arabia into the Abraham Accords

The first course in Dubai covered the mutual influences between Judaism and Islam, with a focus on the medieval Jewish scholar Moses Maimonides

Saudi authorities allegedly illegally displacing Huwaitat tribe members from their homes and violently cracking down on those who oppose or resist eviction

An unnamed European government communicated Riyadh’s interest in starting negotiations with Iran-backed Hezbollah via a third party

'The facts and circumstances of life have changed, and the economic situation has changed'

'The Qataris insist that intelligence information about their submarine program was passed to Israel'

'This submarine was doing its best to pass without being detected. We will reflect to international bodies the fact that it violated our border'

More than 322 people were injured, according to a Houthi source

Several Arab states severed ties with Qatar in 2017 over accusations it supported terrorism and that it was cozying up to Iran

Hamas officials reportedly paying pilgrimage to Islam’s holiest site in Mecca and trying to mend ties with Riyadh

Earlier on Sunday, it was reported that Saudi Arabia is hosting a senior delegation of Hamas terrorist group

They stressed the "importance of having an Arab leadership role in efforts to end the crisis" in Syria