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Israel-Saudi Arabia

Smoke rises near a giant portrait of the late Hezbollah military commander Imad Mughniyeh from a destroyed building that was hit by an Israeli airstrike in Dahieh

3 min

Diplomacy & defense

US, Saudi Arabia, and France convene to address Hezbollah disarmament

France, the U.S., and Saudi Arabia met Lebanon’s army chief in Paris to discuss curbing Hezbollah’s arms, as concerns mount over the stability of the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire

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US President Donald Trump, Israel President Isaac Hertzog and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

3 min

Diplomacy & defense

Israel delivers first official response to US-Saudi F-35 deal from Prime Minister's Office

The Prime Minister's spokesperson responded that the US and Israel have a longstanding understanding that Israel must maintain the qualitative edge when it comes to its defense

Read time: 3 min.


File photo of an F-35 stealth fighter

3 min

US / Canada

US to sell Saudi Arabia downgraded F-35 jets to preserve Israel’s military edge - report

Israeli defense officials have expressed concern over the prospective deal, warning that the sale still could challenge Israel’s long-held air superiority in the region

Read time: 3 min.


Benjamin Netanyahou faisant une déclaration à Jérusalem le 19 novembre 2020 ; etMohammed bin Salman s'adressant au sommet du G20 à Riyad le 22 novembre. 2020.

2 min

Diplomacy

Poll: nearly half of Israelis support Saudi normalization

According to the survey, 48% of Israelis support a normalization deal with Saudi Arabia even if it would require the United States to sell F-35 fighter jets to the kingdom.

Read time: 2 min.


طائرة إف 35 - أدير

2 min

Middle East

Report: Faced with losing QME, Israel wants Trump to condition sale of F-35s to Saudi on normalization

Should the deal go through Israel would lose its all-important qualitative military edge (QME), a long-standing security doctrine guaranteeing the Jewish state's survival in a largely hostile region

Read time: 2 min.


Le président américain Donald Trump embarque à bord d'Air Force One le 14 novembre 2025 sur la base aérienne d'Andrews, dans le Maryland.

2 min

Middle East

'They wanna buy a lot of jets': Trump says eyeing F-35 deal with Saudis

Ahead of his meeting with Saudi crown prince, Trump has also reiterated his hope that Riyadh would soon join the Abraham Accords

Read time: 2 min.


Crown Prince Muhammed bin Salman with US President Trump

1 min

The Gulf

Saudi Arabia expected to host investment summit in Washington during bin Salman's visit - report

The Saudi crown prince will be in Washington to meet with President Donald Trump at the White House on November 18th, according to a White House official

Read time: 1 min.


US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (second left) meets with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Saudi National Security Advisor Mosaad bin Mohammad Al-Aiban, US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz (third left), US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff (far left), Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (far right), and Russian President Vladimir Putin's foreign policy advisor Yuri Ushakov (second right), at Diriyah Palace, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

2 min

The Gulf

Saudi Arabia unlikely to agree to Israel talks without roadmap to a Palestinian state

Contrary to Trump's optimistic statements, the Saudis have communicated that it is now unlikely to happen when Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visits the White House this month

Read time: 2 min.


Donald Trump, Mohammed Ben Salmane

2 min

Diplomacy

Saudi commentator says Israel normalization unattainable in near future

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman demands a concrete step toward a Palestinian state, a condition that Jerusalem categorically rejects

Read time: 2 min.


Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called for Israel to annex 82 percent of the West Bank

4 min

The Gulf

'Keep riding camels' Smotrich blasts Saudi peace conditions

Opposition leader Yair Lapid denounces Smotrich’s comments, stressing to Saudi Arabia and regional partners that “Smotrich does not represent the State of Israel.”

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds up a document after participating in the signing of the Abraham Accords in Washington, the United States.

8 min

Analysis & Opinion

Level of Gaza reconstruction to decide future of Arab-Israeli normalization - veteran Saudi journalist | Opinion

The future may well not be a return to the pre-war status quo, but adjusting to the normalization processes influenced by elite strategy and popular mentality

Read time: 8 min.


Hamas terrorists at the handover site

2 min

Israel-Hamas war

Hamas categorically refuses any disarmament in Gaza

A senior official in the terror organization strongly rejects initiatives by Saudi Arabia and France, which aim at ending the war if Hamas agrees to disarm

Read time: 2 min.


Palestinians take part in an anti-Hamas protest, calling to end the war with Israel, in Beit Lahiya, in the northern Gaza Strip

2 min

Israel-Hamas war

France & Saudi Arabia reportedly working on proposal for Hamas to disarm

Citing sources familiar with the discussions, a report said that Saudi Arabia is discussing the matter with the Palestinian terrorist group, while it is unknown whether France has also contacted Hamas

Read time: 2 min.


Le président français Emmanuel Macron écoute une conférence de presse à Paphos, à Chypre, le vendredi 11 octobre 2024.

2 min

Europe

France rallies allies to recognize Palestinian state at UN summit

President Emmanuel Macron is organizing a conference on June 17 with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

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Le prince héritier saoudien Mohammed ben Salmane (D) rencontre le président américain Donald Trump à Riyad, le 13 mai 2025.

2 min

Middle East

Trump secures $600 billion in Saudi defense, economic investments

The American president begins his regional tour with Saudi Arabia before heading to Qatar and the Emirates, but will not travel to Israel

Read time: 2 min.


Palestinians inspect their homes after an Israeli airstrike in the Bureij camp in the Gaza Strip

2 min

Israel-Hamas war

Saudi paper slams Israeli 'entity' over ceasefire 'intransigence' in op-ed

'The Israeli political mentality,' the paper warns, 'with this aggressive approach, does not realize that the peace options available today may not be available tomorrow'

Read time: 2 min.


US President Donald Trump (R) attends a meeting with Russia's President Vladimir Putin during the G20 summit in Osaka on June 28, 2019.

1 min

Defense News

Due to relations with Putin, Israel reportedly mulls withholding intel from US

According to a US media report, Saudi Arabia, the 'Five Eyes,' and other US allies are also considering holding back in their intelligence-sharing to protect assets who may inadvertently be exposed

Read time: 1 min.


Illustrative image of a geologist recording seismic activity

1 min

Environment

4.3-magnitude earthquake felt in Eilat, surrounding areas

Countries affected by the tremor also include Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Jordan, with the epicenter recorded 21 miles from Haql in Saudi Arabia

Read time: 1 min.


Netzarim Corridor in the central Gaza Strip, seen after IDF's withdrawal

2 min

Israel-Hamas war

Arab states to reveal 5-year plan to rebuild Gaza: No Hamas or relocation

Arab countries are set to present their vision for the reconstruction of Gaza at the upcoming summit in Cairo, in opposition to the Trump plan for Jordan, Egypt, and other countries to absorb Gazans

Read time: 2 min.


U.S. Hasidic Rabbi Yaakov Israel Herzog walks past a gate painted in the Saudi flag, in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh.

6 min

Analysis & Opinion

Israeli-Saudi normalization: The dream fades away

From "every day we get closer" to calls for freezing Israel's UN membership, the Israeli-Saudi normalization remains out of reach

Read time: 6 min.


Le ministre des Affaires étrangères saoudien, Fayçal ben Farhane

2 min

Middle East

Saudi Arabia calls for international mobilization to end war in Gaza

“We cannot tolerate hundreds of thousands of Palestinians suffering daily from hunger, fear, and exodus.”

Read time: 2 min.


منظر عام لطهران بعد سماع عدة انفجارات في طهران يوم 26 أكتوبر 2024. أعلنت إسرائيل عن شن "ضربات دقيقة" على أهداف عسكرية في إيران يوم 26 أكتوبر 2024

2 min

Defense News

Saudi condemns Israeli raid on Iran, UAE voices concern over escalation

'The UAE expressed deep concern over the continued escalation and its repercussions on regional security and stability'

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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (R) greets U.S. President Joe Biden with a fist bump in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

1 min

The Gulf

MBS under threat of assassination over Israel deal, he tells US lawmakers - report

Saudi Arabia's de-facto ruler said a normalization deal without a path for a Palestinian state disregards 'the most pressing issue of justice in our region'

Read time: 1 min.


Activists protest against United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) outside their offices in Jerusalem, March 20, 2024.

3 min

Middle East

Qatar and Saudi condemn Israeli bill labeling UNRWA a terrorist group

The bill, which recently passed a preliminary vote in the Knesset, is unlikely to progress further according to Hebrew media reports, which indicate that the coalition intends to halt its advancement

Read time: 3 min.


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