Press TV - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is to pay a working visit to Saudi Arabia, the latest country longat odds over Syria which seems to be coming to terms with President Bashar al-Assad at the helm. Lavrov willbe visiting Saudi Arabia and Jordan on September 9-11,Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. He will ...

TEHRAN, Sep. 17 (MNA) In 2015, Salman bin Abdul-Aziz ascended the throne of Saudi Arabia. He wasted little time in turning his tribes long-held rule of succession, designed to maintain tribal harmony. On its head, by nudging aside the Crown Prince and imposing a nephew as the new Crown Prince and making his 30-year old son Deputy Crown Prince ...

The Royal Court of Saudi Arabia has released a statement saying that Salman bin Abdulaziz the Saudi king will be given a new title Imam. The statement further said that after King Salman voiced his willingness to change his title to Imam, the Council of Senior Scholars confirmed that Salman bin Abdulazizs official title change to Imam Salman. By ...

US President Barack Obama has called Saudi Arabian King Salman to discuss the kingdoms military offensive against neighboring Yemen, the White House says. According to the White House statement, Obama and Salman both agreed during their telephone conversation on Friday that there is an urgent need to find a political solution to achieve stability ...

RIYADH - Saudi Arabia's King Salman told US President Barack Obama in a telephone call on Thursday that he hoped a final deal with Iran could be reached that would strengthen regional and global security, state media reported. "The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques expressed his hope that reaching a final binding deal would strengthen the stability ...

Saudi Arabias King Salman says the ongoing military invasion of Yemenby his country will continue until its goals are achieved. He made the comments on Saturday at the opening session of an Arab summit held in the Egyptian resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh. The Saudi king claimed that the goal of the Saudi air raids is to bring security to the people ...

[caption id="attachment_147792" align="alignright" width="123"] File Photo: Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud arrives at Haneda airport in Tokyo February 18, 2014. (Photo: Reuters)[/caption] (Reuters) - The turmoil hitting Saudi Arabia's neighborYemen will pose the first big test for King Salman, and provide a glimpse as to whether ...

[caption id="attachment_154558" align="alignright" width="184"] US Secretary of State John Kerry (L) meets Saudi King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud Salman at Diriyah Farm in Diriyah, March 5, 2015. Kerry met Gulf Arab foreign ministers in Riyadh to brief them on progress in the nuclear talks with Iran and offer reassurance that any deal would not damage ...

[caption id="attachment_116200" align="alignright" width="190"] US Secretary of State John Kerry boards his plane at Queen Alia Airport in Amman on September 11, 2014 as he travels to Saudi Arabia (AFP Photo/Brendan Smialowski)[/caption] (Bloomberg) -- Secretary of State John Kerry travels to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to reassure the new Saudi king ...

[caption id="attachment_148743" align="alignright" width="156"] Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Ali Al-Naimi retained his post in a government shake-up Thursday, but King Salman canceled the kingdoms top oil decision-making council. PHOTO: EUROPEAN PRESSPHOTO AGENCY[/caption] JEDDAHSaudi Arabias King Salman bin Abdulaziz ordered major changes to his government ...

Under the new Saudi king, relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran are expected to remain unchanged as their rivalry in the Middle East region continues, say experts. Relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran are likely to remain unchanged under the new Saudi leadership, according to experts. "At this stage, it is not possible that the relations ...

[caption id="attachment_148177" align="alignright" width="210"] President Obama shakes hands with Saudi Arabia's King Salman at the start of a bilateral meeting at Erga Palace in Riyadh January 27, 2015.CREDIT: REUTERS/JIM BOURG[/caption] (Reuters) - U.S. PresidentBarackObamamet with Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Tuesday to pay respects to the late ...

On Tuesday, Obama arrived to Saudi Arabia to pay respects to the legacy of the late King Abdullah and to touch base on working issues with King Salman, which include the anti-IS fight, the situation in the Middle East, including Yemen, Iran nuclear negotiations. WASHINGTON, January 27 (Sputnik) US-Saudi cooperation tocombat the terrorist group the ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday congratulated Saudi Arabia's new monarch, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, and hoped for the expansion of Tehran-Riyadh ties in all fields. In the congratulatory message, President Rouhani referred to Saudi Arabia as a brother neighbor of Iran. Given the religious and historical ...

RIYADH (AFP) -- Iran's foreign minister arrived in Saudi Arabia on Saturday for a rare visit to the regional rival, bringing condolences after the death of King Abdullah, television pictures showed. Saudi officials greeted Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif after he landed at a military airport in the capital Riyadh. Iran and Saudi Arabia, the ...

[caption id="attachment_147286" align="alignright" width="149"] Thousands gathered in Mecca as King Abdullah was laid to rest in Riyadh after losing battle with pneumonia at the age of 90[/caption] Friends and foes are sending condolences to Saudi Arabia after the kingdom's monarch died Friday. Salman bin Abdul Aziz, the king's brother, has succeeded ...

[caption id="attachment_147242" align="alignright" width="169"] An image from Saudi state TV on January 23, 2015, shows Saudi mourners praying over the body of their late King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz.[/caption] As Saudis mourned the death of King Abdullah and world leaders paid their respects, newly enthroned King Salman pledged Friday to continue ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Saudi princes in a letter to King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud protested at the country's Saudi Intelligence Chief Prince Bandar Bin Sultan's failure in coaxing the US into a war on Syria to topple President Bashar al-Assad's government. "The letter was signed by 17 influential Saudi princes and was submitted to King Abdullah's ...