World Jun 01 Saudi Arabia cracks down on Hajj permits to prevent overcrowding Saudi officials said they had stopped 269,678 people without permits from entering Mecca, and blamed overcrowding at the Hajj on unauthorized participants. It also says they made up large numbers of those who died in last year’s searing summer heat.
World Feb 18 Russian and U.S. officials meet in Saudi Arabia without Ukraine to discuss improving ties and ending war President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his country won't accept any outcome from this week's talks if Kyiv doesn't take part.
World Jan 12 After urging from Saudi Arabia, EU ministers will consider easing sanctions on post-Assad Syria European Union foreign ministers will meet in late January to discuss easing sanctions imposed on Syria, the bloc's foreign policy chief said Sunday. However, she said the move would depend on Syria's new rulers carrying out an inclusive political transition…
World Oct 30 Israel’s UNRWA ban will lead to more suffering for Palestinians, aid agency chief says The head of the U.N. agency caring for Palestinian refugees said Wednesday that newly passed Israeli laws effectively banning its activities in Israel will leave a vacuum that will cost more lives and create further instability in Gaza and the West Bank.