https://english.alahednews.com.lb/nicons/rsslogo.png https://english.alahednews.com.lb/ Alahednews https://english.alahednews.com.lb/ Alahednews Saudi Regime Detains Worshipers Praying for Palestine at Holy Sites The Algerian sheikh was detained for six hours in the holy city of Medina for praying for the people of Palestine at the Prophet’s Mosque. https://english.alahednews.com.lb/74291/525 Saudi Arabia Hosting Iranian President after 11 Years The OIC summit on Gaza is being held under the auspices of Saudi Arabia, the rotating president of the OIC. https://english.alahednews.com.lb/74212/525 Riyadh Pauses Normalization Talks, Rejects US Request to Condemn Palestinian Resistance Op The initial source familiar with Riyadh’s perspective stated that discussions cannot continue for now. https://english.alahednews.com.lb/73830/525 Saudi Arabia Heads Toward Budget Deficit Total revenues are still below the 2022 levels of 1,268bn riyals. https://english.alahednews.com.lb/73628/525 Officials’ Visits Highlight Warming Saudi-‘Israeli’ Ties Now, Saudi leaders have signaled that they are considering recognizing the Zionist entity. https://english.alahednews.com.lb/73585/525 “Israeli” Tourism Minister Becomes First to Make Public Visit to Saudi Arabia Haim Katz arrives in Riyadh for UN summit amid normalization efforts between Saudi Arabia and “Israel”. https://english.alahednews.com.lb/73555/525 Saudi Arabia Sentences Schoolgirl To 18 Years Over Tweets Saudi Arabia sentenced a secondary schoolgirl to 18 years in jail and a travel ban for posting tweets in support of political prisoners. https://english.alahednews.com.lb/73513/525 US, Saudi Arabia Discuss Security Pact Amid Normalization Push with ‘Israel’ - NYT Any military pact with the kingdom would require support from two-thirds of the 100-person US Senate. https://english.alahednews.com.lb/73451/525 Saudi Arabia Hails Positive Peace Talks with Yemenis The ministry welcomed “the positive results of the serious discussions regarding reaching a road map to support the peace path in Yemen.” https://english.alahednews.com.lb/73450/525 King Salman, MBS Receive Separate Letters from Sayyed Ebrahim Raisi Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed under a Chinese-brokered deal to revive diplomatic relations severed in 2016. https://english.alahednews.com.lb/73364/525 Saudi Arabia Tops 100 Executions in 2023 More than 1,000 death sentences have been carried out since King Salman assumed power in 2015. https://english.alahednews.com.lb/73295/525 Saudi Ambassador Starts Mission in Iran, Hopes to Take Ties to “Broader Horizons” The two countries agreed to resume diplomatic ties back in March following a Chinese-brokered deal after a seven-year estrangement. https://english.alahednews.com.lb/73246/525 Lawsuit: Twitter Helped Saudi Arabia Commit Human Rights Abuses Lawsuit says network discloses user data at request of Saudi authorities at much higher rate than for US, UK and Canada. https://english.alahednews.com.lb/73230/525 Germany, US Trained Saudi Forces Accused of Killing Yemen Migrants Training given despite growing concern over scale of human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia. https://english.alahednews.com.lb/73186/525 Death for Tweeting: Saudi Arabia Sentences Brother of Scholar to Death over Tweets The tweets focused on unemployment, inflation and called for the release of political prisoners. https://english.alahednews.com.lb/73122/525 WSJ: Saudi Arabia Considering China’s Bid to Build A Nuclear Power Plant The two countries announced investment deals worth $10 billion https://english.alahednews.com.lb/73110/525 HRW: Saudi Arabia Responsible for Killing Hundreds of Ethiopian Migrants The latest killings appear to be ’widespread and systematic’. https://english.alahednews.com.lb/73052/525 Saudi Embassy in Tehran Resumes Work Tehran re-opened its embassy in Riyadh in June. https://english.alahednews.com.lb/72922/525 Saudi Arabia Extends Oil-Production Cut The voluntary reduction of one million barrels per day will be in place for an additional month to include September. https://english.alahednews.com.lb/72876/525 Iranian Public Intellectual Barred from Leaving Saudi Arabia for “Unknown Reason” Raefipour had tried to return home from Jeddah Airport after performing Hajj pilgrimage but was barred from leaving the country. https://english.alahednews.com.lb/72565/525 Saudi Arabia: Oil Cuts Show Relations with Russia are Strong Oil producers are grappling with falling prices and high market volatility https://english.alahednews.com.lb/72527/525 OIC Plans Emergency Meeting over Qur’an Desecration in Sweden The meeting will be held in the Saudi port of Jeddah https://english.alahednews.com.lb/72478/525 Saudi Officials: Two Dead in Attack in Front of US Consulate in Jeddah A man with a firearm stopped near the consulate building in Jeddah which led to an exchange of fire. https://english.alahednews.com.lb/72453/525 Hajj 2023: Pilgrims Perform Stoning Ritual at Jamarat Al Aqaba on Eid Al-Adha Pilgrims collected pebbles from Muzdalifah to use during the “stoning of the devil” ritual. https://english.alahednews.com.lb/72439/525 Source: Saudi Arabia Eyes Linking Its Railways to Iran Riyadh will examine plans to connect its territory to Iran’s railway through Kuwait City and Basra in Iraq. https://english.alahednews.com.lb/72407/525