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Afghanistan’s Taliban movement has expressed “anger and dissatisfaction” with the Saudi media over false news about the movement’s summoning of the Saudi Chargé d’Affaires to protest the presence of a woman in a meeting held a few days ago. Saudi Arabia’s Al-Arabiya channel and other Saudi media outlets reported that the Taliban had summoned the Saudi Chargé […]
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Israeli minister holds Jewish prayers in Saudi Arabia
October 3rd, 2023 
Awake Goy Israel’s Communication’s Minister Shlomo Karhi, who is heading a 14-strong delegation to the Universal Postal Union congress in the kingdom, held prayers to mark the Jewish holiday of Sukkot Source Views: 0
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No Comments »Benzema refutes claims he quit Saudi side to return to France
October 3rd, 2023 Awake Goy French football star and member of Saudi’s Al-Ittihad Club, Karim Benzema, is currently in Jeddah with his family, refuting previous reports that he had returned to France after terminating his contract. Saudi media has reported. Local media said Benzema published an Instagram story showing him training in a gym and wearing an Al-Ittihad shirt. Since […]
Posted in Middle East, News, saudi-arabia Tags: benzema, claims, France, refutes, return, Saudi No Comments »Iran, Saudi Arabia discuss cancelling visas, developing tourism
September 30th, 2023 Awake Goy Iranian Deputy Minister of Cultural Heritage and Tourism Maryam Jalali Dehkordi announced the continuation of Iranian and Saudi efforts to develop tourism relations and cancel visa requirements between the two countries. Maryam Jalali Dehkordi, who is currently in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, to participate in World Tourism Day activities, confirmed: “I met and talked with […]
Posted in Middle East, News, saudi-arabia Tags: arabia, cancelling, developing, discuss, Saudi, tourism, visas No Comments »Saudi Arabia poll found ‘declining’ support for Israeli normalization
September 28th, 2023 Awake Goy Sep 27, 2023 Source: Agencies By Al Mayadeen English A recent opinion poll in Saudi Arabia addresses the issue of the Kingdom’s normalization with “Israel” and finds that normalization does not enjoy popular support. A public opinion poll, conducted by the Washington Institute for Near East Studies in Saudi Arabia, found that “a significant minority of Saudi […]
Posted in saudi-arabia Tags: arabia, declining, found, israeli, normalization, Saudi, support No Comments »Saudi Arabia: Middle East security ‘requires just solution to Palestinian issue’
September 25th, 2023 Awake Goy Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal Bin Farhan Al Saud said on Saturday that Middle East security “requires a just solution to the Palestinian issue.” This came during his speech at the 78th session of the UN General Assembly. “Regional security requires a just solution to the Palestinian issue,” he said, stating that solution should lead to […]
Posted in Middle East, News, saudi-arabia Tags: arabia, middle, palestinian, requires, Saudi, Security, solution No Comments »Neymar, Bounou perform traditional Saudi dance to mark national day
September 25th, 2023 Awake Goy Al-Hilal club players, including Brazilian player Neymar and Moroccan goalkeeper Yassine Bounou, celebrated the 93rd Saudi National Day by wearing the traditional thobe and shemagh and performing the Saudi dance known as ‘Ardah’. Neymar and Bounou, along with their teammates, attended the celebrations at the Saudi club’s headquarters on Saturday while dressed in Saudi clothes. #VIDEO: Brazilian […]
Posted in Middle East, News, saudi-arabia Tags: bounou, dance, national, neymar, perform, Saudi, traditional No Comments »What Did the Saudi Crown Prince Say, and Didn’t Say about Palestine, Israel, Iran, and Normalization – ANALYSIS
September 25th, 2023 Awake Goy September 21, 2023 By Palestine Chronicle Editors In an interview with the conservative US media channel, Fox News on Wednesday, September 20, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman spoke about Palestine, Iran, and normalization with Israel, among other issues. Every major media, including pan-Arab media channels seemed to interpret what Bin Salman said differently, depending […]
Posted in netanyahu Tags: about, crown, israel, normalization, Palestine, prince, Saudi No Comments »Iran congratulates Saudi Arabia on National Day
September 24th, 2023 Awake Goy Iran has greeted Saudi Arabia on the kingdom’s National Day amid a rapprochement between the two regional rivals, Anadolu reports. In separate letters to Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi extended his felicitations to the Arab country, his office said. The Iranian Embassy in the Saudi […]
Posted in Iraq, Middle East, News, saudi-arabia Tags: arabia, congratulates, national, Saudi No Comments »At UN Netanyahu says Israel is at ‘cusp’ of Saudi deal, brandishes map that erases Palestine
September 23rd, 2023 Awake Goy Speaking before the UN General Assembly on September 22, Netanyahu showed his vision for “reconciliation between the Islamic world and the Jewish state.” It means wiping Palestine off the map. Source Views: 0
Posted in netanyahu, News, united nations Tags: brandishes, erases, israel, netanyahu!, Palestine, Saudi No Comments »Israel presents obstacle to normalisation, refuses Saudi demand for nuclear enrichment
September 22nd, 2023 Awake Goy Israel presents obstacle to normalisation, refuses Saudi demand for nuclear enrichmentIsrael’s opposition leader, Yair Lapid, has expressed strong opposition to allowing Saudi Arabia to enrich uranium, warning it would threaten Israel’s security, in the latest sign of roadblocks to the complex US-brokered normalisation deal between the two states. Lapid, who heads the Yesh Atid Party, […]
Posted in Middle East, News, saudi-arabia Tags: demand, israel, normalisation, obstacle, presents, refuses, Saudi No Comments »Saudi crown prince: I do not care about ‘sportswashing’ claims
September 22nd, 2023 Awake Goy Saudi’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman said he does not care about allegations of “sportswashing” against the kingdom and that he will continue funding sport if it adds to the country’s gross domestic product (GDP), Reuters reports. The allegation of “sportswashing” is levelled at countries perceived to be using sport to improve their tarnished image abroad. “If […]
Posted in Middle East, News, saudi-arabia Tags: about, claims, crown, prince, Saudi, sportswashing No Comments »WSJ: Netanyahu Floating Saudi Uranium Enrichment for Possible Normalization Deal
September 22nd, 2023 Awake Goy September 21, 2023 The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “instructed Israeli officials to cooperate” with the US toward allowing Saudi Arabia to enrich uranium. According to the WSJ report, a central part of the deal was also being seriously considered by Netanyahu, despite Israeli opposition leaders being against […]
Posted in netanyahu, saudi-arabia Tags: enrichment, floating, netanyahu!, normalization, possible, Saudi, uranium No Comments »Saudi Crown Prince on Iran acquiring nuclear weapons: ‘If they get one, we have to get one’
September 21st, 2023 Awake Goy Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Wednesday that if Iran acquired a nuclear weapon, his country would seek to do the same. “If they get one, we have to get one,” bin Salman said in an interview with Fox News’s Bret Baier, adding that it would be necessary “for security reasons, and… […]
Saudi Crown Prince on Khashoggi murder: ‘Anyone involved is serving jail time’
September 21st, 2023 Awake Goy Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in a recent interview insisted “anyone involved” with the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi is “serving jail time,” a comment that comes ahead of the five-year anniversary of the murder. When asked in a rare interview with Fox News’s Bret Baier about if any individuals are serving time for… […]
Posted in International, saudi-arabia Tags: anyone, crown, involved, khashoggi, Murder, prince, Saudi No Comments »Biden, Netanyahu pledge to work toward Israel-Saudi normalisation
September 21st, 2023 Awake Goy US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, pledged on Wednesday to work together toward a landmark agreement to forge diplomatic relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia, Reuters reports. Meeting for the first time since Netanyahu returned to power in December, both leaders signalled a desire to ease strains in their relationship, but […]
Posted in Middle East, News, saudi-arabia, us Tags: biden, israel, netanyahu!, normalisation, pledge, Saudi, toward No Comments »Saudi Arabia welcomes positive results of talks to support peace process in Yemen
September 21st, 2023 Awake Goy Saudi Arabia welcomed positive results from discussions to reach a road map supporting the peace process in Yemen, the Kingdom’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday, after Houthi negotiators’ talks with the Saudis in Riyadh, Reuters reports. Houthi envoys left Riyadh on Tuesday after a five-day round of talks with Saudi officials on ending the […]
Posted in Middle East, News, saudi-arabia Tags: arabia, positive, results, Saudi, support, talks, welcomes No Comments »Turkiye supports potential Saudi-Israel normalisation, Erdogan says
September 21st, 2023 Awake Goy Turkiye would support a normalisation deal between Saudi Arabia and Israel, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is reported to have emphasised. According to the London-based news outlet, Middle East Eye, Erdogan held a private press briefing with journalists and analysts in New York yesterday, during his trip to the United States in order to attend […]
Posted in Middle East, News, saudi-arabia Tags: Erdogan, israel, normalisation, potential, Saudi, supports, turkiye No Comments »Will a tripartite US-Saudi-Israeli ‘Deal’ make Any difference?
September 19th, 2023 Awake Goy 16 Sep 2023 Source: Al Mayadeen English Alastair Crooke An image of the White House lecturing, and facing off versus Netanyahu’s policies, might look ‘tough’ … but will any of this elaborate ‘dance’ — whether Biden and Netanyahu meet or not — make a jot of difference? The Financial Times adopts a dour tone: The final […]
US: Israel-Saudi normalisation would be ‘transformative’ in Middle East
September 16th, 2023 Awake Goy US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on Friday that normalisation between Israel and Saudi Arabia would be a “transformative event” but remains a difficult proposition, Anadolu Agency reported. “Normalisation between Israel and Saudi Arabia, were to be achieved, would, in my judgment, be a transformative event in the Middle East, and well beyond [sic],” […]
Posted in Middle East, News, saudi-arabia, us Tags: israel, middle, normalisation, Saudi, transformative, would No Comments »
