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Saudi Arabia wants 'fair' solution for Palestinian issue: King Salman tells Donald Trump
•The announcement came just days after the first direct commercial flight from Tel Aviv to Abu Dhabi passed through Saudi airspace
Saudi Arabia's King Salman admitted to Riyadh hospital in Riyadh after inflammation of gallbladder
•The Kingdom's royal court in a brief statement said the 84-year-old monarch is being tested at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital
Coronavirus impact: OPEC, Russia outline record oil cut under US pressure as demand crashes; Mexico declines to sign pact
Fp Staff •Mexico refused to agree to its share of the crude oil cuts after a marathon meeting between the oil-producing nations that lasted more than nine hours, CNN said.
US naval base shooting: Saudi Air Force trainee kills three, injures eight in Florida's Pensacola before being gunned down by police
•Saudi Arabia's King Salman telephoned Trump to denounce the shooting and said the perpetrator of the "heinous crime" does not represent the Saudi people, the official Saudi Press Agency said.
Amid mounting tensions with Iran, US secretary of state Mike Pompeo visits Saudi Arabia, UAE in bid to form global coalition
•United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday, for talks on coordinating with the close ally amid mounting tensions with Iran
Jamal Khashoggi's murder: New Saudi finance minister says country 'not in crisis' over incident
•Assaf, a former finance minister who was detained last year in what Riyadh said was an anti-corruption sweep, replaced Adel al-Jubeir as foreign minister in the sweeping government shake-up ordered by King Salman.
Jamal Khashoggi murder: Donald Trump under fire for defending Saudi crown prince; critics call it 'betrayal of American values'
•The murder of Jamal Khashoggi, a one-time insider-turned critic of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and a resident of the US, in the Saudi consulate in Turkey has spurred a wave of international anger against Saudi Arabia
Jamal Khashoggi killing: As world powers demand answers, Turkey says it won't allow cover-up, will release details of incident
•Saudi Arabia has admitted that critic Jamal Khashoggi was killed inside its Istanbul consulate, as world powers demanded answers and mystery surrounded the whereabouts of his body. Ankara vowed to reveal all the details of a two-week inquiry as US President Donald Trump said he was unsatisfied with Saudi Arabia's response to the Washington Post columnist's death and the EU, Germany, France, Britain and the UN also demanded clarity.
Saudi Arabia admits Jamal Khashoggi died in fight inside Istanbul consulate; Donald Trump says Saudi explanation credible
•Saudi Arabia said on Friday that journalist Jamal Khashoggi died in a fight inside its Istanbul consulate and said it had fired two senior officials over the incident, giving an account that US president Donald Trump said was credible
Donald Trump concedes Jamal Khashoggi likely dead, threatens 'very severe' consequences if Saudis guilty of murder; chilling surveillance footage surfaces
•US President Donald Trump acknowledged Thursday it "certainly looks" as though missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is dead, and he threatened "very severe" consequences if the Saudis are found to have murdered him. His warning came as the administration toughened its response to a disappearance that has sparked global outrage.