Gaza to Smriti: Islam at war with itself as Arabs reform, neo-covert Muslims regress
Abhijit Majumder • 1 year agoAs the richer and more influential part of the Islamic world reforms, the excitable hinterland of relatively newer converts is bound to follow
PM Modi speaks to Saudi Crown Prince, discusses strategic partnership, regional stability
Fp Staff • 1 year agoThe leaders also reviewed progress in the bilateral Strategic Partnership in follow-up to the State visit of the Crown Prince to India in September 2023 and discussed the forward-looking bilateral partnership agenda for the future.
How diminishing influence of US in West Asia is opening up spaces for Russia, China
Anil Trigunayat • 1 year agoThe recent high-level interactions by President Putin have placed him in a favourable position in the region along with China as the influence of Washington is deemed to be declining
Why Saudi Crown Prince is delaying his plans to visit London?
Fp Staff • 1 year agoFor months, UK and Saudi were in discussions about the visit of the Saudi Crown Prince to London. UK officials said they had been working towards 3 December as a possible arrival date, but the plan was delayed last week
Vladimir Putin, Mohammed bin Salman urge all OPEC+ powers to join oil cuts
Fp Staff • 1 year agoFollowing a hastily arranged meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh, a joint Russian-Saudi statement was released by the Kremlin detailing the outcome of their discussions
Vantage | Is Putin's West Asia visit about mediating in Israel's war?
The Vantage Take • 1 year agoAs the world awaits the outcomes of Putin's diplomatic manoeuvers in West Asia, it is clear that his visit signifies more than a routine diplomatic engagement
Russian President Vladimir Putin visits Saudi Arabia, to hold talk on oil, Gaza and Ukraine
Fp Staff • 1 year agoPutin is scheduled to meet with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Thursday for what Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov has described as “a rather lengthy conversation.” The two countries have been discussing ways to get around the Western sanctions targeting them.
Antony Blinken meets Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman on Mideast crisis tour
• 2 years agoUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken, on a crisis tour of the Middle East, met Sunday with the de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia, which has put on hold normalisation with Israel
Israel-Hamas war: Iran's President Raisi dials Saudi Crown Prince to address crisis
• 2 years agoSaudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a call on Wednesday from the Iranian leader, Ebrahim Raisi, during which they discussed "the current military situation in Gaza and its environs", the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman says working to contain Israel-Gaza conflict
• 2 years agoSaudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman also told Abbas the Gulf kingdom continued 'to stand by the Palestinian people to achieve their legitimate rights to a decent life, achieve their hopes and aspirations, and achieve just and lasting peace'