Man in red tie and 'Ivanka bint' Trump are Saudi Arabia's most trending topics

Ivanka Trump (L) pictured in Riyadh; and the 'mysterious man in a red tie' (R).
Updated 21 May 2017
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Man in red tie and 'Ivanka bint' Trump are Saudi Arabia's most trending topics

RIYADH: US President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka has taken Saudi Arabia by storm ever since she disembarked from Air Force One in Riyadh Saturday morning.
The hashtag #Trump’s_daughter, in Arabic, is the top trending hashtag in the country as Twitter fans heaped praise on the first daughter.
Ivanka, who is set to take part in roundtable discussions during the president’s first official visit abroad, wore a long navy dress as she arrived in Saudi Arabia as part of the US delegation.

Ivanka was accompanied by her husband Jared Kushner.

Many others posted tweets about over a mysterious man in a red tie who stood behind the couple on the tarmac carrying a Louis Vuitton bag.
“This man in the red tie shouldn’t leave Saudi Arabia!” one woman said.

“Just give me the man in the red tie and throw me in the sea,” another tweeted, while another demanded the identity of the “Red Tie Man” be shared.
“You can have Trump’s daughter, just look at the man wearing a red tie! More handsome than her husband,” another Twitter user said.


RT Arabic to launch new TV program marking 100 years of Russia-Saudi relations

Updated 10 January 2026
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RT Arabic to launch new TV program marking 100 years of Russia-Saudi relations

  • The program will broadcast twice a month starting next month

RIYADH: Russian news network, RT Arabic, is set to launch a new analytical program, “Studio Riyadh,” from the capital next month as part of celebrations marking 100 years of diplomatic relations between Moscow and Saudi Arabia.

The program will be hosted by veteran Saudi journalist Mohammed Al-Rashed and broadcast twice a month, starting February 2026. It will provide in-depth analysis of regional and international developments, featuring prominent political and media figures.

Maya Manna, head of RT Arabic, said that the launch aligned with commemorations of the historic ties between the two countries and reflected a growing commitment to media cooperation.

“Studio Riyadh” will join RT Arabic’s lineup of international programs broadcast from major capitals including Beirut, Cairo, Washington and Paris.

Each 26-minute episode will air on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. and feature a focused dialogue on a pressing current affairs topic.

Al-Rashed, a seasoned presenter and correspondent with more than 20 years of experience, is expected to bring deep regional insight and journalistic rigor to the program.

RT Arabic, which was the first Russian news channel to broadcast 24/7 in Arabic, has grown into one of the region’s leading platforms for political analysis. It currently reaches an estimated audience of 400 million viewers and operates a broad network of regional bureaus.