Saudi FM: Riyadh Agreement will help achieve peace in Yemen

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan speaks during a meeting with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, in Washington, Oct. 14, 2020. (File photo: Reuters)
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Updated 03 March 2021
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Saudi FM: Riyadh Agreement will help achieve peace in Yemen

DUBAI: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said the implementation of the Riyadh Agreement is an important step for achieving a political solution and ending the Yemeni crisis. 
 The remarks were made during the Cairo-based Arab League meeting attended by the foreign ministers of the 22-member bloc. 
 The minister reaffirmed Saudi Arabia’s stance on encouraging a joint Arab action.
Prince Faisal reiterated the Kingdom’s support for the legitimate and inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, and called on the international community to exert more efforts in attempts to revive the Palestinian-Israeli peace process.
Prince Faisal also said that Saudi Arabia supports Iraq without getting involved in affairs related to its sovereignty.


King Salman celebrates Saudi Arabia’s security, prosperity on Founding Day

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman. (File/SPA)
Updated 22 February 2026
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King Salman celebrates Saudi Arabia’s security, prosperity on Founding Day

  • This year marks the 299th anniversary of the creation of the First Saudi State by Imam Muhammed bin Saud in 1727

RIYADH: King Salman praised Saudi Arabia’s great history and achievements on Sunday, as the country celebrated Founding Day.

“On this glorious day, we commemorate the founding of our blessed nation, established by our forefathers upon the word of monotheism, the achievement of justice and the unification of the scattered under one banner; thus bringing about security and prosperity by the grace of God,” he wrote on X.

This year marks the 299th anniversary of the creation of the First Saudi State by Imam Muhammed bin Saud in 1727.