RIYADH, May 14 — United States (US) President Donald Trump has voiced strong support for the people of Gaza and called on the international community to address their dire humanitarian situation.

RIYADH, May 14 — President Donald Trump kicked off his trip to the Gulf yesterday with a surprise announcement that the United States will lift long-standing sanctions on Syria.

RIYADH, May 13 — United States (US) President Donald Trump secured a US$600 billion (RM2.59 trillion) commitment from Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to invest in the US after the oil power rolled out the red carpet for him at the start of a tour of Gulf states.

WASHINGTON/RIYADH, April 25 — The United States is poised to offer Saudi Arabia an arms package worth well over US$100 billion (RM430 billion), six sources with direct knowledge of the issue told Reuters, saying the proposal was being lined up for announcement during US President Donald Trump's visit to the kingdom in May.

RIYADH, April 19 — The General Directorate of Public Security has announced that the implementation of Hajj arrangements and procedures will take effect on Wednesday (April 23), requiring all residents intending to enter Mecca to obtain a valid entry permit from the relevant authorities.

JAKARTA, April 18 — The Indonesian police stopped 10 people from travelling to Saudi Arabia for the Hajj pilgrimage using work visas, in what authorities say was an attempt to bypass the country’s official quota system.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 — The first flight of Malaysian pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for the 1446H/2025M haj season is scheduled to depart on April 29.

RIYADH, March 17 — Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman has launched the Saudi Architecture Characters Map blueprint, showcasing 19 distinct architectural styles inspired by the Kingdom’s diverse geography and heritage.

JEDDAH, March 11 — President Volodymyr Zelenskiy met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ahead of talks between Ukrainian and US officials that Washington hopes will deliver substantial progress towards ending Russia's war with Ukraine.

RIYADH, Feb 18 — The United States (US) and Russia agreed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to press ahead with efforts to end the war in Ukraine, a US official said, as Kyiv and its European allies watched anxiously from the sidelines and Moscow raised a major new demand.

MUNICH/WASHINGTON, Feb 16 — United States (US) and Russian officials will meet in Saudi Arabia in the coming days to start talks aimed at ending Moscow's nearly three-year war in Ukraine, a US lawmaker and a source familiar with the planning said on Saturday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 — Malaysia is unaffected by the Saudi Arabian government’s new ruling of not permitting children to join this year’s Haj, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Mohd Na'im Mokhtar.

CAIRO, Feb 9 — Saudi Arabia affirmed its categorical rejection of remarks by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about displacing Palestinians from their land, the foreign ministry said in a statement on Sunday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 5 — Malaysia remains unaffected by the restrictions on the issuance of multiple-entry visas (MEVs) imposed on 14 countries, reflecting strong confidence in the management of Tabung Haji, said the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Mohd Na’im Mokhtar.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15 — Malaysia has requested an additional 10,000 Hajj quota, which will be duly considered by Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 2 — The Foreign Ministry (Wisma Putra) has confirmed the detention of a Malaysian in Saudi Arabia, saying it has extended consular assistance to the individual.

BERLIN, Dec 22 — A man suspected of ploughing a car through crowds at a German Christmas market in an attack that killed five people and injured scores faces multiple charges of murder and attempted murder, police said on Sunday.

RIYADH, Dec 16 — Saudi Arabia and Qatar condemned an Israeli decision yesterday to expand settlement building in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights.

BENGALURU, Dec 12 — Saudi Arabia will host the men's soccer World Cup in 2034 while the 2030 edition will be held in Spain, Portugal and Morocco, with one-off matches in three South American countries, world soccer's governing body Fifa said yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 12 — Malaysia is prepared to host the first coordination meeting between Malaysia and Saudi Arabia at the foreign minister level to discuss further cooperation between the two nations.