Topic: Prince Saud al-Faisal

Saudi Arabia weighs response to alleged Iran plot

DUBAI/VIENNA (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia said on Thursday it was weighing its response to an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate its ambassador in Washington that has increased tensions between OPEC's two top oil producers.Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal, on ...

Britain, Saudis discuss Arab hotspots

British Foreign Secretary William Hague on Tuesday held talks in Jeddah with his Saudi counterpart Prince Saud al-Faisal on hotspots in the Arab world including Libya and Syria."At a time of great upheaval and change in the region, our constructive cooperation ...

Saudi Arabia hands Medvedev 'message from king'

Saudi Arabia's foreign minister on Friday handed Russian President Dmitry Medvedev a message from King Abdullah in a surprise closed-door meeting in the Kremlin.Prince Saud al-Faisal gave Medvedev the "personal message" at a meeting also attended by Russian Foreign Minister ...

Britain says Saudi supports U.N. action on Libya

LONDON (Reuters) - Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal expressed strong support for the goals of the U.N. resolution on Libya at a meeting with British Prime Minister David Cameron in London on Tuesday, Cameron's office said."On Libya, the prime ...

Saudi minister says dialogue needed, not protest

RIYADH (Reuters) - Dialogue, not protest, is the best way to bring about change in Saudi Arabia, Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal said on Wednesday as the country braced for possible protests in the world's top oil exporter.Inspired by unrest sweeping ...

Saudi king alive and well: foreign minister

RABAT (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz is alive and in "excellent shape," its foreign minister said on Thursday after rumors about the king's health triggered a spike in the price of oil.Abdullah, around 87, has been resting ...
The United States suspected a Saudi Arabian ambassador to the Philippines of potential involvement in funding terrorists, according to US diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks this week.A security aide of then-US president George W. Bush raised concerns over Muhammad Amin Waly ...
Saudi Arabia said on Saturday that Israel's settlements policy remained a " It is not a Palestinian condition to resuming negotiations as Israel is trying to promote," he said.His comments came a day after US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged ...

Hamas pledges loyalty to Arabs: Saudi minister

Exiled Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal has assured Saudi Arabia his movement is loyal to Arab states, the kingdom's foreign minister, Prince Saud al-Faisal, said on Tuesday. "I asked Khaled Meshaal whether the movement stood with Arabs or with others," Prince Saud ...

Bin Laden daughter should be free to quit Iran: Saudi Arabia

RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia urged Iran on Saturday to allow a daughter of Osama bin Laden, who fled house arrest and sought refuge in the Saudi embassy in Tehran, to leave the country if she wishes.Iman bin Laden and five siblings ...