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Saudi Arabia’s crown prince told Russian President Vladimir Putin that the kingdom supports “all initiatives” to end the Ukraine war, a statement said on Friday, after US-Ukraine talks in Jeddah proposed a 30-day ceasefire. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman reaffirmed Saudi Arabia’s “commitment to facilitating dialogue and supporting all initiatives aimed at achieving a political resolution” in a phone call …

Ukrainian and US officials met behind closed doors for hours of talks in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to find a path towards ending the war with Russia, after Kyiv’s forces launched their largest drone attack on Moscow of the war overnight. Ukrainians and anxious allies watched for any signs of an improvement — or further deterioration — in Kyiv’s troubled …

President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Ukraine was “fully committed” to having a constructive dialogue with the United States representatives in Saudi Arabia next week over ways to end the war with Russia. Since taking office in January, US President Donald Trump has paused US military aid to Ukraine as well as intelligence-sharing with Kyiv. He has accused Zelensky of …

A high-level delegation from US President Donald Trump’s administration is set to begin crucial discussions in Saudi Arabia with Russian and Ukrainian officials, aiming to broker an end to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, US officials said on Saturday. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, White House National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, and Trump’s Middle East negotiator Steve Witkoff will travel …

Saudi Arabia’s market regulator said on Monday it would allow foreign investment in listed companies that own real estate within Islam’s two holiest sites of Makkah and Madina, as the Gulf country looks to attract more investment. The move will allow foreigners to invest in firms whose revenues rely on the Islamic pilgrimage, one of the top revenue sources for …

Saudi Arabia plans to begin enriching and selling uranium, according to the Ministry of Energy. Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud told a conference in Dhahran on Monday that the move is part of a strategy to monetise all minerals, according to Reuters news agency. “We will enrich it and we will sell it and we will do …