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Today 18:53
By Shahrokh Saei
Decoding the deception: How Trump’s ceasefire blocks Palestinian statehood
TEHRAN – U.S. President Donald Trump’s 20-point ceasefire plan for Gaza has been promoted as a pathway to Palestinian self-determination and eventual statehood. Yet Israeli officials have made clear that such statehood will never be accepted, exposing the truce plan as a diplomatic pretense designed to advance U.S. and Israeli agendas under the guise of peace.
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Yesterday 19:48
Trump's luxury Diriyah deal sharpens pay-for-play charge as MBS' visit looms
The Trump Organization is in talks to attach its brand to Diriyah, the Saudi $63 billion government-led redevelopment — a development that arrives just days before Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s planned visit to Washington.
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2025-11-12 21:47
Iran’s men’s volleyball defeat Saudi Arabia: 2025 Riyadh
TEHRAN – Iran’s men’s volleyball team defeated Saudi Arabia 3-1 (25-17, 25-21, 23-25, 25-18) in the 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games (ISG) on Wednesday.
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2025-11-11 17:53
Iran, Uzbekistan promote joint tourism projects
TEHRAN—Iran’s Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Reza Salehi-Amiri and Chairman of the Uzbekistan Tourism Committee Umid Shadiev emphasized the deep civilizational, cultural and historical commonalities between the two nations on the sidelines of the 26th UN Tourism General Assembly, which officially opened in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday. They agreed to form a joint technical committee, expand flight routes and develop joint tourism and cultural heritage projects.
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2025-11-11 17:52
Tehran, Riyadh vow to deepen cultural, tourism ties
TEHRAN - Iran’s Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Reza Salehi-Amiri said on Monday that tourism could strengthen ties between Iran and Saudi Arabia, as he invited his Saudi counterpart to attend the upcoming Tehran International Tourism Exhibition.
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2025-11-10 17:02
Iran tourism minister meets Chinese, Iraqi counterparts at UN Tourism General Assembly
TEHRAN — Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Seyyed Reza Salehi-Amiri met with China’s Minister of Culture and Tourism, Sun Yeli, and Iraq’s Minister of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities, Ahmed Fakak Al-Badrani, during the 26th UN Tourism General Assembly, which officially opened in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday.
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2025-11-10 17:00
Iran proposes AI-based global tourism innovation network at UN Tourism assembly
TEHRAN – Iran’s Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Reza Salehi-Amiri on Sunday proposed the establishment of a global tourism innovation network based on artificial intelligence during the 26th General Assembly of the UN Tourism in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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2025-11-10 15:11
IRCS head, Saudi envoy discuss ways to boost services during Hajj
TEHRAN – Pirhossein Kolivand, the head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS), in a meeting with Abdullah bin Saudi Al-Enzi, the Saudi ambassador to Tehran, explored ways to enhance cooperation in health and relief fields throughout the Hajj pilgrimage.
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2025-11-09 16:50
Iran to submit independent UNESCO nomination for traditional rosewater distillation
TEHRAN - Iran plans to submit its own nomination file to UNESCO to register the country’s centuries-old tradition of rosewater distillation, known as Golab-Giri, as an element of intangible cultural heritage, an Iranian official said.
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2025-10-31 21:24
Larijani welcomes strategic security pact between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia
TEHRAN – The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council has welcomed a defense accord between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.
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2025-10-28 15:13
Iran welcomes foreign investment in pharmaceutical industry: health minister
TEHRAN – Health Minister Mohammad-Reza Zafarqandi has announced the country’s readiness to attract foreign investment in its pharmaceutical industry.
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2025-10-27 15:15
Health minister attending Global Health Exhibition
TEHRAN – A delegation of senior managers in the pharmaceutical and medical equipment industries, led by Health Minister Mohammad-Reza Zafarqandi, is participating in the eighth edition of the Global Health Exhibition, running from October 27 to 30 at Riyadh Exhibition and Convention Center, Saudi Arabia.
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2025-10-24 16:57
Minister urges ambassadors to help attract visitors from neighboring countries
TEHRAN – Iran’s Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts said on Wednesday that Iranian ambassadors in neighboring and friendly countries can play a role in attracting more tourists to the Islamic Republic.
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2025-10-24 15:33
‘Keep riding camels:’ Israeli minister’s racist jibe at Saudi normalization terms sparks outrage
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich dismissed Saudi Arabia’s presumed demand for Palestinian statehood as a precondition for normalization on Thursday, sneering at a Tzomet Institute conference that the kingdom should “keep riding camels in the Saudi desert” while Israel “innovates.”
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2025-09-28 18:39
By Afshin Majlesi
Tehran marks World Tourism Day with pledges of investment, jobs, and regional cooperation
TEHRAN – Iran marked World Tourism Day on Saturday with officials pledging financial support, new jobs and greater private sector involvement to revive the country’s tourism industry, which has struggled in recent months.
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2025-09-26 17:36
Mashhad eyes sisterhood agreement with Mecca, Medina
TEHRAN – Ahmad Masoumifar, head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ office in northeast Iran, has proposed establishing a sisterhood agreement between Mashhad and the Saudi cities of Mecca or Medina.
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2025-09-24 17:42
Iran-Saudi Arabia ties serve interests of both countries, Salehi-Amiri says
TEHRAN – Iran’s Minister of Cultural Heritage, Seyyed Reza Salehi-Amiri, said strengthening relations with Saudi Arabia is in the interests of both nations, speaking at a ceremony marking Saudi National Day at the Espinas Palace Hotel in Tehran on Tuesday.
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2025/09/20
By Xavier Villar
Towards a new regional order
The Saudi–Pakistan agreement, the end of imperial certainties, and the vindication of the Iranian vision
MADRID – The recent defense agreement signed between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan represents one of the most significant developments in West Asian and South Asian geopolitics in the past decade.
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2025-09-20 18:32
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Why did Hezbollah chief call on Riyadh to open ‘new page’ with the Resistance?
BEIRUT — In a pivotal development, Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem on Friday urged Saudi Arabia to turn a “new page” with the Resistance movements amid rising Israeli aggression that now extends to Qatar.
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2025-09-19 16:19
Pakistan says its nuclear program can be made available to Saudi Arabia under defense pact
Pakistan’s defense minister says his nation’s nuclear program “will be made available” to Saudi Arabia if needed under the countries’ new defense pact, marking the first specific acknowledgment that Islamabad had put the kingdom under its nuclear umbrella, AP reported.
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2025-09-17 21:24
Defense ties with Saudi Arabia set to strengthen: Iran security chief
TEHRAN – Iran’s Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, Ali Larijani, announced on Tuesday evening at the conclusion of his visit to Saudi Arabia that positive outcomes had emerged from consultations with the Saudi officials.
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2025-09-15 21:40
Iran’s president meets regional leaders in Doha, calls for united Islamic front
TEHRAN – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian held a series of high-level meetings with regional leaders in the Qatari capital on Monday, urging Muslim nations to forge a unified front to stop the ongoing crimes of the Israeli regime.
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2025-08-25 20:57
By Shahrokh Saei
Iran-Saudi ‘Greater Wall’ of unity against ‘Greater Israel’ vision
TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s warning about Israel’s pursuit of the so-called “Greater Israel” vision has carried significant weight during his visit to Saudi Arabia.
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2025-08-20 19:12
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Saudi media keep inciting sectarian strife in Lebanon!
BEIRUT — There is a hadith that say, “Sedition is dormant, may God curse those who awaken it.” However, Saudi media has recently missed no opportunity to incite public feelings against the Shiites, reflecting the official Saudi position which aligns with American-Zionist pressure to disarm the Resistance, the common name for Hezbollah.
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2025-08-17 22:06
Iran, Saudi Arabia entering strategic rapprochement, says Iranian envoy
TEHRAN – Iran and Saudi Arabia are deepening their diplomatic and strategic engagement, addressing shared regional challenges, according to Iranian Ambassador to Riyadh Alireza Enayati.
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2025/07/30
By staff writer
US boycott of UN meeting on Palestinian statehood not unexpected
TEHRAN - While dozens of countries held a three-day conference at the United Nations in New York to urge the world to work towards a two-state solution between Israelis and the Palestinians within the 1967 borders, the United States and Israel boycotted the event.
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2025-07-26 22:18
By Shahrokh Saei
Iran–Saudi cordial ties: A thorn in Israel’s side
TEHRAN — Growing amicable relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia have played a significant role in promoting peace and security in West Asia over the past years.
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2025-07-25 22:36
Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh join Iran’s call to break Gaza siege amid ‘death phase’
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan held an urgent phone call on Friday addressing the Israeli regime’s escalating war crimes in Palestine.
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2025-07-09 17:16
Araghchi engages Saudi Crown Prince, top officials in ‘fruitful’ talks on bilateral, regional issues
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held a series of high-level meetings with senior Saudi officials on Tuesday, including Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman, and Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan, to discuss bilateral relations and the evolving regional situation following recent Israeli and U.S. attacks on Iran.
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2025-07-06 22:26
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Bin Farhan precedes Barrack to Beirut to stir up Sunnis in pressure campaign against Hezbollah
BEIRUT— Not to mention the progress of U.S. envoy Thomas Barrack’s proposal aimed at disarming Hezbollah, it goes without saying that in the coming weeks, Lebanon will be automatically affected by the Gaza negotiations and leaks about Syria’s intention to normalize relations with Israel.