While US, Saudi and Israeli officials had been working to get line up by end of month, Hanegbi says they weren't able to pull it off; reason not said to be political

Asked about Riyadh's widely reported demand that US back its civilian nuclear program, bin Farhan says kingdom prefers support from US but notes there are other potential 'bidders'

US secretary of state is visiting kingdom in bid to strengthen ties with Riyadh as it pushes for rapprochement with America's adversaries

Top US diplomat in Jeddah to meet Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, will travel to Riyadh for GCC event; State Department official says 'tremendous amount of work to be done'

At flag-raising ceremony, Iranian deputy FM praises cooperation between the countries after years of tensions; event held as Blinken due to arrive in country

State Department says secretary will work to advance regional integration and is looking for opportunities short of full-on normalization between Riyadh and Jerusalem

Assistant secretary of state says there's been 'a lot of hyperventilation' in the media following reports supposedly revealing details of US-led talks between Jerusalem and Riyadh

Hundreds have been killed and 1.3 million people have fled their homes since the RSF militia and the Sudanese military started battling for control of the country in April

Saudi crown prince stresses backing for Palestinian state amid intensified US effort to secure normalization; Egypt's Sissi, who mediated Gaza ceasefire, slams Israeli 'escalation'

Jake Sullivan says expanding Abraham Accords will be a focus 'over coming period,' insists US has no conditions for Netanyahu visit to White House, but invite remains elusive