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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 620

Saudi-Chinese relations

Prince Khaled bin Salman (R), the brother of the crown prince and then-Saudi Ambassador to the United States, and Ibrahim al-Assaf, the new Saudi foreign minister, are pictured at the Royal Court in Riyadh on January 14, 2019. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / POOL / AFP)
June 27, 2024, 5:02 pm
Saudi Arabia said seeking China’s help in solving Houthi crisis in Red Sea
Iran-backed Yemen rebels claim kingdom’s defense minister, heading to China for strategic talks, told diplomats that Riyadh is prepared to make concessions to the terror group
By Agencies and ToI Staff
In this photo provided by Saudi Press Agency, SPA, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends the Arab summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, May 19, 2023. (Saudi Press Agency via AP)
August 28, 2023, 3:49 am
Palestinian delegation to visit Saudi Arabia to raise its demands in any Israel deal
Network says Ramallah changing tack, seeking to be involved in potential normalization this time as opposed to boycotting such processes in the past
By ToI Staff
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (left) hosts Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, August 17, 2023. (Secretary of State Blinken, via Twitter)
August 25, 2023, 10:41 pm
US warns Israel not to ‘misread situation’ on potential for Saudi deal — report
Blinken reportedly tells minister real concessions to Palestinians will be necessary; Riyadh said weighing Chinese bid for nuclear plant in effort to pressure Washington
By ToI Staff
Vehicles drive past the Saudi Arabian embassy in Tehran on April 5, 2023. (ATTA KENARE / AFP)
August 9, 2023, 5:44 pm
Saudi embassy in Iran resumes operations following seven-year hiatus
China-brokered deal brought about renewal of ties between Middle East powers after they were severed in 2016 over Riyadh’s execution of Shiite cleric
By AFP
Visiting Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping before their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, February 14, 2023. (Yan Yan/Xinhua via AP)
March 13, 2023, 1:52 pm
Iran-Saudi Arabia deal casts China in unfamiliar, but growing, global role
Agreement between two regional foes seen as major diplomatic triumph for Beijing, as Gulf Arab states perceive United States winding down its involvement in Middle East
By AP
Illustrative: A uranium mine (Alexey Dozmorov; iStock by Getty Images)
September 18, 2020, 9:58 am
Study said to find Saudis may have enough uranium to make own nuclear fuel
Guardian cites report by Saudi, Chinese geologists, identifying sufficient amounts of the element to supply Gulf kingdom’s nascent nuclear program — and to export
By ToI Staff
File: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) during a welcoming ceremony on January 23, 2016 in the Iranian capital Tehran. (STR/AFP)
From the WebJanuary 31, 2016, 4:59 am
China’s Xi Jinping is all business in Middle East visit
When President Xi Jinping of China traveled to the Middle East this month he dropped in on two regional rivals, Saudi Arabia and Iran, a feat few global leaders could pull off, The New York Times reports
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