Saudi Arabia would be willing to accept a political commitment from Israel to create a Palestinian state, rather than anything more binding, in a bid to get a defence pact with Washington approved before the U.S. presidential election, three sources said. Months of U.S.-led diplomacy to get Saudi Arabia to normalise relations with Israel and recognise the country for the first time were shelved by Riyadh in October in the face of mounting Arab anger over the war in Gaza.
Saudi Arabia would be willing to accept a political commitment from Israel to create a Palestinian state, rather than anything more binding, in a bid to get a defence pact with Washington approved before the U.S. presidential election, three sources said. Months of U.S.-led diplomacy to get Saudi Arabia to normalise relations with Israel and recognise the country for the first time were shelved by Riyadh in October in the face of mounting Arab anger over the war in Gaza.
Hanan Elatr, the widow of murdered Saudi journalist and dissident Jamal Khashoggi has been granted political asylum in the U.S. Khashoggi was killed by Saudi officials in 2018.
The Nigerian government and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are about to sign a refinery deal to fix four of Nigeria's ailing refineries in Rivers, Delta, and Kaduna.