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US President Donald Trump has nominated Republican congressman Wesley Hunt, a US Army veteran, as his new ambassador to Saudi Arabia — a post that had been left vacant amid the war with Iran.Hunt’s nomination was sent Monday to the US Senate, which must vote on his confirmation.”Having served in the region both in combat as an Army officer and for two years as a diplomatic liaison in the Kingdom, I understand the strategic importance of the partnership between the United States and Saudi Arabia and the profound responsibility of this position,” Hunt said in a post on X.The nomination comes at a sensitive time for Saudi Arabia, a key US ally, after fresh attacks by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis on Saudi soil opened a new front in the Middle East conflict. Source link
The Saudi Council of Ministers has asserted the Kingdom’s legitimate right to defend itself and safeguard its sovereignty, citizens, and vital interests in accordance with the UN Charter and international law.Chaired on Tuesday by Crown Prince and Prime Minister Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the cabinet strongly condemned persistent, deliberate Houthi attacks targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure. The council emphasized that Saudi Arabia’s security and territorial integrity remain non-negotiable principles.Reaffirming its commitment to regional stability, the cabinet highlighted the Kingdom’s dedication to resolving international issues through dialogue and fostering multilateral cooperation to address global challenges. Related Story Source link
US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with travel executives in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., US, September 2, 2026.…
The Saudi Civil Defence announced Tuesday on its X accounts that emergency alerts issued via the National Early Warning Platform for Makkah, Jeddah, and Taif in western Saudi Arabia have ended, confirming that the threat across these regions has passed.Authorities urged the public to remain compliant with safety instructions and refrain from crowding or gathering to take photos. Source link
Nairobi will host the 2029 world outdoor athletics championships, beating off competition from London, Munich and Rome to become the first African hosts, World Athletics announced Tuesday. The 2031 championships will be held in Munich, track and field’s governing body said after a council meeting in Budapest, host to the recently-concluded Ultimate Championship.”We were fortunate to have four outstanding bids for 2029 and 2031, and this was not an easy decision for the Council,” World Athletics president Sebastian Coe told a press conference.The 2027 event has already been awarded to Beijing. “This council decision today means we’re able to deliver our World Athletics Championships in Asia, Africa, and Europe over its next three editions,” the Briton added.”Taking our championships to Africa for the first time will be historic. Nairobi has presented a compelling and an emotional bid.” Coe added: “It was important that the world championship should come to Africa when we had the right host, the right bid, and the right circumstances. “Nairobi has demonstrated emphatically that this is their moment to supercharge the development of our sport in Kenya and across Africa, leaving a compelling legacy that inspires a continent.”Kenya, which failed with a bid for the 2025 world championships, has previously hosted the 2007 World Cross Country Championships in Mombasa, the World under-18 Championships in Nairobi in 2017 and the World under-20 Championships in the capital in 2021. Nairobi also staged the 2010 African Athletics Championships. “Having also been part of the bidding process for 2025, the (Nairobi) team understood and grasped what was required, and came back with a stronger proposition, and a renovated Kasarani Stadium, which is currently undergoing a complete overhaul ahead of hosting the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2027,” said Coe. Related Story Source link
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will visit Beijing this week and meet with his counterpart Wang Yi, China’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday. The two men — who also met on the sidelines of the BRICS conference in Delhi last week — will hold talks on Wednesday, the ministry said, as Beijing seeks to mediate in Iran’s months-long war with the United States. China is a top economic partner of Iran, buying much of its oil output, and also an important diplomatic backer. The talks between their foreign ministers come just one week before an expected trip by Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington, where he will meet President Donald Trump.The war in Iran will be a closely watched topic at that meeting, among other thorny issues ranging from trade to competition over artificial intelligence. Beijing refuted reports this week that Chinese entities supplied Tehran with satellite images of a military base housing US troops in Jordan, before and after an Iranian strike killed three American soldiers.”We firmly oppose groundless suspicion and accusations without evidence,” Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun told a regular news conference on Monday. The reports by the Wall Street Journal threaten to deepen tensions between Washington and Beijing ahead of the expected Trump-Xi meeting next week.Trump has warned Beijing not to sell weapons to Iran, and Washington sanctioned three China-based satellite companies in May for enabling Iran’s military operation Source link
A Bangladesh court sentenced seven senior leaders of the former ruling party, including two ex-ministers, to death in absentia on Tuesday for their role in trying to crush the 2024 uprising.The seven men, members of ousted leader Sheikh Hasina's Awami League, were convicted of crimes against humanity including murder, as well as instigating and provoking killings.They include the party's former general secretary, Obaidul Quader, as well as fellow former minister Mohammad Ali Arafat. They were sentenced by a three-member tribunal headed by Justice Nazrul Islam Chowdhury.’We are happy with the verdict,’ said prosecutor Md Aminul Islam. As many as 1,400 people were killed between July and August 2024, according to the United Nations, when Hasina's government attempted to suppress the student-led uprising. Hasina's 15-year, iron-fisted rule ended in August 2024, when she fled her palace by helicopter to neighbouring India — where she remains in hiding.She was sentenced to death by hanging in absentia in November 2025. Source link
The US ambassador to Lebanon on Tuesday visited a southern village that recently came under the control of the Lebanese army as part of a framework agreement with Israel.The US-backed June agreement states that the Israeli military will withdraw from areas of south Lebanon it occupied in parallel with the deployment of the Lebanese army, starting with “pilot zones”, under the condition that militant group Hezbollah disarms. An AFP correspondent saw a convoy carrying the US envoy, Michel Issa, entering the village of Zawtar al-Gharbiya, where he visited a church, according to Lebanon’s official National News Agency (NNA). The news agency said an Israeli drone surveyed the area during the visit, reporting Israeli military vehicle movements in the neighbouring town.Israeli troops remain deployed in what it calls a “security zone”, a stretch of Lebanese territory about 10 kilometres (six miles) deep along the border. Source link
Top diplomats of Egypt and Germany stressed the need to step up efforts to de-escalate tensions in the region, as well as the importance of safeguarding maritime security in the Red Sea and ensuring the uninterrupted flow of international trade in accordance with international law and the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.During a phone conversation on Tuesday, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and his German counterpart, Johann Wadephul, emphasized the importance of concerted regional and international efforts to advance diplomatic solutions, prevent the conflict from spreading across the region and contain tensions to restore regional security and stability, Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.On bilateral relations, the two sides reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthening cooperation and welcomed the significant progress in Egyptian-German relations in recent years across various fields. Source link
This picture taken last year shows damaged tanks in front of the Central Bank of Sudan building in Khartoum, after the Sudanese army deepened its control…
