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'Kan': Saudi source reveals main obstacle to normalisation with Israel

Saudi Arabia ·

Saudi Arabia is a Gulf Arab state and the custodian of Islam's holiest sites, and it has long been a key player in regional diplomacy. Its relations with Israel have been a subject of wider debate for years, closely tied to the Palestinian question and Riyadh's stated position on a Palestinian state.

Latest stories on the map (last 6 hours)

  1. Iran's IRGC claims self-imposed 2,000-km ballistic missile range limit 'has been lifted'

    Tehran, Iran · · Security · Claim · 1 source

  2. Oil tumbles as US midterm results raise hopes of Iran peace deal

    Tehran, Iran · · Economy · Claim · 1 source

  3. A ship tried to break the blockade on Iran; US opened fire

    Tehran, Iran · · Strike · Developing · 2 sources

  4. US military says it fired on commercial vessel after it attempted to breach blockade on Iran

    Gulf of Oman, Oman · · Strike · Developing · 6 sources

  5. Israel president asks Gadi Eisenkot, Netanyahu's rival, to form new government

    Tel Aviv, Israel · · Politics · Confirmed · 58 sources

  6. Literature, Publishing and Translation Authority concludes Saudi Arabia's guest-of-honour role at the Algiers International Book Fair 2026

    Saudi Arabia · · Other · Developing · 6 sources

  7. Dubai Media Council opens "Kazakh Film Week" within "Dubai Cinema Nights"

    Dubai, United Arab Emirates · · Other · Claim · 1 source

  8. Dubai Design Week 2026 kicks off with a programme combining cultural heritage and contemporary creative visions

    Dubai, United Arab Emirates · · Other · Confirmed · 5 sources

  9. Football federation reveals reaction of Hossam Hassan after being told of dismissal, and the truth of Mohamed Salah's involvement in the decision (video)

    Egypt · · Other · Claim · 1 source

  10. Occupation tanks continue firing at displaced people's tents in eastern and southern areas of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip

    Khan Younis, Palestine · · Strike · Claim · 1 source

  11. Wife of former Pak PM Imran Khan approaches Islamabad HC over deteriorating eyesight

    Islamabad, Pakistan · · Politics · Claim · 1 source

  12. World News: Houthi attacks condemned

    Mecca, Saudi Arabia · · Diplomacy · Claim · 1 source

  13. US military says it fired on commercial vessel in Gulf of Oman

    Gulf of Oman, Oman · · Strike · Developing · 5 sources

  14. China's space station to welcome first-ever foreign astronaut: CMSA

    Pakistan · · Other · Confirmed · 13 sources

  15. Israel's President Herzog to name candidate to form government on Sunday

    Tel Aviv, Israel · · Politics · Confirmed · 27 sources

  16. US seeks to extend Iran blockade beyond the sea

    Iran · · Diplomacy · Claim · 1 source

  17. Erdogan tells Trump Ankara will continue its efforts toward peace

    Ankara, Türkiye · · Diplomacy · Confirmed · 6 sources

  18. Imam Ashour's message to the twins after their dismissal from coaching Egypt's national team

    Egypt · · Other · Claim · 1 source

  19. Egyptian Foreign Ministry warns fishermen against entering the territorial waters of other countries

    Cairo, Egypt · · Other · Claim · 1 source

  20. Saint Joseph University – South Lebanon Campus concluded the training course: From ideas to impact.. students at the heart of social change within the project 'Social entrepreneurship in times of crisis'

    South Lebanon, Lebanon · · Other · Claim · 1 source

  21. Two explosions on Qeshm island and two oil tankers burn in the Strait of Hormuz.. IRGC reveals details

    Qeshm, Iran · · Other · Claim · 1 source

  22. IRGC announces it has exceeded restrictions on ballistic missile range

    Gulf Of Oman, Iran · · Other · Claim · 1 source

  23. List of names and addresses of new subsidized supply outlets in Cairo under the price reduction initiative

    Cairo, Egypt · · Economy · Claim · 1 source

  24. Mustafa Barghouti: Tasking Eisenkot with forming Israel's government closes the way for Netanyahu

    Israel · · Politics · Developing · 4 sources

  25. Herzog taps Eisenkot to form government with 67 Knesset nods

    Tel Aviv, Israel · · Politics · Confirmed · 4 sources

  26. Explosions heard on Iran's Qeshm island linked to Strait of Hormuz, Iranian media says

    Qeshm Island, Iran · · Other · Developing · 4 sources

  27. Eisenkot, preparing to receive the mandate to form a government in Israel: time to form a national emergency government

    Israel · · Politics · Developing · 2 sources

  28. CENTCOM disables a commercial ship that tried to breach the blockade on Iran

    Gulf of Oman, Oman · · Strike · Confirmed · 22 sources

  29. Netanyahu calls for 'national unity govt' amid Iran war as Yair Golan pushes for

    Tel Aviv, Israel · · Politics · Confirmed · 5 sources

  30. Israeli media: demonstrations in central Tel Aviv demand a change of Netanyahu's government and a government formed with the Arab parties

    Tel Aviv, Israel · · Protest · Confirmed · 7 sources

  31. Photojournalist killed while covering fighting in Marib, eastern Yemen

    Marib, Yemen · · Clash · Confirmed · 4 sources

  32. Iraqi Environment Minister says Development Road will strengthen relations with Türkiye

    Baghdad, Iraq · · Diplomacy · Developing · 2 sources

  33. IRGC Says Iran Expanding Range Of Missiles

    Tehran, Iran · · Strike · Confirmed · 21 sources

  34. Yemen and Lebanon to work towards halting Hezbollah support for Houthis, minister says

    Yemen · · Diplomacy · Claim · 1 source

  35. Bahrain decides to return its ambassador to Baghdad in a step to strengthen bilateral cooperation

    Baghdad, Iraq · · Diplomacy · Confirmed · 7 sources

  36. Railway reveals train delay schedule for today, Sunday 8 November 2026

    Egypt · · Other · Claim · 1 source

  37. Ministry of Hajj and Umrah launches training programme for Hajj office staff and group leaders in 11 tracks

    Jeddah, Saudi Arabia · · Other · Developing · 5 sources

  38. Mohammed Ali al-Houthi: surprises coming

    Yemen · · Other · Claim · 1 source

  39. Member of Yemen's Supreme Political Council Mohammed Ali al-Houthi to the Saudi regime: the longer your war and siege continue, the stronger and more advanced our people become in all fields, and there are many surprises for our armed forces

    Yemen · · Politics · Claim · 1 source

  40. Today: second session of the trial of the defendants in the killing of an engineering student at the Arab Academy for Science and Technology

    Nozha, Egypt · · Security · Claim · 1 source

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