US Secretary of State Antony Blinken departs on Tuesday for a trip to Saudi Arabia, where he will travel from June 6-8 for meetings with Saudi officials, the Gulf Cooperation Council and the Global Coalition to Defeat the Islamic State terror group (banned in Russia)

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken departs on Tuesday for a trip to Saudi Arabia, where he will travel from June 6-8 for meetings with Saudi officials, the Gulf Cooperation Council and the Global Coalition to Defeat the Islamic State terror group (banned in Russia)

The first visit by a Saudi foreign minister to Damascus since 2011 confirms a regional policy shift that began last month with a Saudi-Iranian deal to restore relations, a retired Belgian lawmaker who met with the Syrian president twice told Sputnik

Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's characterization of murdered Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi as an activist is shameful, the US media outlet said on Tuesday in response to Pompeo's statements

President Joe Biden is aware of the US State Department's recommendation to grant Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman immunity in a lawsuit filed against him, White House National Security Council Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby said on Friday