Obituaries
Saudi Arabia’s Prince Saud al Faisal, who was the world’s longest-serving foreign minister with 40 years in the post, died Thursday, the ministry spokesman said.
July 9, 2015
World & Nation
Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister, Prince Saud al Faisal, ended a two-day visit to Tehran by calling for better Saudi-Iranian relations, the official Iranian news agency reported.
May 20, 1985
Saudi Arabia refused Wednesday to join an American effort to deny foreign aid to a Palestinian government led by Hamas, the second Arab ally in two days to rebuff Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
Feb. 23, 2006
Saudi Arabia will temporarily limit the size of the annual pilgrimage to Muslim holy sites in the kingdom, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al Faisal said Wednesday.
March 24, 1988
Iran has quietly detained and expelled to Saudi Arabia 16 Al Qaeda fighters who sought refuge in the country after fleeing Afghanistan, the Saudi foreign minister, Prince Saud al Faisal, said Saturday.
Aug. 11, 2002
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al Faisal left the Soviet Union on Saturday after urging that Moscow join efforts to force Iranian compliance with a U.N. call for a Gulf War cease-fire, the official Tass news agency said.
Jan. 31, 1988
Prince Saud al Faisal, Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister, arrived in Tehran on Saturday in a bid to mediate peace in the Iran-Iraq War, but the Tehran regime vowed to press its war with its Iraqi foes, Iran’s official Islamic Republic News Agency said.
May 19, 1985
The Saudi government will not give the United States access to bases for an attack on Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, but its foreign minister said Wednesday that the kingdom does not intend to expel American forces from an air base they now use for flights to monitor Iraq.
Aug. 8, 2002
U.S. special Mideast envoy Richard W.
Dec. 4, 1985