Australia and Saudi Arabia play a crucial World Cup qualifier in Melbourne on Thursday while Japan and South Korea can take a huge step towards North America in 2026 in the third round of Asian qualif

FIFA must halt the process to pick Saudi Arabia as hosts of the 2034 World Cup unless major human rights reforms are announced before the vote next month, Amnesty International and the SRA have said.

Leaders from across the Arab and Muslim world were in Riyadh for a meeting officially convened to discuss the fighting in Gaza and Lebanon.

Some in Iran’s new, more moderate government think Donald Trump’s win provides an opportunity to make a lasting deal with the United States.

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman held a phone call to discuss Iran-Saudi Arabia relations. The two spoke on Sunday evening. The Iranian president said he would be unable to attend a joint meeting of the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Monday,

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman made the comment in remarks at a summit of representatives of Arab and Islamic nations in Riyadh, state media said.

The timing of the Saudi Crown Prince’s statements aim to grab the attention of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, according to CNN’s Nic Robertson.