RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Tuesday welcomed British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s announcement that the UK will formally recognize the State of Palestine in September unless Israel takes various “substantive steps.” In a statement, the foreign ministry said: “The Kingdom renews its call to the international community and peace-loving countries to take serious steps that affirm the inherent right of the Palestinian people to establish their independent state on 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital.” Starmer said on Tuesday that the UK will recognize a Palestinian state if Israel has not

Feverish debate over recent months has centered on whether the UK and France will recognize the state of Palestine. French President Emmanuel Macron said in February that…

The U.K. will recognize a Palestinian state in September unless the Israeli government takes substantive steps to end the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, Prime Minister Keir Starmer…