{
  "id": 17320050,
  "title": "Saudi and Russian foreign ministers discuss Hormuz, Yemen at G20",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/saudi-and-russian-foreign-ministers-discuss-hormuz-yemen-at-g20",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T01:13:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/saudi-and-russian-foreign-ministers-discuss-hormuz-yemen-g20"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Saudi Arabia's Faisal bin Farhan and Russia's Sergey Lavrov met off the sidelines of the G20 foreign ministers gathering in Atlanta, Georgia to discuss regional issues. The conversation centered on recent developments in Yemen and the maritime routes of Hormuz and Bab al-Mandeb, according to the Saudi Foreign Ministry. Lavrov's attendance stirred unrest among many G20 ministers and exacerbated the existing rifts over the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, which experts suspect could impede any real progress at the meeting. In the same G20 assembly, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio engaged in talks with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Faisal bin Farhan, leading to an agreement on a US pavilion for the Expo 2023 world fair in Riyadh. This Expo 2030 is another major construction project that Saudi Arabia is committed to completing by a specific deadline. During the G20 conference, Rubio called for foreign ministers to collaborate in achieving greater geopolitical stability and economic growth, cautioning that multiple crises pose significant risks to the global economic system.",
  "summary": "Saudi and Russian foreign ministers discuss Hormuz, Yemen at G20 Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan has met with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of the G20 foreign ministers meeting in the US. The ministers discussed regional developments, with a focus on recent developments in Yemen and maritime navigation in the Straits of Hormuz and Bab al-Mandeb,…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Saudi Gazette",
        "title": "Saudi, US foreign ministers discuss Iran, Sudan and Yemen on sidelines of G20 meeting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/saudi-us-foreign-ministers-discuss-iran-sudan-and-yemen-on-sidelines",
        "published": "2026-10-31T02:20:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Iran says four tankers on fire after striking mines in Hormuz",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/iran-says-four-tankers-on-fire-after-striking-mines-in-hormuz",
        "published": "2026-10-31T03:55:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Middle East War: Saudi intercepts drone, Iran claims 3 tankers hit mines in Hormuz",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/middle-east-war-saudi-intercepts-drone-iran-claims-3-tankers-hit",
        "published": "2026-10-31T04:15:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "India news: Oil tanker carrying 27 Indians attacked with limpet mines in Strait of Hormuz",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/india-news-oil-tanker-carrying-27-indians-attacked-with-limpet-mines",
        "published": "2026-10-31T05:06:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}