Posts Tagged: Saudi Arabia
White House Aide Discusses Yemen with Saudi Crown Prince
US President Joe Biden's national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, had a detailed discussion about the war in Yemen on Tuesday in a meeting with Saudi...
UAE Announces Ministerial Changes Including Finance, Environment
United Arab Emirates Prime Minister and Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum announced ministerial changes on Saturday, including new finance and environment ministers. Sheikh...
Houthis Rally in North Yemen as Their Fighters Push South
Thousands of supporters of Yemen's Houthis rallied in the capital Sanaa on Tuesday to celebrate the seventh anniversary of the ousting of the government, as...
Analysis: The West Owes Qatar a Favor Over Afghanistan. That Was the Point
Since the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, the world's top diplomats have been beating a path to Qatar, long the gateway to the Taliban and now...
Mideast Leaders Plus France Meet in Baghdad to Talk Security
Several Middle Eastern leaders and French President Emmanuel Macron met in Baghdad on Saturday at a summit hosted by Iraq, which wants its neighbors to...
Mideast Powers Vie to Shape the Next Generation of Muslims
JNS.org - Reports published earlier this year by the Israel-based Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education (IMPACT-SE) chart a notable divergence...
Jordan to Vaccinate Children Aged 12 Years and Older Against COVID-19
Jordan will start vaccinating children aged 12 years and older against COVID-19 from Sunday, the state news agency said on Saturday. Children can be given the...
King Abdullah’s Upcoming Visit to Washington: Implications for Jerusalem
JNS.org - US President Joe Biden may have little appetite for Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking, but he seems determined to prevent certain third parties from exploiting the...
OPEC+ Plans New Output Policy Meeting on Sunday
OPEC+ ministers plan to hold their next meeting on Sunday to decide on output policy, three sources within the producers group told Reuters on Saturday. The...
Saudi Arabia Approves Moderna’s COVID Vaccine
Saudi Arabia's Food and Drug Authority on Friday approved Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine for use in the kingdom, the state news agency (SPA) said. The authority...
Saudi Arabia Steps Up Effort to Replace UAE and Qatar as Go-To Regional Hub
Riyadh has recently expanded its challenge to the smaller Gulf states by seeking to position Saudi Arabia as the region’s foremost sports destination once Qatar...
Saudi Arabia Bans Entry From UAE, Vietnam, Ethiopia and Afghanistan
Saudi Arabia will restrict travel to and entry from Ethiopia, UAE, Vietnam and Afghanistan over coronavirus concerns, the state news agency (WAS) reported on Saturday. The...
Saudi Arabia Releases Two Women Activists, Says Rights Group
Saudi Arabia has released two women's rights activists detained nearly three years ago after they had served their time, London-based Saudi rights group ALQST said...
Saudi Arabia Bars Foreign Travelers from Haj Over COVID-19
Saudi Arabia has restricted the annual Haj pilgrimage to its own citizens and residents for the second year running in response to the coronavirus pandemic,...
