Posts Tagged: Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia Lifts Ban from Travelers Arriving from 11 Countries
Saudi Arabia is lifting a ban on travelers arriving from 11 countries that it imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus, the Saudi state news...
Playing Politics: Saudi Arabia Targets Middle America
In a striking move, the Saudi embassy in Washington has hired a lobbying and public relations firm headquartered in the American heartland rather than the...
Saudi and UAE Condemn Israel Over Palestinian Clashes at Al-Aqsa
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on Saturday condemned Israel's plans to evict Palestinians from homes on land claimed by Jewish settlers, following a...
This Time Turkish, Not Saudi, Schoolbooks Are Under Scrutiny
According to a recently released analysis of 28 Turkish textbooks, that country’s education system, which was once a model of secularism that taught evolution, cultural openness, tolerance...
Saudi-Led Coalition Says It Has Destroyed Houthi Armed Drone
Yemen's Houthi movement said on Sunday it had attacked and hit a military air base in southern Saudi Arabia with a drone, but the Saudi-led...
Reform in Saudi Arabia: The Road Not Taken
Saudi Sheikh Salman Awdah, a popular but controversial religious scholar who has been mostly in solitary confinement since 2017, appeared in court recently only to...
India Calls Saudi Advice on Tapping Stored Oil ‘Undiplomatic’
Indian oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday described his Saudi counterpart's advice to reduce oil stores to tackle high crude prices as "undiplomatic." "That was in...
Saudi-Led Coalition Pounds Houthi Military Sites in Yemen’s Capital, Say Residents
The Saudi-led coalition battling Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi terrorist group struck military targets belonging to the Houthis in the capital Sanaa in the early hours of...
Israel’s Daily Battle to Block Iran’s Infiltration and Attacks
Iran's hegemony scheme for the Middle East not only includes surrounding Israel with missile bases and heavily armed proxies, but also earmarking territories further away,...
Saudi-Led Coalition Launches Air Strikes on Yemeni Capital After Foiling Drone Attacks
The Saudi-led military coalition battling Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement said on Sunday it conducted air strikes on Houthi military targets in Sanaa and other regions...
Our Middle Eastern ‘Situational Ethics’
JNS.org - The Middle East is a brutal region. In December 2020, Ruhollah Zam, an Iranian journalist living in exile in France, was kidnapped and...
Saudi Arabia Eases Some Coronavirus-Related Restrictions
Saudi Arabia said on Saturday it will ease coronavirus-related restrictions on entertainment and events and reopen cinemas, gyms and sports centers starting March 7, the...
US Intelligence Report Leaves Saudi Arabia with No Good Geopolitical Choices
The challenge facing Saudi Arabia in the wake of the Biden administration’s publication of an intelligence report holding Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) responsible...
Pompeo: ‘Many’ in Saudi Arabia Seek Normalized Ties With Israel
i24 News - Former US secretary of state Mike Pompeo said "many" people in Saudi Arabia want normalized relations with Israel, voicing hope the kingdom...
