Posts Tagged: Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia and Israel: Who Needs Whom?
The relationship between Israel and Saudi Arabia has been warming up for some time. Both countries were alarmed by what their respective governments saw as...
Qatar Sends Premier to Gulf Summit in Prospective Thaw in Rift
Qatar sent its prime minister to a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, its highest level of representation at the annual meeting...
US Says Talks Progressing With Saudi on Possible Nuclear Program
US Energy Secretary Rick Perry said on Saturday that conversations with Saudi Arabia on a nuclear program are going forward. The world’s top oil exporter had...
Pentagon Chief Visits Saudi Arabia as Tensions Simmer With Iran
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday, with tensions simmering between the United States and Iran, and Russia seeking to increase...
Israeli Arabs Welcomed in Saudi Arabia: Diplomatic Breakthrough or Cynical Ploy?
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman (MBS)’s calls to invite Israeli Arabs to live and work in Saudi Arabia could be either a diplomatic breakthrough...
Pakistan’s Khan Says He Will Try to Facilitate Iran-Saudi Talks
Pakistan will do its utmost to enable talks between arch regional rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Sunday in...
Iran Says Ready for Talks With Saudi, With or Without Mediation
Iran is prepared to hold talks with regional rival Saudi Arabia, with or without the help of a mediator, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said on...
Exclusive: Iran Not ‘Drawing Back’ Militarily After Saudi Attack — US Admiral
Iran has not drawn back to a less threatening military posture in the region following the Sept. 14 attack on Saudi Arabia, the top US...
US Commander Discusses Iran with Saudi Naval Commander
The commander of US Naval Forces Central Command visited Riyadh over the weekend to discuss with the head of Saudi Arabia's naval forces reinforcing defenses...
A Tangled Web: America, Saudi Arabia, and Israel
From “the best and the brightest” in JFK’s White House thinking they could remake the world to their image to Donald Trump’s White House believing...
Inside Saudi Arabia’s Response to a Raid on the Heart of the Oil Kingdom
Saudi Arabia's newly appointed energy minister was in London when he learned in the middle of the night of the largest-ever attack on the kingdom’s...
Saudi Arabia to Wait for Investigation Before Responding to Attacks: Foreign Minister
Saudi Arabia will wait for the results of an investigation before responding to last weekend's attack on its oil facilities, for which it believes Iran...
United States Sending Troops to Bolster Saudi Defenses After Attack
US President Donald Trump on Friday approved sending American troops to bolster Saudi Arabia's air and missile defenses after the largest-ever attack on the kingdom's...
Muslim Causes vs. National Interests: Nations Make Risky Bets on China’s Treatment of Muslims
For more than half a year, Saudi Arabia has been deporting large numbers of Rohingya who arrived in the kingdom either on pilgrimage visas or using...
