Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia to launch app for Mecca pilgrims amid virus
Middle East
September 22, 2020
Saudi Arabia to launch app for Mecca pilgrims amid virus
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia on Monday released new details on how it plans to gradually allow Muslims…
Road to Saudi ties with Israel being paved, cautiously
Middle East
September 22, 2020
Road to Saudi ties with Israel being paved, cautiously
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia, the most powerful Arab nation and home to Islam’s holiest sites, has…
West urges Saudi Arabia to release women activists, prosecute Khashoggi killers
Middle East
September 15, 2020
West urges Saudi Arabia to release women activists, prosecute Khashoggi killers
GENEVA (Reuters) – Dozens of Western countries voiced concern on Tuesday at Saudi Arabia’s continued detention of women activists and…
Defying Congress, Trump sets $8 billion-plus in weapons sales to Saudi Arabia, UAE
Middle East
September 14, 2020
Defying Congress, Trump sets $8 billion-plus in weapons sales to Saudi Arabia, UAE
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump, declaring a national emergency because of tensions with Iran, swept aside objections from…
Trump’s Mideast deals tout ‘peace’ where there was never war
Middle East
September 14, 2020
Trump’s Mideast deals tout ‘peace’ where there was never war
JERUSALEM (AP) — For the first time in more than a quarter-century, a US president will host a signing ceremony…
Bahrain follows Emirates in normalizing ties with Israel
Middle East
September 12, 2020
Bahrain follows Emirates in normalizing ties with Israel
WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM/DUBAI (Reuters) – Bahrain joined the United Arab Emirates in agreeing to normalize relations with Israel on Friday, a move…
Afghan peace talks open in Doha, 19 years after 9/11 triggered war
Middle East
September 12, 2020
Afghan peace talks open in Doha, 19 years after 9/11 triggered war
DOHA (Reuters) – Afghan government representatives and Taliban insurgents gathered on Saturday for historic peace talks aimed at ending two…
Palestinians win Saudi support but no Arab condemnation of UAE-Israel deal
Middle East
September 10, 2020
Palestinians win Saudi support but no Arab condemnation of UAE-Israel deal
CAIRO (Reuters) – Palestinian leaders won renewed Saudi support for Palestinian statehood at a Wednesday meeting, but did not persuade…
Oil slides 5% to lowest since June on demand fears
Middle East
September 8, 2020
Oil slides 5% to lowest since June on demand fears
LONDON (Reuters) – Oil slid five percent to below US$40 a barrel on Tuesday, its lowest since June, pressured by…
Saudi court issues final verdicts in Khashoggi killing
Middle East
September 8, 2020
Saudi court issues final verdicts in Khashoggi killing
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Saudi court issued final verdicts on Monday in the case of slain Washington…