MBS lands in UAE on first foreign tour since Khashoggi murder
AFP | Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman embarked Thursday on a regional tour starting with the United Arab Emirates, his first official trip abroad...
UN envoy in Yemen to push for peace talks as famine looms
News Desk | The UN's Yemen envoy flew into the rebel-held capital Sanaa Wednesday to push for renewed peace talks after fierce fighting for the...
Red Lines: KSA warns against any attempt to target Crown Prince
News Desk | The calls for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to be held accountable for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi are a...
Abu Dhabi prince targeted by French lawsuits over Yemen war
AFP | Rights activists filed two complaints in France against a visiting Abu Dhabi prince on Wednesday, accusing him of being complicit in torture as...
Up to 85,000 children ‘dead of starvation or disease in Yemen’
AFP | As many as 85,000 infants under the age of five may have died from starvation or disease since 2015 in war-ravaged Yemen, humanitarian...
US & Saudi Arabia: Love Affair based on Oil & Security?
AFP | Saudi Arabia has long been a major US ally in the Middle East, thanks primarily to security considerations and oil. But their ties...
The Khashoggi crisis: (Re)Shaping US politics and relations with Saudi Arabia
James M Dorsey | The killers of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi may have gotten more than they bargained for. The killing has sparked multiple battles...
Trump to the rescue: Calls Saudi Arabia “spectacular ally”
News Analysis | President of the United States of America Donald Trump has termed Saudi Arabia as a “spectacular ally” brushing away CIA’s report as...
Syrians continue to suffer as war continues
AFP | Abu Mohammed thought he could finally go home after jihadists were expelled from his Damascus suburb, but he says Syrian authorities have blocked...
Qatar finds a way around blockade: Witnesses GDP growth
AFP | Qatar's economy is growing despite a bitter trade and diplomatic rift with neighbouring former allies, the IMF said Wednesday after a week-long visit...
Saudi soft diplomacy: King hosts Iraq’s new President
AFP | Saudi King Salman welcomed Iraq's new President Barham Saleh Sunday on his first official visit to the kingdom, amid a warming of ties...
US Senate votes against blocking Bahrain arms sale
AFP | The US Senate on Thursday rejected a long-shot effort to block $300 million in arms sales to Bahrain, as the bill's opponents stressed...