ByAPDwriterLiZixinTheyearof2017isunusualfortheMiddleEast.Unfortunately,thebadnewswasstillmorethangoodones.Thereisnodoubtthatthebestachievementisthedeclarationth
SaudiCrownPrinceMohammedbinSalmanhasbeenrevealedastheownerofaFrenchchateaudescribedastheworld’smostexpensivehome.ThepurchaseofthevastpropertywestofParisfor$300m
Atotalof12YemenicivilianswerekilledandseveralothersinjuredduringairbombardmentconductedbySaudi-ledwarplanesinthesouthwesternprovinceofTaizonThursday,amilitaryof
Israel’sMinisterofIntelligencehassuggestedthattheSaudiCrownPrinceMohammedbinSalmanvisittheJewishstate.IsraelKatzextendedtheinvitationduringaninterviewwithSaudim
Saudi-ledcoalitionairstrikeshitaprisoninsideapolicecampinYemen'scapitalSanaa,killingatleast39peopleandinjuringmorethan80others.Theairstrikesalsocauseddamagetoma
SaudiArabiaplanstoincreasedomesticpetrolandjetfuelpricesinJanuary2018,aspartofaprogramtograduallyeliminateenergysubsidiesasthekingdomseekstooverhaulitseconomyan
AsthedustsettlesonUSPresidentDonaldTrump’sdecisiontorecognizeJerusalemasthecapitalofIsrael,whichhascausedmassiveuproarintheMuslimandArabworldwhilealsobeingunive
IranianPresidentHassanRouhanisaidSundaythatIrancouldrestoreitsrelationswithSaudiArabiashouldthekingdomendits"friendship"withIsrael.TheIslamicRepublicwould"haven
UnitedNationsofficialshavefoundthatmissilesfiredatSaudiArabiabyYemen’sHouthirebelsappeartohavea“commonorigin,”buttheyarestillinvestigatingU.S.andSaudiclaimsthat
ThesituationinYemenislikethewitchessceneinMacbeth:Thereistoomuchstuffbeingthrownintoaboilingcauldron.Thecountryisbeingrippedapartbyeitheradomesticconundrumorbya
TheassassinationofformerYemeniPresidentAliAbdullahSalehshockedthewholeworld.OntheonehandSaleh’sdeathremindedpeopleofGaddafi’sdemiseinLibyayearsago.Ontheotherhan
RegionalpowerhouseSaudiArabiasnubbeditsformerallyQatarattheannualsummitTuesdayofGulfmonarchiesasKingSalmanstayedawaydespitethepresenceoftheQatariemir.Thecrisis-
TheYemeniconflicthasragedfortwo-and-a-halfyears,killingmorethan8,600peopleandwoundingafurther49,000sinceMarch2015.Thewar,togetherwithablockadeimposedbytheSaudi-
ThekillingofYemeniformerPresidentAliAbdullahSalehbyHouthimilitantsonMondayhasopenedthedoorforabroaderconflictbetweenIranandSaudiArabia,analystssaid.SalehruledYe
Britain’sprimeministerpledgedThursdaytostepupeconomicsupportforJordan,akeypro-WesternArabally,amidconcernsthatthekingdom’smountingeconomicwoescouldundermineitss
SaudiArabia,longdreadedforitslackofentertainmentoptions,isgoingtobeafunplaceintimestocomeasthewindsofreformsweepthroughitssocio-culturalparadigm.Theultra-conser
PrimeMinisterSaadHaririsaidMondaythathewillresigniftheHezbollahmilitantgrouprefusestoacceptanewpower-sharingarrangementforLebanon,speakingasconsultationsgotunde