SaudiArabia'sCrownPrincedownplayedhiscountry'smonthslongdisputewithQatarinrarecommentsaboutthediplomaticandeconomicboycott."Qatarisavery,very,verysmallissue,"Cr
WithIslamicStateinfataldeclineandtheedgesofKurdistanafire,theMiddleEastisenteringanewera,dominatedbytheSaudi-Iranianpowerstruggle.TheUnitedStates,whichdidsomuch
AnIsraeliradioreportlastmonthsuggestingSaudiCrownPrinceMohammedbinSalmanvisitedIsraeldiscreetlyhaspromptedeagerspeculationsintheIsraeliandArabmediaoverthepurpor
ASaudiArabiancommercialairplanearrivedinBaghdadonWednesdayforthefirsttimein27years,theIraqitransportministrysaid.Therehavebeennoflightsbetweentheneighbouringcou
QatariEmir,SheikhTamimbinHamadAlThani,onWednesdaycalledfordialoguetoresolvetheongoingcrisisintheGulf.Al-ThanitoldreportersaftertalkswithIndonesianPresidentJokoW
TheU.S.PresidentDonaldTrump'srecentanti-IranspeechwasundertheinfluenceoflobbyistsfromIsraelandSaudiArabia,Iran'sParliamentSpeakerAliLarijanisaidonSunday.Itwascl
YemeniofficialssaythattheSaudi-ledcoalitionfightingrebelsinthecountryhasallowedaRussianmedicalteamintothecapitalSanaatoprovidemedicaltreatmentforformerpresident
SaudiArabianOilCompany(Aramco)onSaturdaydismissedreportsthatitwasconsideringshelvingplansforaninternationallisting,withthestate-ownedoilgiantsayingitwasontrackf
ApopulargeopoliticalimageoftheMiddleEastandNorthAfricaisaregiondividedstarklyintoopposingcamps.ButastheSaudiking’sunprecedentedvisittoMoscowthisweekindicates,th
TheKremlinsaidonMondaythattalkswithSaudiArabiaoverMoscowsupplyingRiyadhwithadvancedS-400airdefensemissilesystemshadgonewellfromRussia’spointofviewsofar.Kremlins
SaudiArabiahasagreedtobuyRussianS-400surface-to-airmissilesystems,Saudi-ownedal-ArabiyatelevisionreportedonThursday.ThereportcameduringavisitbySaudiKingSalmanto
SaudiKingSalmanarrivedinMoscowonWednesdayonthefirstevervisitbyaSaudimonarchtoRussia.Aspartofthefour-daytrip,thekingisduetomeetwithRussianPresidentVladimirPutino
TheUNHumanRightsCouncilagreedFridaytosendwarcrimesinvestigatorstoYemen,overcomingresistancefromSaudiArabia,whichhadfoughttoheadoffanindependentinternationalprob
ASaudimanwasarrestedforallegedlythreateningtoattackwomendrivers,theInteriorMinistrysaidonFriday,followingaroyaldecreethatendsabanonwomendrivinginthekingdom.Many
AstheworldlaudstheSaudiking’sdecisionthatrevokedadrivingbanonwomen,theexistingrestrictionscontinuetoplaguehalfthepopulationinthisdesertkingdom.KingSalmanbinAbdu
SaudiArabia’sliftingofamuchcriticizedbanonwomendriverswillreducethenumberofcarcrashesinacountrywithoneoftheworld’sworsttraffic-relateddeathrates,itsinteriormini
TheUnitedStatesonTuesdaywelcomedSaudiKingSalman’sorder,reportedbySaudistatemedia,allowingwomentodrivecars.“Wewouldcertainlywelcomethat,”U.S.StateDepartmentspoke