Gulf rivalries spill onto the soccer pitch
James M Dorsey | With the 2018 World Cup in Russia behind it, the soccer world’s focus shifts to the 2022 tournament in Qatar. Politics...
Anti Iran Coalition: Arab countries talking with US for a military alliance
AFP| Arab countries are in talks with the United States for a new security agreement to protect the Middle East from "external aggression", Saudi Foreign...
Qatar to quit Saudi-dominated OPEC in 2019
AFP | Qatar will leave OPEC next month in order to focus on gas production, the Gulf state's new Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi announced Monday,...
UN chief says ready to meet Saudi prince to discuss Yemen
AFP | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday he was ready to meet Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to advance diplomatic efforts to end...
Donald Trump thanks Saudi Arabia for lower oil prices
AFP | US President Donald Trump on Wednesday ignored criticism that he gave Saudi Arabia a free pass on the murder of a dissident journalist,...
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...
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...
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...