In this episode of Intelligence Matters, host Michael Morell interviews Bradley Hope and Justin Scheck, reporters for The Wall Street Journal and co-authors of Blood and Oil: Mohammed bin Salman’s …
Saudi Arabia failed to win a seat on the UN Human Rights Council, while China and Russia were voted in with ease
China and Russia were elected to the council in a secret ballot on Tuesday. Saudi Arabia did not receive enough votes to join.
Saudi Arabia commerce head urges end to business with Turkish companies in Kingdom
Saudi Arabians should not do business with Turkish companies in the Kingdom, said the head of Saudi Arabia’s Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, as he repeated his call for a boycott of …
McMenon opens manufacturing unit in Saudi Arabia
UK-based McMenon Engineering Services has launched the first British manufacturing facility of flow and temperature instrumentation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Cumbrian-based business, which …
China and Russia win seats on UN rights council, Saudis lose
China, Russia and Cuba have won seats on the U.N.’s premiere human rights body despite opposition from rights groups over their abysmal human rights records, but Saudi Arabia lost …
Trump’s tirades about Hillary Clinton’s emails are catching on — in Saudi Arabia
President Trump’s tirades about Hillary Clinton’s emails have morphed into a Twitter campaign by supporters of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman falsely claiming that the Obama administration was …
Saudi media softens tone on normalization, offering clue to kingdom’s thinking on Israel
Two months after the United Arab Emirates announced an agreement to establish diplomatic relations with Israel, the tightly controlled media in Saudi Arabia are offering clues to whether the …
China, Russia elected to U.N. rights council; Saudi Arabia fails
China and Russia were elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council on Tuesday, but support for Beijing dropped by more than 20 percent compared with a 2016 vote and Saudi Arabia failed in its …
U.N. to vote on adding Russia, China, Saudi Arabia to Human Rights Council
The U.N. General Assembly is expected Tuesday to vote on adding China, Russia and Saudi Arabia to its Human Rights Council, a matter that’s drawn opposition from critics who say they are some of the …
Arab Coalition destroys Houthi drone before it launched towards Saudi Arabia
The Arab Coalition destroyed a ballistic missile that belonged to the Iran-backed Houthi militia, which the group had been planning to launch towards Saudi Arabia, a spokesperson said on Tuesday. The …