The archaeological site, now open to tourists, offers clues about the mysterious empire that built it and its more famous sister city of Petra in Jordan …
Mine explodes, damaging oil tanker off Saudi Arabia
A mine in the Red Sea off Saudi Arabia’s coast near Yemen exploded and damaged an oil tanker Wednesday, authorities said, the latest incident targeting the kingdom amid its long war against Yemen’s …
President Trump sends B-52s to Gulf in final show of strength with Iran
The US sent a long-range bomber force to the Middle East at short notice over the weekend as leading American, Israeli and Saudi officials held an unprecedented diplomatic meeting on Saudi Arabia’s …
Doha’s rivals to play in Arab tournament in Qatar
Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt will compete in the 22-nation Arab Cup tournament in Qatar in 2021, despite their political and economic boycott of Doha, FIFA said Tuesday. Saudi Arabia, …
UK and Saudi Arabia discuss importance of global access to COVID vaccines
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman discussed the importance of worldwide access to COVID-19 vaccines during a call on Tuesday, Downing Street said …
Israeli leader reportedly flew to Saudi Arabia and met with crown prince
Israeli news outlets reported Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secretly flew to Saudi Arabia to meet with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. If the reports are accurate, it would mark the first-known …
The US brokered an unprecedented summit between Israel and Saudi Arabia as a reward for assassinating an Al Qaeda leader, sources say
A source in Israeli intelligence circles and another recently stationed in Saudi Arabia described the events leading up to an extraordinary meeting.
Israel’s Netanyahu reportedly met with Saudi crown prince in historic first
Top leaders from Israel and Saudi Arabia reportedly held their first-ever meeting in secret over the weekend. Israeli media first reported the meeting but Saudi Arabia denied it happened. All of this …
Netanyahu met Crown Prince in Saudi Arabia
Watch “Israel’s Netanyahu met Crown Prince in Saudi Arabia; would be historic first ever known instance of leaders from both countries meeting”, a CBSN video on CBSNews.com. View more CBSN videos and …
Netanyahu vows to visit Bahrain after reported trip to Saudi Arabia
After purportedly making a secret visit to Saudi Arabia to meet for the first time with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday he will visit Bahrain …