Saudi Arabia seeks to boost value of investment and empower the private sector to expand business in Iraq (Asharq Al-Awsat) A joint coordination council has revealed Saudi Arabia’s aspiration to raise …
Two Americans Held Hostage by Iran-Backed Forces in Yemen Freed in Trade
U.S. and Saudi Arabian officials say Americans held by Houthi militants in Yemen were liberated as part of a U.S.-backed trade that will return more than 200 of the group’s loyalists to the fractured …
“Blood and Oil” coauthors on Mohammed bin Salman and the future of Saudi Arabia
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 …