Years of Secret Saudi-Israeli Dialogue Ripens into Common Policy Against Iran
In covering a meeting between Israeli Foreign Ministry Director General Dore Gold and former Saudi government adviser Anwar Eski on
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Saudi Intervenes in Iraq War to Push Iran and ISIS out
Nothing normally stands in the way of 91-year-old Saudi King Abdullah’s annual three-month summer vacation. But this year, he cut
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Princes Rattled by Ageing Monarch’s Constant Reshuffles
Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah set off for a Moroccan vacation on May 20, which – judging from precedent – will
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Two Mid East intelligence chiefs, Gen. Kochavi and Prince Bandar, were wrong about Syria
The appointment of Military Intelligence Director Maj. Gen. Aviv Kochavi to OC Northern Command, announced Friday, April 25, raised some
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Why doesn’t Netanyahu back Ya’alon? Other prominent ME voices fault Obama’s policies too
Israel’s blunt-spoken Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon has found little backing at home for his outspoken criticism of Obama Administration’s policies.
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Saudis Pointedly Promote Strategic Partnership with Beijing
President Barack Obama will find a very different Saudi Arabia when he arrives in Riyadh later this month compared with
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Secret Saudi-Iranian Dialogue in Oman Augurs Rouhani Visit to Riyadh
It was Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani who broke the ice overlaying relations with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) with a
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Bandar’s Ouster Clears the Path for US South Syrian Base
A change in the face of the Syrian civil war is not guaranteed by the ouster of Prince Bandar bin
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Obama Couldn’t Prevent Saudi-Pakistan Nuclear Pact
The N-word never appeared in the texts of the cooperation accords the Saudi Crown Prince, Defense Minister Salman Bin Abdulaziz
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With US and Saudis out, Iran’s Hizballah Is Free to Grab Lebanon
Saudi Intelligence chief Prince Bandar Bin Sultan had a large, clandestine finger in the Lebanese pie. His removal will therefore
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