King Salman Reverts to Ties with Conservative Clergy, Cold Shoulders US
Most of the steps taken by the new Saudi King Salman are hard to fathom. When he addressed the last
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Saudi King Abdullah said ready to abdicate over ill health, as ISIS strikes the kingdom’s border
Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, 91, the Saudi monarch who worked tirelessly to inch his hidebound, ultra-conservative kingdom into modern times, is
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Netanyahu’s epic understandings with Egyptian, Saudi and UAE rulers – a potential campaign weapon
The six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) rulers meet in the Qatari capital of Doha next week amid high suspense across
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US Inks Deal for Selling Missiles to Turkey, Blocks Missile Deal for Israel
Recep Tayyip Erdogan has always had it in for Israel and frequently gives his antipathy expression, albeit more in word
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Netanyahu’s dilemma: Back Obama’s save Hamas policy, or fight for its downfall with Egypt and Saudis
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu entangled himself Saturday and Sunday, July 26-27, in the net he had cast to blur the
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The Gaza War against Hamas Is Managed by a Troika: Abdullah, Sisi and Netanyahu
On the face of it, three men run Israel’s Operation Protective Edge in Gaza: Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister
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Kerry’s Ceasefire Ploy Deepens US Rift with Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Israel
Egyptian President Fattah El Sisi’s frosty “no” without explanation to an American invitation to attend the US-Africa August summit taking
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A Sophisticated Fighting Machine Is Slowed Down by Hands-on Politicians
The IDF which is taking on Hamas today is a very different species than the army which fought Hizballah in
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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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King Abdullah calls up Saudi armed forces on high preparedness. Egyptian troops ready to fly to kingdom
Thursday, June 26, the day before US Secretary of State John Kerry was due in Riyadh, King Abdullah summoned a
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