High hopes of Arab summit OK for Israel peace step
If the Arab summit opening in Amman Wednesday, March 9 meets the expectations of Washington and Jerusalem, the session will ratify
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Saudi King Salman
Trump Will Not Fight Iran only Stifle Its Economy – Sanctions by another Name
Iran was the main focus of the talks Saudi King Salman held in China, Indonesia and Singapore during his month-long
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Saudi Arabia’s Wary Social Revolution
The first celebration of Valentine’s Day and the first appointments of women bankers marked ultra-conservative Saudi Arabia’s first tentative steps
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Trump: New Iran sanctions, USS Cole to Red Sea
Donald Trump ended his second week as president Friday, Feb. 3, by demonstrating his resolve to cut Iran down to
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Surprise Zigzag: Trump and Saudi King Agree to Test Iran on Détente – First
A string of contradictory events took place this week, posing puzzling questions about the motivations of the Trump administration and
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Saudis Remit $3 Billion to Lebanese President Aoun to Win Him Away from Tehran
Gen. Michel Aoun, whose election as Lebanese president in November ended a two-year political deadlock in Beirut, arrived in Riyadh on
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Will Saudi King’s Son Be Next Monarch? Only If He Can Jump the Line
When King Salman bin Abdulaziz acceded to the Saudi throne in January, the most important change he introduced in his
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Saudi Thumbs-down to Netanyahu’s Bid to Update 2002 Peace Initiative
Amid the growing number of news stories on the covert diplomatic, military and intelligence ties between Israel and Gulf states,
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Candidate Clinton Already Set for Cold War with Putin, Assad’s Ouster
Even if it turns out that the hackers behind the leaked Democratic National Party’s emails were not Russian intelligence –
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Erdogan Covertly Reaches out to Assad, Raising His New Allies’ Mistrust
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz had high hopes of putting together a new Sunni bloc along with Turkey and Egypt,
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