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US First Lady Ignores Trump Criticism and Shuns Headscarf

Melania Trump was dressed elegantly in all-black when she and her husband landed in Saudi Arabia Saturday morning, but...

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First Lady’s Saudi Style A Big Deal

What women wear can often be the focus of critique and controversy -- all the more so when the woman is an ex-model,...

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Trump Begins Foreign Tour In Riyadh

US President Donald Trump has arrived in Saudi Arabia on his first foreign trip since becoming president. His eight-day...

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Trump Starts Foreign Tour In Saudi As Scandals Mount At Home

US President Donald Trump landed in Saudi Arabia Saturday for the start of an eight-day foreign tour, taking his first...

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Trump Lands In Riyadh On First Leg of Foreign Tour

US President Donald Trump landed in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh on Saturday for the start his first foreign tour...

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Trump Aims To Mend Muslim Ties On First Foreign Trip

US President Donald Trump will seek to rebuild relations with the Muslim world on his first foreign trip starting...

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Yemen Rebel Missile Shot Down Near Saudi Capital

Saudi Arabia said it shot down a ballistic missile, fired by Yemeni rebels, southwest of the capital Riyadh late Friday...

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As Trump Sets Out, US and Saudi Arabia Blacklist ‘terrorist’

As US President Donald Trump prepared to head to Saudi Arabia on Friday, Washington and Riyadh issued their first...

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Sudan’s Bashir To Skip Trump-Muslim Summit

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court, will not join an Islamic summit...

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Saudi Looks To Assert Regional Role With Trump Summit

Saudi Arabia is looking to assert its regional leadership against Iran by hosting a summit between visiting US...

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Trump Takes Perilous First Steps On World Stage

From Riyadh to Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Rome, Brussels and Sicily, Donald Trump leaves a swirl of domestic woes behind...

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America Is Back and the World Wants Trump

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson declared Thursday that the Middle East and the wider world are awaiting President...

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Palestinians Taking Trump Efforts Seriously

The Palestinians are taking seriously Donald Trump's efforts to help resolve the Israel-Palestinian conflict, a...

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Toby Keith To Hold Rare Saudi Gig During Trump Visit

American country music star Toby Keith will perform in Riyadh on Saturday in a rare concert in the ultra-conservative...

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Middle East’s Shiite Powerhouse

Iran, the Middle East's second largest power by economy and population, is the Shiite Muslim rival of regional Sunni...

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Saudi King Hopeful Over ‘historic’ Muslim-US Summit

Saudi King Salman on Monday expressed hope a "historic" summit to be held Sunday between Arab and Muslim nations and US...

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Syria Talks Open Overshadowed By Rival Track, Rebel Losses

A new round of Syrian peace talks opens in Geneva on Tuesday, overshadowed by a competing process in Astana and with...

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Yemeni Government Rejects Southern Autonomous Council

The government of war-ravaged Yemen on Friday rejected a self-proclaimed autonomous body in the formerly independent...

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Rifts Grow On Both Sides of Yemen Conflict

Rifts are growing within the ranks both of Yemen's government and the rebel alliance, further dimming the prospects of...