Saudi Arabia
Blacklised Hezbollah Official Says Trump Administration ‘crazy’
A Hezbollah leader blacklisted this week by the United States and Saudi Arabia on Sunday branded the administration of...
Ivanka Trump Says Saudi Progress On Women ‘encouraging’
US President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka said Sunday that ultra-conservative Saudi Arabia has made "encouraging"...
What To Expect From Trump’s Visit To Israel, Palestinian Territories
US President Donald Trump's visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories on Monday and Tuesday will be closely...
Saudi Minister Confident of Oil Cut Extension
Saudi Arabia's energy minister expressed confidence on Sunday of extending a global cut in oil production designed to...
Netanyahu Says Will Discuss Peace Efforts With Trump
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he will discuss peace efforts with US President Donald Trump when...
Hardliners In US and Iran Stand In Way of Rouhani Reforms
After his re-election triumph, President Hassan Rouhani must now grapple with a fiercely hostile United States and...
Trump Holds Talks With Gulf Leaders
US President Donald Trump held talks on Sunday with leaders of the oil-rich Gulf monarchies, a day after Washington...
Trump To Give Speech On Islam In Saudi
US President Donald Trump is expected to underline the need to confront extremism in Islam when he makes a speech in...
SoftBank-Saudi High-Tech Vision Fund Raises $93bn
Japanese mobile carrier SoftBank said, with Saudi partners, it has raised nearly $100 billion in pledges to launch a...
Russia’s Economy Is On the Mend
Russia is heavily dependent on oil exports and was hit hard when crude prices started to crash The country is...
Trump Seeks To Win Over Muslim Leaders With Islam Speech
US President Donald Trump tells 50 Muslim leaders in Saudi Arabia Sunday of his "hopes for a peaceful vision of Islam"...
Controversy Trailing Him, Trump Heads For Israeli-Palestinian Talks
US President Donald Trump heads for Israel and the Palestinian territories Monday as part of his first trip abroad...
Hassan Rouhani Says Voters Rejected Extremism
Mr Rouhani was re-elected with 57% of the vote Moderate Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said his re-election shows...
Blackstone, Saudi Fund To Invest $40 Bln In US Infrastructure
US asset management giant Blackstone and Saudi Arabia's main sovereign wealth fund announced Saturday they are...
US and Saudi Arabia Sign Arms Deals Worth Almost $110bn
The US and Saudi Arabia signed arms deals worth almost $110bn on Saturday, the first day of President Donald Trump's...
US, Saudi Arabia Sign $110b Arms Deal Amid Trump Visit
On the first stop of his inaugural foreign trip, President Donald Trump signed his name Saturday to a nearly $110...
US, Saudi Agree Arms Deals Worth Almost $110 Billion
Washington has agreed arms deals with Saudi Arabia worth almost $110 billion, a White House official said Saturday, the...
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...
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,...