Arab States Urge Foreign Troops to Pull Out of Syria
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, and Iraq vowed to reinstate relations with the Syrian military and security institutions, and called to end "foreign interference...
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Saudi Arabia Discusses OPEC+ Deal With Putin
Also, Russia is moving up in the global economy, and Seymour Hersh blasts The New York Times over its pro-government position and revealing...
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Arab States Discuss Ending Syria’s Alienation
Delegates from nine Arab nations gathered in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Friday to discuss normalizing ties with Syria and its reconciliation with the...
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Saudi Crown Prince No Longer Keen on “Pleasing” United States
Mohammed bin Salman has chosen to put U.S. concerns aside and cut oil production, indicating shifting geopolitical trends in the Middle East. ...
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Saudi Arabia to Invite Assad to Arab Leaders’ Summit, Formally Ending Syria’s Isolation
Saudi Arabia is planning to invite Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to an Arab League summit that Riyadh is hosting in May, according to...
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Israelis Protest Against Netanyahu’s Proposed Judicial Reforms and Sacking of Defense Minister
The protests resulted in Netanyahu postponing his plans until after Passover. ...
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Biden Orders Retaliatory Airstrikes in Syria After U.S. Forces Killed
“Wherever the standard of freedom and Independence has been or shall be unfurled, there will [America’s] heart, her benedictions and her prayers be....
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Shifting Alliances: China Brings Together Saudi Arabia and Iran
Maintaining friendly relations with Saudi Arabia has long been considered an important component of U.S. strategy in the Middle East. Could that relationship...
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Debates in Knesset on Judicial Review Invoke Federalists and Antifederalists
In their effort to define the limits of the constitutional authority of the country’s judiciary, lawmakers in Israel are referring to how that...
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China Brokers Deal Between Iran and Saudi Arabia. What’s Next?
On March 10, Saudi Arabia and Iran reached a diplomatic milestone when they agreed to reboot normalized ties in a deal brokered by...
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Iran Suspends Morality Police, Conducts Public Executions of Protesters
SINGAPORE —Iran has been plagued by weeks of unrest after a 22-year-old Kurdish woman, Mahsa Amini, died in police custody after being arrested...
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Chinese Surveillance Tech Helping Iran Clamp Down on Protests
SINGAPORE — Iran has been witnessing escalating nationwide demonstrations protesting the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who died on September 16...
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Xi’s Visit to Saudi Arabia Reinforces Sino-Arab Relations in Apparent Snub to U.S.
Chinese President Xi Jinping met Gulf Arab leaders in Riyadh on December 9 in the first of two “milestone” Arab summits depicting Saudi...
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Taliban Holds Parade Proudly Showing Off Weapons, Equipment Abandoned by U.S. Government
This and other unconscionable acts of the Taliban were made possible by Biden's ill-timed and poorly planned withdrawal from Afghanistan. ...
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Resurgent Bibi? New Israeli Elections Offer Chance for Netanyahu’s Return
With the nation of Israel set to conduct its fifth general election in three years, a familiar face has emerged as a candidate...
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