Feb 20 Proposed Saudi-U.S. deal could allow uranium enrichment, arms control experts warn By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Saudi Arabia could have some form of uranium enrichment within the kingdom under a proposed nuclear deal with the United States, congressional documents and an arms control group suggest, raising proliferation concerns as an atomic standoff between Iran and America continues. Continue reading
Jan 08 Saudi Arabia alleges UAE smuggled Yemen separatist leader out of the country By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The UAE hasn't yet responded to the accusation. The situation further escalates tensions between the neighboring nations on the Arabian Peninsula. Continue reading
Dec 30 Escalation in Yemen threatens to reignite civil war and heighten Gulf region tensions By Samy Magdy, Associated Press Yemen has been embroiled in a civil war for over a decade, involving regional powers like Saudi Arabia and the UAE. The escalation highlights strained ties between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi, who have backed competing sides in Yemen's war. Continue reading
Dec 30 Saudi Arabia bombs Yemen port city of Mukalla over weapons shipment from UAE for separatists By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press It further strains ties between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi, which had been backing competing sides in Yemen's decade-long war against Iranian-backed Houthi rebels. Continue reading
Dec 26 Yemen separatist group accuses Saudi Arabia of launching strikes against their forces By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Separatists in southern Yemen accused Saudi Arabia on Friday of targeting their forces with airstrikes, something not formally acknowledged by the kingdom after it warned the forces to withdraw from governorates they recently took over. Continue reading
Nov 19 Watch 6:54 Trump and MBS unveil U.S.-Saudi ventures on rare earth minerals and nuclear energy By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev President Trump and Mohammed bin Salman concluded the Saudi crown prince’s visit to the United States by speaking to more than 400 business leaders. Beyond a defense agreement and talk of the kingdom’s human rights record, the visit focused on… Continue watching
Nov 19 WATCH: Trump delivers remarks at U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum in Washington D.C. By Associated Press President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the visiting Saudi Arabian crown prince has urged him to take action to help end Sudan's civil war. Continue reading
Nov 18 Watch 8:17 Trump welcomes Saudi crown prince and dismisses intel linking him to Khashoggi killing By Liz Landers, Eliot Barnhart, Doug Adams, Leila Jackson President Trump welcomed the de facto leader of Saudi Arabia to the White House. During the visit, the president dismissed the U.S. intelligence community’s finding that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved the plan to kill Washington Post columnist Jamal… Continue watching
Nov 18 WATCH: Trump hosts Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who ups planned U.S. investments to $1 trillion By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Donald Trump welcomed Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to Washington on Tuesday as the de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia makes his first White House visit since the 2018 killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents. Continue reading
Nov 17 Watch 10:58 Trump prepares to welcome Saudi Arabia's controversial crown prince to White House By Nick Schifrin, Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn, Sonia Kopelev For years, Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, was shunned on the world stage. But President Biden visited him in Riyadh three years ago, and now President Trump will bestow on the 40-year-old pomp and pageantry… Continue watching