Jul 04 Suicide bombers strike cities across Saudi Arabia By News Desk Saudi Arabian news agencies reported a series of suicide bombings and explosions in cities across the country on Monday. Continue reading
May 17 Watch 5:03 News Wrap: The Senate advances measure to let 9/11 families sue Saudi Arabia By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, the Senate passed legislation opposed by the White House that would let the families of 9/11 victims sue Saudi Arabia’s government for alleged complicity in the 2001 terror attacks. Also, the NTSB found operator error… Continue watching
May 16 Watch 10:42 Is Saudi-funded mosque in Sarajevo threat to Bosnia's moderate Muslims? By PBS News Hour International officials are convinced that Bosnia’s brand of Westernized, moderate Islam is the best possible bulwark against radicalization. The nation’s official Islamic Community is cracking down on rural mosques that it says are too in line with Islamists — but… Continue watching
May 15 Kerry in Saudi Arabia for talks on Syria, Libya, Yemen By Matthew Lee, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday held talks with Saudi Arabia's King Salman about the conflicts in Syria, Libya and Yemen, ahead of international meetings this coming week in Europe on those crises. Continue reading
May 09 Watch 6:20 Oil-reliant Saudi Arabia envisions a new economic path By PBS News Hour As global oil prices drop, Saudi Arabia is struggling against its reliance on oil export revenues. Over the weekend, the first signs emerged of an ambitious new plan to diversify the Saudi economy while maintaining power in the Middle East. Continue watching
May 05 Watch 4:25 The political battle over the Saudi lawsuit bill and the #28pages By PBS News Hour U.S-Saudi relations have been roiled by two issues lately: a pending bill that would allow lawsuits against countries involved in terror attacks on American soil, and the so-called "28 pages" of a congressional inquiry on 9/11 that are said to… Continue watching
Apr 28 Column: Will Saudi Arabia's plan to overhaul its oil-dependent economy work? By Vikram Mansharamani With low oil prices plaguing the country, Saudi Arabia's Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has a plan to wean the country from its almost complete dependence on oil. Continue reading
Apr 24 Watch 3:52 Saudi Arabia rethinks dependence on oil revenue By PBS News Hour After a slump in global oil prices, Saudi Arabia’s monarchy is expected to announce a new vision for economic and political reform. Saudi Arabia is the world’s second largest oil producer behind the U.S. and is being forced to rethink… Continue watching
Apr 21 Watch 6:41 Why the U.S. relationship with Saudi Arabia is under strain By PBS News Hour President Obama held a summit with Saudi Arabia and some of its Gulf allies to outline deeper cooperation on regional and security challenges, but those meetings come amid new strains on the partnership. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner reports… Continue watching
Apr 21 9/11 Commissioner urging release of report's 28 secret pages By Associated Press A former ambassador and congressman who sat on the 9/11 Commission is urging the release of 28 pages that have been kept secret. Continue reading