Oct 31 Death toll from Yemen’s civil war tops 100,000, report finds By Associated Press The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project said the war's death toll includes more than 12,000 civilians killed in attacks directly targeting civilians. Continue reading
Oct 16 Pakistan says Saudis, Iran willing to pursue diplomacy By Associated Press Pakistan's foreign minister says Iran and Saudi Arabia have indicated a willingness to pursue diplomacy to end their disputes after Pakistan's prime minister traveled to both countries to try and ease tensions. Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch 8:56 News Wrap: U.S. and China reach partial trade deal In our news wrap Friday, the U.S. and China reached a partial trade deal after 15 months of disagreement. President Trump agreed to suspend a tariff hike scheduled to go into effect Tuesday, and China pledged to buy up to… Continue watching
Oct 11 U.S. bolsters Saudi defense against Iran with jets, missiles By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Esper announced the deployment of several dozen fighter jets along with other aircraft and additional air defenses hours after Iran said two missiles struck one of its oil tankers traveling through the Red Sea off the coast of Saudi Arabia. Continue reading
Oct 11 Iran oil tanker struck by missiles near Saudi Arabia, officials say By Nasser Karimi, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Iranian state television said the explosion damaged two storerooms aboard the oil tanker and caused an oil leak into the Red Sea. Continue reading
Oct 01 Watch 8:21 How Khashoggi’s murder ‘haunts’ Saudi Arabia’s crown prince In a new Frontline documentary, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman addresses, for the first time, his role in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Frontline’s Martin Smith, who tracked the crown prince down for the film, says Khashoggi’s murder… Continue watching
Oct 01 A year after journalist Khashoggi’s killing, Saudi Arabia has provided few details By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Jamal Khashoggis son and a U.N. investigator are speaking out ahead of the anniversary of the Washington Post columnists death at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch 5:35 News Wrap: Kremlin says it must O.K. Putin-Trump transcript before release In our Monday news wrap, the Kremlin declared that U.S. officials need Russian consent before releasing transcripts of President Trump's phone calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Democratic lawmakers are pressing for their release. Also, two front-runners in Afghanistan's presidential… Continue watching
Sep 30 Turkey vows to keep investigating journalist Khashoggi’s killing By Associated Press In an op-ed in the Washington Post, Turkey's president blamed the murder on a "shadow state within the kingdom's government — not the Saudi state or people."… Continue reading
Sep 29 Yemen rebels claim capture of Saudi troops in ‘major attack’ By Ahmed Al-Haj, Associated Press Yemen's rebels Sunday claimed they launched a major attack on the border of Saudi Arabia, releasing video purporting to show captive Saudi soldiers and equipment. Continue reading