Apr 04 House votes to end American support for Yemen war By Susannah George, Associated Press The bill now heads to President Donald Trump, who is expected to veto it. Continue reading
Mar 19 Saudi students in U.S. say their government watches their every move By Layla Quran For years, according to intelligence experts and eight current and former Saudi students interviewed by the PBS NewsHour, the Saudi government has closely monitored them when they leave to study in the U.S. Continue reading
Mar 13 Senate votes to end U.S. support of Yemen war By Associated Press The bipartisan vote Wednesday is another strong rebuke of President Donald Trump's support for Saudi Arabia, which has been a point of tension with Congress since the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi last year. Continue reading
Mar 08 Saudi app criticized for feature to control women’s travel By Rachel Lerman, Aya Batrawy, Associated Press The Saudi government app implements existing law by including a setting where Saudi men can grant or deny their spouses, daughters and minor sons the ability to travel abroad. Continue reading
Mar 06 Watch 9:44 These Saudi citizens in the U.S. criticized their government. Now they live in fear By Nick Schifrin, Layla Quran As President Trump’s nominee to be ambassador to Saudi Arabia testified before the Senate on Wednesday, he faced questions from some senators about the Saudi pattern of cracking down on dissidents. Even in the United States, Saudi citizens, including students… Continue watching
Mar 06 WATCH: Senators challenge Trump’s Saudi ambassador nominee on human rights By Susannah George, Associated Press During a nomination hearing with retired four-star general John Abizaid, members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee ticked through their grievances with the Saudi government: the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, allegations of torture, detentions of activists and the mounting… Continue reading
Feb 19 Watch 4:51 News Wrap: Trump attacks 16 states challenging his emergency declaration In our news wrap Tuesday, President Trump attacked the 16 states that have so far challenged his national emergency declaration in federal court. The president predicted he would win the legal battle and referred to the filing states as representing… Continue watching
Feb 19 Michael Flynn pushed to share nuclear tech with Saudis, report says By Chad Day, Associated Press Senior White House officials pushed a project to share nuclear power technology with Saudi Arabia despite the objections of ethics and national security officials, according to a new congressional report citing whistleblowers within the administration. Continue reading
Feb 08 Watch 5:12 Saudi crown prince threatened to harm Khashoggi in 2017, says New York Times The New York Times reports U.S. intelligence recorded Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman saying in 2017 that he would “use a bullet” on Jamal Khashoggi if the journalist didn't stop criticizing the Saudi government. Meanwhile, Congress is "furious"… Continue watching
Jan 14 U.S. tells Saudis to hold Khashoggi’s murderers accountable By Matthew Lee, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he told the king and crown prince of Saudi Arabia on Monday that the Trump administration expects the kingdom to hold accountable “every single person” responsible for the slaying of journalist Jamal Khashoggi,… Continue reading