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May 19 2024
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US national security adviser and Saudi Arabia crown prince hold security deal talks
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — President Joe Biden's national security adviser met early Sunday with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to discuss what the kingdom described as the "semi-final" version of a wide-ranging security agreement between the countries. The announcement by the state-run Saudi Press Agency comes as the strategic deal had been upended after Hamas' Oct. 7
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May 15 2024
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AFC back Palestine bid to suspend Israel, abolishes term limits
May 16 (Reuters) - The Asian Football Confederation gave its backing to Palestine's proposal to suspend Israel from FIFA due to the ongoing war in Gaza at its congress in Bangkok on Thursday, as the regional body also abolished term limits for its senior office bearers. AFC president Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa voiced his support for the Palestine Football Association's motion ahead
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Dec 13 2018
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Senate Votes to End Military Support for Saudi War in Yemen, Unanimously Condemns Mohammed bin Salman
The Senate voted 56-41 to end military support for the Saudi war in Yemen and unanimously passed a resolution blaming Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Supporters of the move say that it effectively sanctions Saudi Arabia for the actions taken against those in Yemen as well as Khashoggi and rebukes President Trump for his unwillingness to blame the
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Apr 28 2024
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Graham says Saudi Arabia treaty ‘good for Israel’ and Trump due to ‘Abraham Accords as foundation’
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) predicted a treaty with Saudi Arabia could be good for Israel and former President Donald Trump. Graham appeared on State of the Union on Sunday to address Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s upcoming trip to Saudi Arabia. The South Carolina senator is fresh from his own visit to the country, where he facilitated a conversation with Prince Mohammed Bin Salman and
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Apr 26 2024
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Saudi Arabia's Sci-Fi Megacity in the Desert Isn't Going Well
Over the last several years, Saudi Arabia has been working on a massive infrastructure project that its leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (or MBS) hopes will transform the Kingdom and its relationship with the outside world. The Neom project is a series of developments that are currently under construction in the nation’s Tabuk region. Saudi leaders hope the project will attract foreign
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Apr 25 2024
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Saudi Arabia's Massive Futuristic Vanity Projects Falter Amid Gaza War
Authored by Giorgio Cafiero via The Cradle Launched in 2017, Saudi Arabia’s NEOM, a sprawling high-tech development on the northwestern Red Sea coast, was introduced as the crown jewel of Vision 2030. This futuristic desert megaproject, extending over some Jordanian and Egyptian territory, was cast as a bold leap toward economic diversification under the leadership of Saudi Crown Prince
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Apr 16 2024
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Saudis and UAE Warn of War Dangers as Israel-Iran Tensions Boil
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates called for maximum “self-restraint” in the Middle East to spare the region “from the dangers of war and its dire consequences,” in an unusually frank joint statement Wednesday.
The comments came after a call between Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman and UAE President Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan , as tensions escalate following
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Apr 14 2024
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Survivors of the Ariana Grande concert bombing sue MI5
LONDON — More than 250 survivors of the bombing that killed 22 people at a 2017 Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, are taking legal action against Britain’s domestic intelligence agency, lawyers said. Lawyers from three law firms said Sunday they have submitted a group claim on behalf of more than 250 clients to the U.K.’s investigatory powers tribunal. They said they could not
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Apr 04 2024
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Why Trump’s recent interactions with Saudi’s crown prince matter
As president, Donald Trump made little effort to hide his affinity for Saudi Arabia. In fact, the Republican’s first overseas trip while in office — traditionally, a symbolically significant sojourn — was to Riyadh. When Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman imprisoned other members of the royal family, Trump announced his support for the move. When the Saudis imposed a blockade on U.S.
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May 21 2023
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Late novelist Martin Amis remembered as ‘a brilliantly witty, erudite and fearless writer’
NEW YORK (AP) — British novelist Martin Amis, who brought a rock ‘n’ roll sensibility to his stories and lifestyle, has died. He was 73. His death on Friday at his home in Florida, from cancer of the esophagus, was confirmed by his agent, Andrew Wylie, on Saturday. Amis was the son of another British writer, Kingsley Amis. Martin Amis was a leading voice among a generation of writers that
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