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February 12, 2021

State Department revokes Houthis' terror designation despite attack on Saudi airport

Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday announced he is removing聽Yemen鈥檚 Houthi rebels from the U.S.鈥檚 list of foreign terrorist organizations next week, despite a recent attack on Saudi Arabia.

February 12, 2021

Judith Miller: Saudi Arabia's release of activist Loujain al-Hathloul hails a rocky road ahead

The release of a prominent female activist this week is Saudi Arabia鈥檚 latest gesture to curry favor with the Biden administration.

February 11, 2021

Saudi women's rights activist freed after being 'forced to kiss, perform sex acts' on prison interrogators

A聽Saudi聽women鈥檚 rights activist who pushed to end聽the country's聽ban on female聽drivers聽has been聽freed after spending just over 1,000 days in prison, where she reportedly 鈥渉ad been forced to kiss and perform other sexual acts on聽[her]聽interrogators.鈥澛�

February 5, 2021

Biden revokes terrorist designation for Yemen鈥檚 Houthis

President Joe Biden鈥檚 administration is moving to revoke the designation of Yemen鈥檚 Houthis as a terrorist group, citing the need to mitigate one of the world鈥檚 worst humanitarian disasters.

February 5, 2021

'World鈥檚 fastest roller coaster' being built at Six Flags theme park: 'It won鈥檛 be for the fainthearted'

The ride, named 鈥淔alcon鈥檚 Flight,鈥� will also be the world鈥檚 longest and tallest roller coaster.

January 26, 2021

US exploring new bases in Saudi Arabia amid Iran tensions

The U.S. military is exploring the possibility of using a Red Sea port in Saudi Arabia and additional two airfields in the kingdom amid heightened tensions with Iran, the military said Tuesday.

January 22, 2021

Joe Biden putting 'Saudi Arabia first' by halting Keystone XL pipeline: Sen. Daines

Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., believes President Biden killing the Keystone XL pipeline shows he鈥檚 putting "Saudi Arabia first," not American workers.

January 5, 2021

Gulf Arab leaders sign declaration with Qatar to ease rift

Gulf Arab leaders signed a declaration Tuesday in Saudi Arabia to mark a new page in relations following the kingdom's decision to end a 3 1/2-year embargo of Qatar, easing a rift that deeply divided regional U.S. security allies and frayed social ties across the interconnected Arabian Peninsula.

January 5, 2021

Jared Kushner brokers deal ending Saudi Arabia's fight with Qatar

鈥嬧�嬧�嬧�嬧�嬧�嬧�婼audi Arabia and its allies are expected to sign a deal Tuesday officially ending聽their feud with Qatar聽in an agreement negotiated by White House senior advisor Jared Kushner, a government official confirmed Monday.

December 30, 2020

Explosion rocks Yemen airport in 'cowardly terrorist attack' as new Cabinet members land

The members of the Yemeni government鈥檚聽newly formed Cabinet, including聽Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed, were聽greeted with a loud explosion soon after its plane landed聽Wednesday in the city of Aden, in聽what an official is calling a "cowardly聽terrorist attack聽carried out by the Iranian-backed Houthi militia."聽