December 22, 2020 Mitchell Bard: Saudi Arabia’s anti-Semitism is biggest obstacle to normalizing relations with Israel While reports have surfaced that Saudi Arabia might normalize relations with Israel, the chances of that happening are slim so long as 84-year-old King Salman remains in power, due to his long history of anti-Semitism.
December 13, 2020 Explosion reported on oil tanker off Saudi Arabia believed caused by 'external source'
December 9, 2020 Critics accuse CNN of publishing Saudi 'propaganda' piece hyping nation's tourism CNN has received intense backlash over an article published last week that critics described as a thinly-disguised promotional piece for tourism to Saudi Arabia.Â
December 2, 2020 Behind the final Trump team push for Saudi Arabia to 'normalize' ties with Israel White House senior adviser Jared Kushner touched down in the Gulf this week in what observers say is a last-ditch effort to secure final prominent foreign policy wins for the Trump team with Saudi's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, known colloquially as MBS.
November 30, 2020 Killing of Iranian nuclear scientist has region, world leaders on edge over potential retaliation from Iran Iran has vowed to retaliate against Israel over a scientist's killing, raising tensions across the Middle East
November 23, 2020 Israel PM Netanyahu secretly met with Saudi crown prince: reports Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu traveled overnight by a civilian jet to Saudi Arabia reportedly for a secret meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, which would mark the first known encounter between senior Israeli and Saudi officials.
November 22, 2020 Saudi UN ambassador: Nobody ‘naive enough’ to rejoin Iran nuclear deal – including Biden administration Saudi Arabia’s U.N. envoy on Sunday dismissed the idea that the United States would re-enter the Iran nuclear deal under a Joe Biden administration, saying nobody would be “naive enough†to go back to a deal that has “proven its failure to the entire world.â€
November 21, 2020 Trump calls into virtual G20 summit, talks COVID-19 with world leaders President Trump took part in the first of two virtual meetings with world leaders Saturday as part of a coronavirus-throttled G20 summit — in what could be the last international gathering of his presidency.
November 11, 2020 Several wounded in explosion at Saudi cemetery: French officials French officials say multiple people were wounded on Wednesday when an explosive device hit a ceremony commemorating the end of World War I at a cemetery in the Saudi Arabian city of Jiddah.
October 29, 2020 Man arrested outside French consulate in Saudi Arabia after attacking guard: reports A Saudi man was arrested Thursday after stabbing a guard at the French Consulate in the port city of Jiddah, Saudi Arabia’s state media reported.