October 28, 2020 US Embassy in Saudi Arabia says potential missile attack in capital city is no longer imminent The U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia said a potential attack using "missiles or drones" in the country's capital city was no longer imminent on Wednesday.
October 26, 2020 Muslims call for French goods boycott to protest caricatures Muslims in the Middle East and beyond on Monday broadened their calls for boycotts of French products and protests, as a clash over depictions of the Prophet Muhammad and the limits of free speech intensified.
October 21, 2020 Rep. Ilhan Omar, other lawmakers seek US boycott of G20 summit in Saudi Arabia A group of 45 Democratic lawmakers Wednesday called on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to withdraw the U.S. from the G20 summit next month in Saudi Arabia unless the kingdom promises reforms on a long list of human rights abuses.
October 20, 2020 Jamal Khashoggi’s fiance and the pro-democracy group he founded sue Saudi crown prince MBS in a US court More than two years after the chilling dismemberment of Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul, his fiancé and a human rights organization he founded just prior to his murder have filed a lawsuit against Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) for his alleged role in directing the grizzly death.
October 14, 2020 Trump administration secures release of two American hostages from Yemen President Donald Trump has secured the release of two American hostages held captive by Houthis in Yemen, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday.
September 27, 2020 Oklahoma prosecutors argue Uber driver accused of murder may flee to Saudi Arabia Oklahoma prosecutors fear an Uber driver released on a $500,000 bond in a murder case may flee to Saudi Arabia.
September 15, 2020 Qanta Ahmed: As a Muslim, I thank Trump for brokering Israel-UAE-Bahrain agreements and expect more to come President Trump should be credited with a historic achievement for brokering agreements to normalize relations between Israel, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates.
September 11, 2020 Federal judge rules 9/11 families can depose Saudi Arabian officials in lawsuit, despite pushback by AG Barr A U.S. federal judge on Thursday directed the Saudi Arabian government to make 24 current and former officials - including a prince and his chief of staff - available for depositions about what they knew leading up to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 Americans.
September 9, 2020 ‘Very hard to deny’ Trump earned Nobel Peace Prize with Mideast breakthrough: Newt Gingrich “I’m delighted that a Norwegian parliamentarian would nominate President Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize,” said former House Speaker Newt Gingrich on Wednesday.
September 7, 2020 Saudi court issues final verdicts in Khashoggi murder, sentencing 8 to prison A Saudi court has issued final verdicts Monday in the 2018 killing of journalist and dissident Jamal Khashoggi, sentencing eight to prison, according to state television.