December 6, 2019 Trump says Saudi king called him about NAS Pensacola shooting, said Saudis are 'greatly angered' President Trump said Friday that King Salman of Saudi Arabia had called him to âexpress sincere condolencesâ and said Saudis are âgreatly angered by the barbaric actions of the shooter.â
December 6, 2019 Naval Air Station Pensacola shooter was Saudi aviation student, investigators eye potential terror link The gunman who opened fire Friday morning at Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida, fatally shooting three people, has been identified as an aviation student from Saudi Arabia as investigators are looking into whether the attack is terrorism-related.
November 12, 2019 Saudi Arabia security video lists feminism, atheism, homosexuality as forms of extremism A video posted on the Twitter account of Saudi Arabiaâs state security agency lists feminism, homosexuality, and atheism as "forms of extremism."
November 6, 2019 2 Twitter employees recruited by Saudi Arabia to find critics' personal info, prosecutors say The Justice Department has charged two former Twitter employees with spying for the Saudi Arabian government, marking the first time federal prosecutors have publicly accused Saudis of spying in the United States.
October 31, 2019 Tulsi Gabbard wants findings of probe into possible Saudi 9/11 involvement declassified Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, expressed support for plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit seeking the release of documents they detail links between some of the September 11 hijackers and the Saudi government.
October 31, 2019 Saudi Arabia hosts women's wrestling for first time as WWE stars compete Saudi Arabia hosted its first-ever womenâs wrestling match Thursday, featuring WWE stars Lacey Evans and Natalya.
October 30, 2019 US, Gulf allies sanction 25 targets affiliated with Iran's Revolutionary Guard, Hezbollah The Treasury Department and six Persian Gulf nations announced Wednesday that they had jointly sanctioned 25 individuals, corporations and banks they say are affiliated with Iran's terror-supporting networks.
October 15, 2019 Saudi Arabia opens tourism to ancient biblical sites: 'The atmosphere is changing' Saudi Arabia is opening its doors to tourists and one group started the "first-ever Christian tour of rare sites" on Monday to a controversial location believed to be the real Mount Sinai, the mountain where God gave Moses the Ten Commandments.
October 14, 2019 Iran oil tanker damage from apparent missile attack captured in new photos Images released Monday showed a pair of gaping holes in the hull of an Iranian oil tanker that Tehran says was hit by two missiles off the coast of Saudi Arabia in a mysterious attack last week that threatened to ratchet up tensions even more between the regional adversaries.