Saudi Arabia
How the Middle East Can Hedge Against a Biden PresidencyImmediate peace with Israel would pay dividends for the Sunni Gulf states.
Why I Do Not Intend to Pray in the Hagia Sophia 'Mosque'Erdogan's forcible conversion of the museum and cathedral flies in the face of Islamic tradition, and underscores the need for mature, tolerant Islam worldwide.
Kushner Says 'We Were Playing with Live Ammo' After Trump Was ElectedIn a wide-ranging interview, the president's senior adviser (and son-in-law) discussed his work on criminal justice reform, the COVID-19 crisis and why African Americans should vote for Trump.
WTO Signals National Security No Longer Trump Card in Trade DisputesThe World Trade Organization brushed aside a Saudi attempt to lean back on national security in a content piracy dispute with Qatar. This clashes with the position of the current Administration on trade—and sovereignty.
Virtual Hajj is a Painful Interval—But Also Islam's Most Global Moment YetMost Muslims worldwide struggle to afford the pilgrimage to Mecca. This year's decision to shift it online is a result of the pandemic, but it also means dramatically widening access to this key obligation for the world's 2 billion Muslims.
The Gulf Should Normalize Ties With Israeli-ArabsA clever way for the thawing relations between Israel and the Sunni Gulf states to seep out into the open.
Saudi Arabia Says It Will Stop Executing Children. But Read the Small PrintThe Kingdom garnered praise for announcing the decree—but it was never published, and it's unclear whether or not it even applies to the thirteen currently on death row for offenses allegedly committed when they were children.
Sister of Detained Saudi Women's Rights Activist Pleads for ReleaseMay 15 marks two years since Loujain al-Hathloul was arrested and detained in Saudi Arabia.
Will a Content Piracy Scandal Stop Saudi 'Sportswashing'?Bombed civilians, a murdered journalist and jailed activists have not yet stopped the Saudi Crown Prince from getting his own way. But perhaps Saudi's dire record of piracy will block him from buying a leading soccer club.
Crumbling Prices Gave Gulf States a Terrifying Glimpse of a post-Oil FutureThe prospect of a future without fossil fuels—previewed last week by the drop in demand caused by the global coronavirus pandemic—will require Gulf countries to change not just their economies, but the very basis of their social contracts.
Saudi Arabia Partially Lifts Coronavirus Curfews, Mecca Still Locked DownSaudi King Salman also ordered that some businesses be allowed to reopen as the kingdom loosened lockdown measures.
Saudi Arabia Executed My Husband a Year Ago Today. They Hold His Body StillNobody will even tell me where my husband's body is being kept.
U.S. Oil Prices Drop to Lowest in Two Decades as Crude Storage Fills UpOn Monday, prices on the May contract for West Texas Intermediate crude futures fell to their lowest point since March 1999.
240,000 Oil-Related Jobs Could Be Lost in U.S. This Year, Estimates ShowDemand for oil has dropped dramatically as the market has been flooded with barrels of crude, which are trading at just under $20.
Shale Oil Producer Files for Bankruptcy, First U.S. Casualty of Price WarWhiting Petroleum Corp., once the largest oil and gas producer in North Dakota's Bakken Shale, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Saudi Oil Production Cut May Be A Lot Smaller Than It LooksAfter the previous OPEC+ meeting collapsed with a 'no deal' in March, Saudi Arabia told the market that it would continue to supply a record 12.3 million bpd to the oil market in the coming months.
G20 Scrambles to Rescue Global Oil Deal as Cash-Strapped Mexico Holds OutAll other members of OPEC agreed to cut 10 million barrels a day in production, a 23 percent reduction of the group's baseline.
Saudis Deploy Supertanker Fleet to Flood U.S. Oil Market Before OPEC TalksSo far this month, at least seven supertankers carrying a total of 14 million barrels of oil are currently traveling to the U.S. Gulf Coast.
Up to 150 Saudi Royals Infected With Coronavirus: ReportThere have now been 2,932 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the kingdom, with 41 deaths and 631 recoveries, according to Johns Hopkins University.
Saudi-Russia Oil War Deal Takes Shape, but Market Still Faces CoronavirusRussia and OPEC representatives will meet Thursday following reports that a deal to end the price war is near.
Trump Says He May Use Tariffs on Oil Imports to Protect U.S. Energy Jobs"We're going to take care of our energy business. ... If I have to do something to protect thousands or tens of thousands of energy workers and our great companies that produce all these jobs, I'll do whatever I have to do," Trump said.
Trump Tells Saudis 'Enough Is Enough' As Price War Wrecks U.S. ProducersThe Art of the Oil Deal? The president came to believe that the Saudis' oil-price war was targeting the U.S., not just Russia.
Twitter Purges Bot Account Network that Used Coronavirus in its PropagandaThe social network took action yesterday after multiple researchers flagged over 9,000 profiles that appeared to be spreading content promoting the political interests of the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
If Trump's Diplomacy Fails, $10 Oil Will Threaten U.S. Energy IndependencePresident Donald Trump meets U.S. energy company CEOs on Friday after a week of diplomacy to end an oil price war between Russia and Saudi Arabia.
Trump Says Russia and Saudi Arabia Are Discussing End to Oil Price WarThe dispute erupted last month and has driven down the price of oil in a market struggling under the coronavirus pandemic.
Saudi Arabia Says It Struck Yemen Missile Sites Hosting Iran MilitaryThe head of the Saudi-led coalition said "legitimate military targets" struck included Houthi ballistic missile sites and positions where Iran's Revolutionary Guard experts operated.
Repairing U.S.-Russia Relations 'As Important As Ever': Wealth Fund ChiefKirill Dmitriev, the CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, said multinational action is required to rebalance the coronavirus-striken world economy.
U.S., Canadian Oil Producers Cut Operations After Prices PlummetThe collapsing price of oil is forcing some North American producers to the brink of bankruptcy, prompting calls for government assistance.
Russia Says No One Should Intervene in Saudi Oil WarPresident Trump said Thursday he would intervene in the oil dispute at the "appropriate time," as American producers grapple with low prices.
