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Saudi Prince to Israeli Broadcaster: ‘We Can Go Far with Israeli Money, Saudi Brains’

A former Saudi intelligence chief and ex-ambassador to the US has given an unprecedented interview to an Israeli TV channel that was broadcast just hours after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with the Omani foreign minister in Poland to discuss “a new era for the Middle East.” In an ...

2 days ago

Middle East

Mossad Chief Paid Secret Visit to Saudi in Early 2014

Former Mossad Chief Tamir Pardo paid a secret visit to Riyadh in early 2014, Israeli Channel 13 reported. While in Riyadh, Pardo met with King Abdullah’s special envoy, Prince Bandar bin Sultan, and discussed the Iranian issue, Channel 13 reported, citing a diplomatic source. The visit came after interim deal between Iran ...

4 days ago

World

Trump Administration Threatens to Veto any Anti-Saudi Resolution by Congress

The Trump administration threatens to veto a bid by the United States Congress to end the country’s military support for the Saudi Arabia-led coalition’s onslaught in Yemen. The administration claimed on Monday that the resolution was inappropriate, harming the country’s regional relations and stated efforts to halt “violent extremism”, according ...

5 days ago

Middle East

Saudi Kid, 6, BEHEADED with Piece of Broken Glass in front of Screaming Mother

A SIX-year-old boy was beheaded with a piece of broken glass in front of his screaming mum, fueling speculations that he could have been a sectarian and hate crime victim, media reports said. Shia Rights Watch said that “in an unprecedented incident” the child, identified as Zakariya Bader al-Jabir, was ...

1 week ago

Opinion

European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker

EU to Blacklist Saudi Arabia for Failure in Fighting Money Laundering: FT

The European Commission is planning to name Saudi Arabia in a list of countries that have failed to fight against terrorist financing and money laundering, a report says. Brussels is in the final stages of adopting the list, which will include 23 countries and jurisdictions who failed to combat “dirty ...

1 week ago

Middle East

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu

Erdogan Orders International Investigation into Khashoggi Murder: Turkish FM

Turkish Foreign Minister announced Thursday that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ordered preparations to be made to launch international probe into murder of Saudi journalist, Jamal Khashoggi. In an interview with Turkish broadcaster A Haber, Mevlut Cavusoglu said it is time for an international investigation to be launched into the killing ...

3 weeks ago

Middle East

Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) Director Sergei Naryshkin

Russian Intelligence Chief Meets MBS, Saudi Counterpart

Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) Director, Sergey Naryshkin met with Saudi Arabia Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman on Monday to discuss regional security. SVR press service on Wednesday reported the visit between Naryshkin and Saudi crown prince, who is known as MBS. “The issues of bilateral cooperation and regional security ...

4 weeks ago

Middle East

Saudi ‘Corruption’ Crackdown Stalls Country’s Private Jet Industry

Saudi Arabia’s so-called crackdown on corruption has kept dozens of jets worth hundreds of millions of dollars stuck on the ground, Reuters reported on Wednesday. Roughly 70 aircraft, ranging from small private jets to commercial airline-sized planes, are stranded at several airports across Saudi Arabia, including in Riyadh and Jeddah, ...

January 11, 2019

Middle East

Saudi Prosecutor Requests Death Sentence for 5 Accused of Killing Khashoggi

The Saudi Public Prosecutor has said the Kingdom’s court is holding its first session for eleven suspects involved in the Jamal Khashoggi murder case, according to the state news agency SPA. During the court session, the prosecutor asked for death sentences to be handed to the five suspects accused of ...

January 3, 2019

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Britain Continued Seeking Arms Deals with Saudi in Weeks after Khashoggi Murder

The British government pursued arms deals with Saudi Arabia in the weeks after the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, even as it publicly condemned the murder. Khashoggi was killed by Saudi officials inside the country’s consulate in Istanbul on 2 October, prompting global condemnation and calls for a re-evaluation of ...

January 2, 2019