The Southern Transitional Council (STC), the Yemeni separatist movement that abruptly abandoned its alliance with the deposed national government last month and began snapping up oil-rich territory in southern Yemen, is urging the United States to support them against the Iran-backed Houthi extremists who control the northern half of the country.
Rapper Cardi B took to social media to trash the United States while in Saudi Arabia, telling her fans “Y’all need to convince me to come back,” before noting that she hasn’t seen a single “bum” in the Middle Eastern country and said everyone she encounters appears to have “that real money,” unlike “ghetto” America.
The Southern Transitional Council (STC), a secessionist group in Yemen, has seized control of the oil-rich provinces of Hadramout and Mahra, threatening to re-ignite the stalemated Yemeni civil war and potentially destabilize the region.
BANGKOK (AP) — Paramount Skydance says the Chinese gaming and social media giant Tencent Holdings withdrew from its bid to buy Warner Bros Discovery to avert a possible national security review.
On December 8, 2024, Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa was known – and wanted – internationally as “Abu Mohammed al-Jolani,” the leader of the jihadist terrorist organization Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS).
“Fifty Shades of Grey” star Dakota Johnson said the art of cinema in the United States “feels really grim right now” while attending the Red Sea Film Festival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, believing a possible deal between Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery could lead to a “rebirth.”
Multiple reports surfacing this weekend indicated that the government of Saudi Arabia has expanded access to alcohol sales, for decades banned as haram, to foreigners who can prove they make over $13,300 a month.
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) asked him to work on a peace deal between the factions in Sudan’s long and brutal civil war, and Trump has already begun working on a deal.
President Donald Trump appears to have suffered two diplomatic disappointments this month, as first Syria and then Saudi Arabia chose not to join the Abraham Accords.
During an interview aired on Wednesday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “Elizabeth Vargas Reports,” U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said that he doesn’t believe Israel is “overly worried” about the sale of F-35s to Saudi Arabia and doing so “is not,
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “OutFront,” Ibrahim Almadi, the son of U.S. citizen Saad Almadi, who was released by Saudi Arabia, said that his father wouldn’t have been released without President Donald Trump and also credited CNN host Erin Burnett
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Saudi Arabian Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman al-Saud on Wednesday signed a joint declaration on civilian nuclear cooperation, taking a step toward fulfilling Saudi Arabia’s nuclear power ambitions.
First Lady Melania Trump was elegantly mysterious in an emerald gown for a dinner in the East Room of the White House, where she and the president hosted the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia.
President Donald Trump declared that he and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman are making the alliance between the United States and Saudi Arabia “stronger and more powerful than it’s ever been before.”
President Donald Trump touted at the U.S.-Saudi Arabia Investment Forum that some $270 billion in agreements and sales will be signed on Wednesday alone between dozens of companies.
President Donald Trump speaks at the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum on Wednesday, November 19.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Source,” Sen. John Curtis (R-UT) said that there is a line to be walked where we want Saudi Arabia to be an ally and to bring them into the Abraham Accords, but “we ought
U.S. President Donald Trump said Saudi Arabia “should get top of the line” F-35 fighter jets “pretty similar” to Israel’s during an Oval Office meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, adding that Jerusalem is “aware” of the emerging deal and “is going to be very happy” as the two also discussed Riyadh potentially joining the Abraham Accords.
President Donald Trump holds a dinner with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House on Tuesday, November 18.
President Donald Trump’s meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman leaves nuclear power and the Abraham Accords unresolved.
President Donald Trump said “things happen” during a bilateral press conference with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman when asked about the 2018 killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told President Donald Trump on Tuesday that Saudi Arabia will be upping its investment commitment in the U.S. to nearly $1 trillion, up from the $600 billion pledged in May.
President Donald Trump meets with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House on Tuesday, November 18.
President Donald Trump will host Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for a packed program of events Tuesday at the White House, featuring investment, fulfillment of investment commitments from May, and defense sales.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, chief executive of Saudi Arabia, meets with President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday.
IIsrael is pressing the Trump administration to condition any sale of advanced F-35 stealth fighter jets to Saudi Arabia on Riyadh agreeing to normalize relations with Jerusalem and join the Abraham Accords.
The United States Mission to the United Nations thanked a number of Middle East countries and Indonesia, which has a heavy Muslim population, for backing a Security Council resolution supporting President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan in Gaza.
The futuristic city of NEOM may never be completed, as cost overruns and engineering difficulties are piling up.
A Saudi doctor went on trial on murder charges Monday over the car-ramming attack on a Christmas market in a German city.
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa boasted that his nascent government has attracted $28 billion in investment for post-war reconstruction.
Saudi Arabia has officially ended its “kafala” system of rules for migrant labor, a system that effectively turned some 13 million migrants into indentured servants and gave their employers total control over their lives.
Golf Legend Jack Nicklaus has won his $50 million lawsuit against his own company after he accused executives of defaming him.
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher stated that President Donald Trump’s less judgmental approach to Saudi Arabia was more effective at producing results in the Middle East than the Biden administration, which initially tried to isolate
Lesbian comedian Jessica Kirson apologized to fans for performing at a comedy festival in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, claiming that her intention in going to the Middle Eastern country was to “help LGBTQ+ people in Saudi Arabia feel seen and valued.”
Dave Chappelle joked that it’s “easier to talk” in Saudi Arabia than in the United States while headlining the Riyadh Comedy Festival.
Comedian Bill Burr has defended his performance at the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia several of his peers denounced him and others as sellouts.
A backlash has been brewing against comedians joining the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia, accusing them of profiting from a totalitarian regime.
Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Mohammad Asif on Thursday answered a lingering question about the new defense pact between his country and Saudi Arabia by confirming that Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal is covered by the agreement.
Syria’s “interim” President Ahmed al-Sharaa, a former jihadist warlord, is carefully laying the groundwork for his big global debut at the U.N. General Assembly (UNGA) next week.
Saudi Arabia on Wednesday signed a defense pact with its longtime ally Pakistan, a move clearly inspired by Israel’s strike on Hamas leaders in Qatar last week.