Saudi Arabia

Man in blue polo stands on street corner looking up, with sign for "Crunch" gym behind him

A ‘man of no land’ tries to find home in Saudi Arabia

Salih Abdullah was tired of racism and Islamophobia. So like many other African American Muslims, he gave the kingdom a chance.

A ‘man of no land’ tries to find home in Saudi Arabia
President Donald Trump walks with Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Saudi Arabia could invest $20 billion in US infrastructure, but it's not necessarily a 'win' for America

Saudi Arabia could invest $20 billion in US infrastructure, but it's not necessarily a 'win' for America
People walk past signs bearing the name of U.S. President-elect Republican Donald Trump in Tel Aviv, Israel on November 14, 2016.

Israel develops new ties with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states

Israel develops new ties with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states
Trump

How big is Trump’s 10 percent defense increase? It’s three times Canada’s annual military budget, for one.

How big is Trump’s 10 percent defense increase? It’s three times Canada’s annual military budget, for one.
Yemenis pose for a picture next to a part of a missile they say was dropped during a Saudi-led air strike near the northwestern city of Saada, Yemen

The US just made it harder for Saudi Arabia to bomb Yemen. The people of Yemen barely noticed.

The US just made it harder for Saudi Arabia to bomb Yemen. The people of Yemen barely noticed.
Obama meets with Trump at the White House in Washington

Trump will likely turn US foreign policy and military planning upside down

​Forget about global climate change controls; count on a larger Army, even more nuclear weapons and more missile defenses

Trump will likely turn US foreign policy and military planning upside down
Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY) (L) watches as John Cornyn (R-TX) speaks after the Senate votes to override Barack Obama's veto of a bill that would allow lawsuits against Saudi Arabia's government over the Sept. 11 attacks.

9/11 families can now sue Saudi Arabia. That could 'open the floodgates' for suits against the US.

A US congressional vote to allow the relatives of 9/11 victims to sue the Saudi Arabian government over alleged connections to the attacks could open the US up to retaliatory cases, according one legal expert.

9/11 families can now sue Saudi Arabia. That could 'open the floodgates' for suits against the US.
Hajj cameras

All-seeing 'eye' watches over Mecca pilgrims

More than 5,000 cameras have been installed in the entire Mecca sector covering a radius of around 10 six miles around its Grand Mosque, the single holiest place in Islam.

All-seeing 'eye' watches over Mecca pilgrims

Pain lingers one year after Hajj tragedy in Saudi Arabia

Despite scars from the tragedy, the faithful have returned to Saudi Arabia for another pilgrimage.

Pain lingers one year after Hajj tragedy in Saudi Arabia
An aerial view of the Haj pilgrimage in Mecca

“You’re not Muslims!” Iran and Saudi Arabia in new war of words.

Iran and Saudi Arabia have upped the ante in their war of words. Both are now denouncing the other's Islamic legitimacy. The two Persian Gulf powers are already locked in numerous proxy conflicts across the region. The US is not happy about the mess.

“You’re not Muslims!” Iran and Saudi Arabia in new war of words.
Aviation ordinancemen organize 1000 pound MK-83 JDAM (Joint Direct Attack Munition) bombs on their racks on the flight deck of the USS Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier in this archival photo taken in the northern Persian Gulf March 18, 2003.

The US is dropping bombs quicker than it can make them

The Pentagon’s stockpile of air-to-ground munitions has suffered an unexpected dip — and it may take a long time to restore it.

The US is dropping bombs quicker than it can make them
People look through a hole caused by a Saudi-led air strike

Is the latest Yemen 'ceasefire' for real? Or just another red herring?

People in Yemen are exhausted by a year of war. But the prospect of an April 10 ceasefire is inspiring less optimism, and more cynicism. There have been many ceasefires since March 26, 2015, but few real pauses in the fighting, which has taken more than 3,000 civilian lives.

Is the latest Yemen 'ceasefire' for real? Or just another red herring?
A car falls as it is being lifted by a crane at the site of a Saudi-led air strike in Yemen's capital Sanaa

Will US stop arming Saudi attackers in Yemen? Elizabeth Warren responds. Sort of.

The answer from the Massachusetts senator did little to mollify a doctoral student at Harvard, who is urging Congress to help stop the killing in her homeland.

Will US stop arming Saudi attackers in Yemen? Elizabeth Warren responds. Sort of.
Saudi Arabia's picture of King Abdullah Economic City in 20 years

Saudi Arabia plans a $100 billion mega-city to help end its oil dependence

With oil prices down and the world's supply eventually running out, Saudi Arabia is looking to the future by constructing a massive new city from scratch along the Red Sea. The kingdom hopes it will provide a new source of income and trade, but it's not without its own problems.

Saudi Arabia plans a $100 billion mega-city to help end its oil dependence
President Barack Obama shakes hands with Saudi Arabia's King Salman at the start of a meeting at Erga Palace in Riyadh.

Would you take 100 lashes to spare a Saudi blogger? They say they will

A group of US university professors and human rights activists have written a letter to the Saudi ambassador to the US, asking him to stop the flagging of Saudi blogger Raif Badawi. If that's not possible, they say they're ready to take the lashes instead.

Would you take 100 lashes to spare a Saudi blogger? They say they will