U.S. sending troops back to Saudi Arabia as row with Iran heats up
Reuters, AP — Saudi Arabia's King Salman approved hosting U.S. forces in the country to boost regional security and stability, state news agency SPA said on Friday. The U.S. Defense Department confirmed the move in a statement, saying it would deploy troops and resources to ...
U.S. House proposal would force disclosures of terror watchlist
The House has adopted a proposal from Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar that would force President Donald Trump's administration to disclose details about how it shares the FBI's watchlist of more than 1 million individuals classified as "known or suspected terrorists" with foreign countries. Omar's ...
Saudi sports official hugged female worker at Tokyo hotel: sources
A sports official from Saudi Arabia, in Tokyo for an archery test event ahead of next year's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, made unwanted advances toward a woman working at the Saudi team's Tokyo hotel, sources knowledgeable about the allegation said Saturday. According to the sources, ...
Amal Clooney faults 'collective shrug' over Saudi slaying of journalist Jamal Khashoggi
Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney accused world leaders Wednesday of failing to protect journalists and responding with "a collective shrug" over the slaying of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi. Clooney, the British government's envoy on media freedom, said at a conference on press freedom that "journalists ...
The sister of Saudi Arabia's crown prince is being tried in absentia in Paris over the alleged 2016 beating of a workman at her family's apartment. Princess Hassa bint Salman is accused in the trial that opened Tuesday of ordering her bodyguard to strike the ...
Nicki Minaj is pulling out of a concert in Saudi Arabia because she says she wants to show support for women's rights, gay rights and freedom of expression. "After careful reflection I have decided to no longer move forward with my scheduled concert at Jeddah ...
Saudi carrier cancels troubled Boeing 737 order, opts for Airbus
Boeing's campaign to restore the reputation of its best-selling plane after two deadly crashes suffered a blow with a Saudi airline canceling an order worth up to $5.9 billion in favor of a European rival of the U.S. manufacturer. Flyadeal, the budget airline arm of ...
Wahhabism confronted: Sri Lanka curbs Saudi influence after bombings
Sri Lanka is moving to curtail Saudi Arabian influence, after some politicians and Buddhist monks blamed the spread of the kingdom's ultraconservative Wahhabi school of Islam for planting the seeds of militancy that culminated in deadly Easter bomb attacks. On April 21, nine Sri Lankans ...
Next G20 summit shouldn't happen in Riyadh, U.N. Khashoggi investigator says
The murder of Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi officials in Istanbul was a "state killing" that should prompt world leaders to reconsider having the Group of 20 summit in Riyadh next year, according to the U.N. expert who investigated the columnist's death. "The killing of Mr. ...
Minister Adel al-Jubeir said options aimed at securing freedom of navigation include both military and economic measures.
OPEC is extending its deal to cut oil production for another nine months in a bid to keep prices from sagging as the oil cartel faces a weakening outlook for global demand. The decision among the members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries ...
At Osaka G20, Trump does his bit to help shunned strongmen return from political wilderness
It was a good few days to be an authoritarian leader. At the Group of 20 gathering in Japan, leaders who can find themselves shunned at such multilateral summits were the focus of U.S. President Donald Trump's attention, humor and respect across Friday and Saturday. Turkish ...
