Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman arrived in Iran on Thursday, marking the highest-level Saudi visit to the country in decades. Prince Khalid's visit comes about two years after Riyadh and Tehran normalized relations under a China-brokered deal in 2023....
US ‘Vetoes’ Gulf Reconstruction for Syria, Lebanon Until Israel Is Satisfied
Wars are costly and often devastating to the local populace. The road to recovery can also be long and difficult. This is even more true in Lebanon and Syria, with the US engaged in international efforts to preclude any reconstruction funds being sent by other...
State Department Approves First Sale of Laser-Guided Missiles to Saudi Arabia
Continuing a trend of selling large amounts of weaponry to Saudi Arabia, the State Department has delivered certification informing Congress of their intention to sell a package of 2,000 laser-guided APKWS II missiles and assorted parts to the Saudis for an estimated...
Zelensky Says Ukraine Will ‘Not Recognize’ Upcoming US-Russia Talks
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that Ukraine will "not recognize" upcoming talks between the US and Russia and denied that his country was invited to participate. "Ukraine will not accept. Ukraine knew nothing about this. And Ukraine regards any...
Saudi Arabia Slams Netanyahu for Suggesting Its Territory Be Used for Palestinian State
Saudi Arabia has rebuked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's suggestion that Saudi land could be used for the establishment of a Palestinian state. In a recent interview, Netanyahu suggested the Saudis could create a Palestinian state, saying they have "a lot...
US, Israel Cheer as Lebanon Elects Joseph Aoun as President
Lebanon’s parliament finally ended the multi-year situation in which the country had no president, electing Army chief Joseph Aoun to the position. He is the first president since October 2022, when former President Michel Aoun’s (who is unrelated to Joseph Aoun) term...
Report: Saudis Still Slaughtering Migrants at the Yemeni Border
On Wednesday, the Mixed Migration Centre (MMC) published a report that said Saudi Arabia is still slaughtering African migrants and Yemenis at its border with Yemen nearly a year after the indiscriminate killings were revealed. In July 2023, MMC issued a report that...
US Expected To Resume Sale of Offensive Weapons to Saudi Arabia
The US is expected to resume the sale of "offensive" weapons to Saudi Arabia, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. US officials told the paper that President Biden was expected to lift a ban on the sale of offensive weapons to Riyadh that he put in place over three...
Saudi Arabia Rebukes US Comments on Israel Normalization
Saudi Arabia released a statement on Wednesday rebuking a US comment on the possibility of Israel-Saudi normalization. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said the US received "positive feedback" during talks with Saudi Arabia about a normalization deal...
Houthis Attack Another US-Owned Commercial Vessel in Gulf of Aden
The Houthis have attacked another US-owned ship in the Gulf of Aden as the group is now targeting American commercial shipping following US and British airstrikes on Yemen. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea said Houthi forces targeted the Genco Picardy, a bulk...


