American foreign policy

If Saudi Arabia is to receive a defence pact, more powerful weapons, and assistance in building a civilian nuclear programme from the US, the American people will have to be behind all those things.

Washington is spending more time engaging with Algiers – long seen as more of an ally of Moscow and Beijing – as shifts in geopolitics centred on West Africa reverberate around the world

From normalising relations with Israel to the lingering controversy over Iran's nuclear ambitions, the Crown Prince showed no hesitation in confronting key issues affecting his country

A trove of exclusive top-level documents obtained by Al Majalla reveals how US policy priorities for Syria shifted from normalisation with Israel to severing its ties to Iran between 2000-2011

Seeking US protection against Iranian aggression is key for Riyadh. Biden has a good bit of wiggle room, given that Republicans are willing to work with him. But is this enough? Al Majalla explains.

Saudi Arabia has a strong hand in discussions. Israel is well aware that many countries are eager to be involved in the economic and social transformations underway in Saudi Arabia.

The Bright Star 23 drills, which kickstarted at the Mohamed Naguib Military Base on 31 August, is by far the largest Egyptian-US military exercise since it was launched in 1981.

In an exclusive interview with Al Majalla, the former US secretary of state praises Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and predicts better relations with Riyadh if the Republicans win the White House

The American Big Deal: Nuclear, Defence, China, and Iran

Saudi-US talks and the question of normalisation with Israel