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Saudi Foreign Minister: Turkey Not Blaming MBS Over Khashoggi’s Murder

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Majalla 23 November 2018

Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (R) presents state medal to U.S. President Donald Trump (L) at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on May 20, 2017. (Getty)

America’s Role in the New Middle East

For most policy-makers and pundits, the Middle East has long been a tinderbox. American presidents in the past feared a US-Soviet confrontation in the event of Arab-Israeli wars. Richard Nixon, at…

Dennis Ross 23 November 2018

Elliott Abrams to Majalla: Time for a New U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia

Former Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor: Democratic-led Congress Unlikely to Make Drastic Changes in Policy Toward Iran or Saudi Arabia Diplomat,…

Joseph Braude 16 November 2018

Peace.. A True Saudi Ideal

For decades, Saudi diplomacy has built vital foreign relations that have helped the Kingdom maintain its role in both the regional and international stage. This accomplishment was no easy feat, as…

Mohamed Abd El Kader Khalil 02 November 2018

Alistair Burt: The UK Very Actively Supports Saudi Arabia’s Right to Self-Defense

Alistair Burt was appointed Minister of State for the Middle East at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Minister of State at the Department for International Development on 13 June…

Yasmine El Geressi 21 September 2018

Saudi Arabia and Egypt: Towards a Brighter Future for the Region

[caption id="attachment_55255744" align="aligncenter" width="2000"] Crown Prince and Defense Minister of Saudi Arabia Mohammad bin Salman al-Saud (R) and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (C)…

Majalla 09 March 2018

How Saudi Arabia Is Stepping Up in Iraq

by Firas Maksad, Kenneth M. Pollack Some of the best news to come from the Middle East in a long time is the recent and long-overdue improvement in relations between Iraq and Saudi Arabia. It…

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Trump’s Historic Speech in Riyadh

[caption id="attachment_55253703" align="aligncenter" width="3444"] US President Donald Trump (C) receives the Order of Abdulaziz al-Saud medal from Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud …

Ronald J. Granieri 24 May 2017

Trump’s Agenda in Riyadh

[caption id="attachment_55253632" align="aligncenter" width="5403"] Saudi Arabia's King Salman(R) sits next to an interpreter during a meeting with US Defence Secretary James Mattis (L) in Riyadh on…

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