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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 21 November 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…

Majalla 21 November 2018

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 21 November 2018

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…

Majalla 21 November 2018

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