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Locator map shows the approximate location of the mine blast that damaged the MT Agrari, a Maltese-flagged, Greek-managed oil tanker near Shuqaiq, Saudi Arabia.

Mine explodes, damaging oil tanker off Saudi Arabia

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

FILE - This Nov. 30, 2014 image made from video released by Loujain al-Hathloul, shows her driving towards the United Arab Emirates - Saudi Arabia border before her arrest on Dec. 1, 2014, in Saudi Arabia. Al-Hathloul, a leading Saudi women's rights activist who's been imprisoned for over two years will be tried by a court established to oversee terrorism cases, her family said Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. They said she had been on hunger strike for two weeks until mid-November. (AP Photo/Loujain al-Hathloul, File)

Leading Saudi women’s activist referred to terrorism court

By AYA BATRAWY - Associated Press

Tribesmen loyal to Houthi rebels hold their weapons as they ride in a vehicle during a gathering against the agreement to establish diplomatic relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, in Sanaa, Yemen. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed, File)

Trump eyes terrorist label for Iran-backed Yemen rebels

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 9, 2020, file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits a new coronavirus lab at Ben-Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv, Israel. Israeli media reported Monday, Nov. 23, 2020, that Netanyahu flew to Saudi Arabia for a clandestine meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, which would mark the first known encounter between senior Israeli and Saudi officials. (Ohad Zwigenberg/Pool Photo via AP, File) **FILE**

Reports: Israeli PM flew to Saudi Arabia, met crown prince

By ILAN BEN ZION - Associated Press

In this Nov. 9, 2020, file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits a new coronavirus lab at Ben-Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv, Israel. Israeli media reported Monday, Nov. 23, 2020, that Netanyahu flew to Saudi Arabia for a clandestine meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, which would mark the first known encounter between senior Israeli and Saudi officials. (Ohad Zwigenberg/Pool Photo via AP, File) **FILE**

Saudi, Israeli leaders reportedly in secret talks during Mike Pompeo visit

By Seth Frantzman — Special to The Washington Times

Iraq, Saudi Arabia reopen key border crossing after decades

Associated Press

Saudi golf Ladies European Tour kicks off with prize of $1M

By AYA BATRAWY - Associated Press

FILE - In this photo released by Saudi Press Agency, SPA, Saudi King Salman, chairs a video call of world leaders from the Group of 20 and other international bodies and organizations, from his office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on March 26, 2020. Saudi King Salman is expected to speak Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, in an annual (virtual) address he gives to the nation about policy priorities for the coming year. (Saudi Press Agency via AP)

Saudi king points to Iran as top threat in policy speech

By AYA BATRAWY - Associated Press

Indonesian Islamic cleric and the leader of Islamic Defenders Front Rizieq Shihab, center, gestures to his followers upon arrival from Saudi Arabia in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020. Thousands of followers of the firebrand cleric joyfully welcomed him at an the airport as he returned home from a 3-year exile in Saudi Arabia after criminal charges including a pornography case were dropped. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Firebrand Indonesian cleric returns from 3-year Saudi exile

By NINIEK KARMINI - Associated Press

In this Oct. 25, 2015, file photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un gestures as he watches a military parade during celebrations to mark the 70th anniversary of North Korea's Workers' Party in Pyongyang, North Korea. For months, North Korea has been relatively uncombative, as Kim grapples with the coronavirus pandemic, a string of natural disasters and the deepening economic pain from years of tough U.S.-led sanctions. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)

Iran, North Korea, Russia mum on Biden win, anticipate return to Obama-era policies

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Sunday, March 31, 2019 file photo, Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc of Monaco, center right, and Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany, center left, steer their cars during the start of the Baharain Formula One Grand Prix at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain. Saudi Arabia says it will host a Formula One race starting next year. The kingdom says on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, it will host the race in November 2021 in the Red Sea city of Jiddah. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)

Saudi Arabia to host Formula One race in 2021 in Jiddah

By AYA BATRAWY - Associated Press

Saudi Arabia to remove key restrictions on migrant laborers

By AYA BATRAWY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 11, 2019, file photo, Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil company Armco and stock market officials celebrate during the official ceremony marking the debut of Aramco's initial public offering (IPO) on the Riyadh's stock market, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia's oil and gas giant Aramco announced Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, third quarter profits of nearly $12 billion, a significantly higher net income from its dramatically lower second quarter earnings. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)

Aramco earnings up in Q3, but still far less than last year

By AYA BATRAWY - Associated Press

Police officers stand guard near Notre Dame church in Nice, southern France, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020. An attacker armed with a knife killed at least three people at a church in the Mediterranean city of Nice, prompting the prime minister to announce that France was raising its security alert status to the highest level. It was the third attack in two months in France amid a growing furor in the Muslim world over caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad that were re-published by the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo. (Eric Gaillard/Pool via AP)

Nice, France terror attack on church fuels Islam debate

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

People hold posters of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, near the Saudi Arabia consulate in Istanbul, marking the two-year anniversary of his death, Friday, Oct. 2, 2020. The gathering was held outside the consulate building, starting at 1:14 p.m. (1014 GMT) marking the time Khashoggi walked into the building where he met his demise. The posters read in Arabic:' Khashoggi's Friends Around the World'. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Saudi crown prince sued in U.S. over death of columnist Jamal Khashoggi

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Hatice Cengiz, the fiancee of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, attends the 16th Zurich Film Festival (ZFF) in Zurich, Switzerland, Friday, Oct. 2, 2020. (Alexandra Wey/Keystone via AP)

Family of slain Saudi journalist sues Saudi Crown Prince

By ASHRAF KHALIL - Associated Press

Saudi Arabia presides over G-20 interfaith forum

By AYA BATRAWY - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 15, 2015, file photo, a Saudi man walks through the Tadawul stock exchange in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia's National Commercial Bank said Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020, it will purchase rival lender Samba Financial Group in a deal valued at $14.8 billion, creating what would become the kingdom's largest bank. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, File)

Saudi’s National Commercial Bank buys Samba in $14.8B deal

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

FILE- In this March 6, 2020 file photo, Saudi policemen guard the the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The confirmed death toll from the coronavirus has gone over 50,000 in the Middle East as the pandemic continues. That's according to a count Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020, from The Associated Press, based on official numbers offered by health authorities across the region. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)

Pilgrims return to Mecca as Saudi eases virus restrictions

Associated Press

FILE - In this Friday, Dec. 22, 2017 file photo, Ethiopian Zeynu Abebe, 19, sits in between two others upon his arrival after being deported from Saudi Arabia, at the airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A new report released Friday, Sept. 2, 2020 by Amnesty International describes widespread abuses and squalid detention conditions facing thousands of migrants from Ethiopia in Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo/Mulugeta Ayene, File)

Ethiopian migrants held in Saudi Arabia call it ‘hellish’

By ELIAS MESERET - Associated Press