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Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri resigned from his position abruptly Saturday, amid rumors of assassination attempts against him. Reportedly, he met with Saudi officials weeks ago. (Associated Press)

Lebanese fear prime minister’s resignation was a Saudi power play

By Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 14, 2012 file photo, King Salman, left, speaks with his son, now Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, (MBS), as they wait for Gulf Arab leaders ahead of the opening of Gulf Cooperation Council, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The surprise dismissal and arrest of dozens of ministers, royals, officials and senior military officers by MBS late Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017, is unprecedented in the secretive, 85-year-old kingdom. But so is the by-now virtually certain rise to the throne of a 30-something royal who, in another first, is succeeding his father. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)

Saudi Arabia says corruption probe detainees will face trial

By ABDULLAH AL-SHIHRI and AYA BATRAWY - Associated Press

Working Together to Feed the Hungry Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Qatar Gulf adversaries should join in food security alliance

By S. Rob Sobhani

FILE - This May 30, 2017 file photo, shows Saudi Crown Prince and Defense Minister Mohammed bin Salman, (MBS), in Moscow's Kremlin, Russia. The surprise dismissal and arrest of dozens of ministers, royals, officials and senior military officers by MBS late Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017, is unprecedented in the secretive, 85-year-old kingdom. But so is the by-now virtually certain rise to the throne of a 30-something royal who, in another first, is succeeding his father. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, pool, File)

AP ANALYSIS: Saudi crown prince’s arrests are a risky gamble

By AYA BATRAWY - Associated Press

FILE - In this July, 23, 2017 file photo, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman poses while meeting with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Saturday, Nov. 11 2017, removed a prominent prince who headed the National Guard, replaced the economy minister and announced the creation of a new anti-corruption committee. (Presidency Press Service/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Billionaire prince among dozens arrested in Saudi sweep

By ABDULLAH AL-SHIHRI and AYA BATRAWY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017 file photo released by an official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, right, shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin, at the Saadabad Palace in Tehran, Iran. After watching for years as the United States called the shots in the region, Russian President Vladimir Putin is seizing the reins of power in the Middle East, establishing footholds and striking alliances with unlikely partners. From Syria’s battlefields to its burgeoning partnership with Iran and Turkey to its deepening ties with Saudi Arabia, Russia is stepping in to fill a void left by the United States. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP, File)

Russia takes on Mideast diplomacy as US retreats

By ZEINA KARAM - Associated Press

Iowa power couple scrutinized for Saudi Arabia lobbying work

By RYAN J. FOLEY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2017 file photo released by Saudi Press Agency, SPA, Saudi men and women attend national day ceremonies at the King Fahd stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Women will be allowed into sports stadiums as of next year, the kingdom's latest step toward easing rules on gender segregation -- but they will only be allowed to sit in the so-called family section. (Saudi Press Agency via AP, File)

Saudi women to be allowed into sports stadiums next year

By AYA BATRAWY - Associated Press

Johns Hopkins takes mission to Lebanon, around the world

By ANDREA K. MCDANIELS - Associated Press

FILE- In this Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017 file photo released by Saudi Press Agency, SPA, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman speaks at the opening ceremony of Future Investment Initiative Conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia's crown prince has promised to return the ultraconservative kingdom to a more &quot;moderate&quot; Islam. (Saudi Press Agency via AP, File)

AP ANALYSIS: Saudi promise of ‘moderate Islam’ shifts power

By AYA BATRAWY - Associated Press

US, Gulf allies sanction Yemenis in joint anti-terror effort

By AYA BATRAWY and ABDULLAH AL-SHIHRI - Associated Press

Saudi Arabia opens major conference with eye on investment

By AYA BATRAWY and ABDULLAH AL-SHIHRI - Associated Press

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson answers a reporter's question during a media availability with Qatar's Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani after their meeting, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017, in Doha,Qatar. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)

Tillerson seeks Arab help in US effort to isolate Iran

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

Women in Kansas react to driving ban lift in Saudi Arabia

By JOANNA HLAVACEK - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, talks with Saudi King Salman during their meeting in the Kremlin, Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. The king's talks with Putin on Thursday are expected to focus on the global oil market and the conflict in Syria.(AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

Putin and Saudi king turn the page on decades of tensions

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and AYA BATRAWY - Associated Press

Qatar, which hosts Washington's most strategic military base in the Persian Gulf and sits atop some of the word's largest proven natural gas reserves, is the target of an economic and diplomatic blockade from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates. (Associated Press/File)

U.S. stuck in Middle East allies’ feud

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Saturday, March 29, 2014 file photo, Aziza Yousef drives a car on a highway in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as part of a campaign to defy Saudi Arabia's ban on women driving. Saudi Arabia says it will allow women to drive for the first time in the ultra-conservative kingdom. The kingdom, which announced the change on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017, was the only the country in the world to bar women from driving and for years had garnered negative publicity internationally for detaining women who defied the ban. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, File)

Donald Trump lauds Saudi Arabia change allowing women to drive

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

FILE- In this Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017, file photo, Muslim protesters shout slogans as they hold posters of Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and Wirathu, the leader of Myanmar's nationalist Buddhist monks during a rally against the persecution of Rohingya Muslims, in Jakarta, Indonesia. When Rohingya Muslims fled persecution and slaughter in Myanmar in past decades, tens of thousands found refuge in Saudi Arabia, home to Islam’s holiest sites. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim, File)

Business ties complicate Muslim states’ response to Rohingya

By AYA BATRAWY - Associated Press

Saudi Arabia creating $2.7B entertainment investment company

Associated Press

Mohammed bin Salman has made global headlines by calling for aggressive reforms in Saudi Arabia to diversify the economy and promote more cultural openness in the nation's notoriously conservative society. (Associated Press/File)

Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia crown prince, rumored to ascend to throne

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times