Saudi Arabia

Latest Stories

Shiite tribesmen, known as Houthis, hold their weapons as they chant slogans during a rally in Sanaa, Yemen, on July 18. (Associated Press)

Obama administration’s $1 billion arms deal aids Saudi brutality in Yemen, lawmakers say

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2001 file photo, a shell of what was once part of the facade of one of the twin towers of New York's World Trade Center rises above the rubble that remains after both towers were destroyed in New York. Whether they survived the attacks by fleeing the buildings, worked at the site after the attacks or simply lived near-by, people are still dealing with the emotion effects of the attacks 13 years later. (AP Photo/Shawn Baldwin, File)

9/11 report details Saudi Arabia funding of Muslim extremists in U.S.

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Islamic State attacks on Istanbul Ataturk Airport and other targets around the world are part of a plan of expansion and not desperate responses to losses of land as Secretary of State John F. Kerry has asserted, according to terrorism analysts. (Associated Press)

Islamic State recent attacks counter John Kerry’s claim of despair

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

In this photo provided by Noor Punasiya, people stand by an explosion site in Medina, Saudi Arabia, Monday, July 4, 2016. State-linked Saudi news websites reported an explosion Monday near one of Islam's holiest sites in the city of Medina, as two suicide bombers struck in different cities. (Courtesy of Noor Punasiya via AP)

Saudi Arabia names Pakistani man as suicide bomber in Jiddah

Associated Press

Worshippers visit the Prophet Mohammad's tomb inside the Prophet Mohammad's Mosque in Medinah city in Saudi Arabia, Saturday, July 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban) ** FILE **

Explosion takes place in Medina, Saudi Arabia, near one of Islam’s holiest sites: report

By Aya Batrawy - Associated Press

Saudi Arabian Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman listens in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, during a meeting between Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef and President Barack Obama, in this May 13, 2015, file photo. Saudi Arabia said Tuesday, Dec. 15, that 34 nations have agreed to form a new &quot;Islamic military alliance&quot; to fight terrorism with a joint operations center based in the kingdom's capital, Riyadh. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Saudi Arabia begins to overhaul autocracy

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Welcome to Saudi Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

DANIEL PIPES: The Saudi solution for Middle Eastern migrants

By Daniel Pipes

President Barack Obama and Saudi Arabia's King Salman stand together for the Leaders Photo at the Diriyah Palace during the Gulf Cooperation Council Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, April 21, 2016. The president is on a six day trip to strategize with his counterparts in Saudi Arabia, Britain and Germany on a broad range of issues with efforts to rein in the Islamic State group being the common denominator in all three stops. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

BRUCE FEIN: Sue Saudi Arabia for complicity in 9/11

By Bruce Fein

FILE- In this Monday, June 15, 2015 file photo, a Saudi man walks at the Tadawul Saudi Stock Exchange, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. King Salman announced the approval for the &quot;Vision 2030&quot; plan in a short televised announcement on Monday in which he called on Saudis to work together ensure its success. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, File)

Saudi Arabia outlines reform plan for oil-addicted economy

By ABDULLAH AL-SHIHRI and AYA BATRAWY - Associated Press

President Barack Obama, third from right, and Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir, third from left, are greeted at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, April 21, 2016, before the president boards Air Force One en route to London after participating in the Gulf Cooperation Council Summit. The president is on a six day trip to strategize with his counterparts in Saudi Arabia, England and Germany on a broad range of issues with efforts to rein in the Islamic State group being the common denominator in all three stops. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

ARMSTRONG WILLIAMS: Response to claims by 9/11 victims shows U.S.-Saudi relationship changing

By Armstrong Williams

"Taps" is played at Ground Zero during a 9/11 memorial ceremony on September 11, 2009 in New York City. Family of the victims, government officials and others gathered at the annual ceremony to remember the attacks that killed more than 2,700 people with the destruction of the World Trade Center, the crash at the Pentagon and United 93 in Shanksville, Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001. (Photo by Chang W. Lee-Pool/Getty Images)

9/11 Commission: No Saudi smoking gun

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

President Obama looks to Saudi Arabia's King Salman as he speaks during the Gulf Cooperation Council Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on April 21, 2016. (Associated Press) **FILE**

In Saudi Arabia, Obama reaffirms U.S. support for Arab allies

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

fine line: President Obama was visiting Saudi King Salman in Riyadh on Wednesday as politicians back home were calling for the administration to release information implicating a number of Saudis in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. (Associated Press)

Push for answers on Saudi Arabia’s involvement in Sept. 11

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn of Texas, speaks next to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, in this June 9, 2015, file photo. (AP Photo/Molly Riley, File)

John Cornyn slams Obama for opposing bill on terrorism lawsuits

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Illustration on releasing information on Saudi connection to 911 by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

CAL THOMAS: Fears of Saudi retaliation deter truth about 9/11

By Cal Thomas

President Obama's first stop will be to Saudi Arabia, where he will meet with King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, after calling Persian Gulf states "free riders." (Associated Press/File)

Obama to visit Saudi Arabia, Britain after offensive remarks

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

JAMES LYONS: The ‘old Iran’ is still at work

By James A. Lyons

President Obama meets with King Salman of Saudi Arabia in the Oval Office of the White House on Sept. 4, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

White House won’t commit to declassifying secret 9/11 report

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Modernization of the Saudi Economy Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

EDWARD BURTON: Saudi Arabia turns oil crisis into opportunity

By Edward Burton

In this photo taken on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015, Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, shakes hand with Syria President Bashar Assad in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia. Assad has traveled to Moscow in his first known trip abroad since the war broke out in Syria in 2011 to meet his strongest ally Russian leader Vladimir Putin, Syrian and Russian media reported Wednesday. (Alexei Druzhinin, RIA-Novosti, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

US-RUSSIA CROSSTALK: Syrian settlement as a precondition for routing international terrorism

By Alexander Aksenyonok