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China's Mideast Plans Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Why China really wants the Mideast

By Brandon J. Weichert

Houthi supporters chant slogans as they attend a rally marking eight years for a Saudi-led coalition, Friday, March 26, 2023, in Sanaa, Yemen. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

Saudi officials visit Yemen’s capital for talks with rebels

By Samy Magdy - Associated Press

The shadow of Shiite rebels, known as Houthis, are cast on a large representation of the Yemeni flag as they attend a demonstration against an arms embargo imposed by the U.N. Security Council on Houthi leaders, in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, April 16, 2015. Rare protests have erupted against Yemen’s Houthi rebels, Thursday, March 24, 2023, following the funeral of a popular critic found dead after he was detained by the group. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed) **FILE**

Yemen crisis resists resolution despite Iran-Saudi thaw

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this photo provided by the Saudi Royal Palace, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, right, meets with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Siss in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, late Sunday, April 2, 2023. (Bandar Aljaloud/Saudi Royal Palace via AP)

Leader of Egypt on surprise visit to Saudi Arabia

By Samy Magdy - Associated Press

Saudi Aramco engineers walk in front of a gas turbine generator at Khurais oil field during a tour for journalists, 150 kilometers east-northeast of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on June 28, 2021. Saudi Arabia said Sunday, April 2, 2023, it will cut oil production by 500,000 barrels per day from May until the end of 2023. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)

Saudis to cut oil production by 500,000 barrels per day

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Syrian President Bashar Assad listens to Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, March 15, 2023. (Vladimir Gerdo, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Saudi Arabia, Syria may restore ties as Mideast reshuffles

By Abby Sewell - Associated Press

Illustration on China's growing influence by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

China’s growing worldwide influence has set off alarm bells, but is anyone listening?

By Tom Jurkowsky

In this photo provided by Ibrahim Almadi, Saad Ibrahim Almadi sits in a restaurant in an unidentified place, in the United States, on August 2021. Almadi, 72, who is a citizen of both Saudi Arabia and the U.S., was arrested in Saudi Arabia last November and was recently sentenced to 16 years in prison over tweets critical of the Saudi government. (Ibrahim Almadi via AP) ** FILE **

Saudi Arabia frees American imprisoned over critical tweets

By Ellen Knickmeyer - Associated Press

In this photo released by Nournews, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Ali Shamkhani, right, China's most senior diplomat Wang Yi, center, and Saudi Arabia's National Security Adviser Musaad bin Mohammed al-Aiban looks on during an agreement signing ceremony between Iran and Saudi Arabia to reestablish diplomatic relations and reopen embassies after seven years of tensions between the Mideast rivals, in Beijing, China, March 10, 2023. In a matter of days, Saudi Arabia carried out blockbuster agreements with the world's two leading powers, signing a Chinese-facilitated deal aimed at restoring diplomatic ties with its arch-nemesis Iran and announcing a massive contract to buy commercial planes from U.S. manufacturer Boeing. (Nournews via AP)

With Saudi deals, U.S., China battle for influence in Mideast

By Aamer Madhani, Matthew Lee and Ellen Knickmeyer - Associated Press

Illustration on the recent China diplomatic victory in the Middle East between Iran and Suadi Arabia by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

In diplomatic black eye for Washington, China reshuffles Middle East deck

By Ilan Berman

Saudi Arabia places order for up to 121 planes from Boeing

By David Koenig and Aamer Madhani - Associated Press

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, visiting Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping before their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Feb. 14, 2023. (Yan Yan/Xinhua via AP, File)

Iran-Saudi Arabia deal casts China in unfamiliar global role

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Former President Donald Trump, left, talks with Yasir Al-Rumayyan, governor of Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, center, and Majed Al-Sorour, CEO of Golf Saudi, on the 16th hole during the first round of the Bedminster Invitational LIV Golf tournament in Bedminster, NJ., July 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Saudi Arabia’s golf case threatens to spill kingdom secrets

By Ellen Knickmeyer - Associated Press

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, at right, shakes hands with Saudi National Security Adviser Musaad bin Mohammed al-Aiban, at left, as Wang Yi, China's most senior diplomat, looks on, at center, for a photo during a closed meeting held in Beijing, Saturday, March 11, 2023. Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed Friday to reestablish diplomatic relations and reopen embassies after seven years of tensions. The major diplomatic breakthrough negotiated with China lowers the chance of armed conflict between the Mideast rivals, both directly and in proxy conflicts around the region. (Luo Xiaoguang/Xinhua via AP)

Saudi deal with Iran worries Israel, shakes up Middle East

By Isabel Debre and Samy Magdy - Associated Press

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends the APEC Leaders' Informal Dialogue with Guests during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Bangkok, Thailand Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. (Athit Perawongmetha/Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **

Iran, Saudi Arabia agree to resume relations after tensions

By Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

Jake Paul, left, and Tommy Fury, in action during their boxing match, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, early Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. (AP Photo)

Jake Paul takes first ring defeat by split decision to Tommy Fury

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Saudi Economic Partnership with U.S. Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Embracing MBS economy is in America’s commercial and national security interest

By S. Rob Sobhani

A Yemeni fighter backed by the Saudi-led coalition fires his weapon during clashes with Houthi rebels on the Kassara frontline near Marib, Yemen, June 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty, File)

Yemen rebels, Saudis in back-channel talks to maintain truce

By Samy Magdy - Associated Press

In this Oct. 30, 2010, photo, WWE chairman and CEO Vince McMahon speaks to an audience during a WWE fan appreciation event in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill) **FILE **

Wealthy Saudi fund looks to enter the ring for knockout prize: WWE

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Real Madrid's players celebrate after they won on penalty kicks a semi-final of the Spanish Super Cup between Real Madrid and Valencia in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Madrid beats Valencia on penalties in Super Cup semifinal

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