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President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama participate in a delegation receiving line with the new Saudi Arabian King, Salman bin Abdul Aziz, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015. The president and first lady have come to express their condolences on the death of the late Saudi Arabian King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

WESLEY PRUDEN: Saudis’ insult to Michelle Obama goes unchallenged by Obama

By Wesley Pruden - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama participate in a delegation receiving line with the new Saudi Arabian King, Salman bin Abdul Aziz, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015. The president and first lady have come to express their condolences on the death of the late Saudi Arabian King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Ted Cruz to Michelle Obama: ‘Kudos’ for refusing headscarf — ‘nicely done’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

President Obama met with new Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdul Aziz in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Associated Press)

CHRISTOPHER HARPER: Media recasting late Saudi king as a reformer

By Christopher Harper

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama stand with new Saudi King Salman bin Abdul Aziz they arrive on Air Force One at King Khalid International Airport, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Michelle Obama’s attire in Saudi Arabia acceptable, White House says

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama shakes hands with new Saudi King Salman bin Abdul Aziz upon his arrival on Air Force One at King Khalid International Airport, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama: Despite human rights troubles, we must work with Saudi Arabia

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

President Obama meets new Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdul Aziz in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, where he and the and first lady have come to expresses their condolences on the death of the late Saudi Arabian King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud. Mr. Obama was mum on human rights issues in the country. (Associated Press)

Obama pushes gender equality in India, silent in Saudi Arabia

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

A herd of musk ox graze in an area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, known as Area 1002, in this undated file photo. (AP Photo/Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, File) ** FILE **

EDITORIAL: Obama’s seizure of Alaskan oil reserves hurts U.S.

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

An Indian shopkeeper puts thread in a kite with portraits of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Barack Obama for sale at a shop in Mumbai, India, Friday, Jan. 23, 2015. Obama arrives in New Delhi on Sunday and will be the first American president to attend India&#8217;s annual Republic Day festivities marked annually on Jan. 26. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Obama will cut short India trip, pay respects to family of late King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

File - In this Tuesday, May 11, 2010 file photo, Saudi King Abdullah bin Abd al-Aziz, salutes as he arrives to the opening of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) consultative summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. On early Friday, Jan. 23, 2015, Saudi state TV reported King Abdullah died at the age of 90. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)

S. ROB SOBHANI: Why Saudi King Abdullah mattered

By S. Rob Sobhani

In this Friday, June 27, 2014, file photo, Saudi King Abdullah speaks before a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry at his private residence in the Red Sea city of in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski, Pool, File)

King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia dies

By Dave Boyer and Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2005 file photo, Saudi Arabia's new King Abdullah leaves after special prayers for late King Fahd at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia's Turk bin Abdullah mosque. On early Friday, Jan. 23, 2015, Saudi state TV reported King Abdullah died at the age of 90. (AP Photo)

Saudi state TV reports: King Abdullah has died at 90

By AYA BATRAWY and ABDULLAH AL-SHIHRI - Associated Press

Houthi Shiite Yemeni gather Tuesday while guarding a street leading to the presidential palace in Sanaa, Yemen. (Associated Press)

Yemen unrest undermines U.S. operations against al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Tuesday, March 23, 2010 file photo, King Abdullah, center, of Saudi Arabia and his half brother Saudi Interior Minister Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud, right, hold their swords as they take part in the traditional Arda dance, or War dance, during the Janadriyah Festival of Heritage and Culture on the outskirts of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. King Abdullah has ratified a new counter-terrorism law which went into effect Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014. Rights activists said that the law criminalizes speech critical of the government or society. It was published in full in the government's official gazette Um Al-Qura Friday. (AP Photo, File)

Saudi Arabia’s rights crackdown linked to war on terror

By AYA BATRAWY - Associated Press

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Saudi Arabia funds terror

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Saudi soldiers look out from Mt. Doud, Wednesday Jan. 27, 2010, a high strategic position in the southern Saudi province of Jizan, near the border with Yemen, that was occupied by Houthi rebels from Yemen, and was retaken by the Saudi military a week ago. At least 133 Saudis soldiers died, mostly in the ground fighting to retake the strategic high ground on the frontier. It is not clear how many rebels were killed. Saudi joined the 5-year-old fight when Yemeni rebels crossed the border and killed two Saudi soldiers. The northern rebels have been battling Yemen's government since 2004 complaining of neglect and discrimination. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Saudi Arabia building 600-mile ‘Great Wall’ to keep out Islamic State

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

In this Friday, June 27, 2014, file photo, Saudi King Abdullah speaks before a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry at his private residence in the Red Sea city of in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia. The official Saudi Press Agency says King Abdullah has been admitted to a hospital for medical tests. (AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski, Pool, File)

Saudi Arabia has banner year for beheadings

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Saudi oil minister Ali al-Naimi is surrounded by journalists during the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) meeting Saturday in Cairo, Egypt. OPEC oil ministers downplayed expectations of, but didn't dismiss outright, an immediate output cut as they faced a third test in as many months of their ability to engineer a rebound in oil prices. (Associated Press)

Saudi says oil decisions not linked to politics

Associated Press

Illustration on Saudi Arabia's strategic use of its oil supply by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

ROBERT McFARLANE: Saudi Arabia lets low oil prices squeeze OPEC partner, Shiite rival Iran

By Robert McFarlane

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. Two Saudi women have been detained for six days for defying the kingdom&#8217;s driving ban on females, family members and an activists said Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014. 25-year-old Al-Hathloul had been planning to defy the kingdom&#8217;s ban on women driving by crossing into her country from neighboring UAE, where she has a driver&#8217;s license. (AP Photo/Loujain al-Hathloul)

OSSOB MOHAMUD: Driving, sports, and women in Saudi Arabia

By Ossob Mohamud