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February 5, 2021

'World’s fastest roller coaster' being built at Six Flags theme park: 'It won’t be for the fainthearted'

The ride, named “Falcon’s Flight,” will also be the world’s longest and tallest roller coaster.

January 26, 2021

US exploring new bases in Saudi Arabia amid Iran tensions

The U.S. military is exploring the possibility of using a Red Sea port in Saudi Arabia and additional two airfields in the kingdom amid heightened tensions with Iran, the military said Tuesday.

January 22, 2021

Joe Biden putting 'Saudi Arabia first' by halting Keystone XL pipeline: Sen. Daines

Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., believes President Biden killing the Keystone XL pipeline shows he’s putting "Saudi Arabia first," not American workers.

January 5, 2021

Gulf Arab leaders sign declaration with Qatar to ease rift

Gulf Arab leaders signed a declaration Tuesday in Saudi Arabia to mark a new page in relations following the kingdom's decision to end a 3 1/2-year embargo of Qatar, easing a rift that deeply divided regional U.S. security allies and frayed social ties across the interconnected Arabian Peninsula.

January 5, 2021

Jared Kushner brokers deal ending Saudi Arabia's fight with Qatar

​​​​​​​Saudi Arabia and its allies are expected to sign a deal Tuesday officially ending their feud with Qatar in an agreement negotiated by White House senior advisor Jared Kushner, a government official confirmed Monday.

December 30, 2020

Explosion rocks Yemen airport in 'cowardly terrorist attack' as new Cabinet members land

The members of the Yemeni government’s newly formed Cabinet, including Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed, were greeted with a loud explosion soon after its plane landed Wednesday in the city of Aden, in what an official is calling a "cowardly terrorist attack carried out by the Iranian-backed Houthi militia." 

December 22, 2020

Mitchell Bard: Saudi Arabia’s anti-Semitism is biggest obstacle to normalizing relations with Israel

While reports have surfaced that Saudi Arabia might normalize relations with Israel, the chances of that happening are slim so long as 84-year-old King Salman remains in power, due to his long history of anti-Semitism.

December 13, 2020

Explosion reported on oil tanker off Saudi Arabia believed caused by 'external source'

December 9, 2020

Critics accuse CNN of publishing Saudi 'propaganda' piece hyping nation's tourism

CNN has received intense backlash over an article published last week that critics described as a thinly-disguised promotional piece for tourism to Saudi Arabia. 

December 2, 2020

Behind the final Trump team push for Saudi Arabia to 'normalize' ties with Israel

White House senior adviser Jared Kushner touched down in the Gulf this week in what observers say is a last-ditch effort to secure final prominent foreign policy wins for the Trump team with Saudi's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, known colloquially as MBS.