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November 30, 2020

Killing of Iranian nuclear scientist has region, world leaders on edge over potential retaliation from Iran

Iran has vowed to retaliate against Israel over a scientist's killing, raising tensions across the Middle East

November 23, 2020

Israel PM Netanyahu secretly met with Saudi crown prince: reports

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu traveled overnight by a civilian jet to Saudi Arabia reportedly for a secret meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, which would mark the first known encounter between senior Israeli and Saudi officials.

November 22, 2020

Saudi UN ambassador: Nobody ‘naive enough’ to rejoin Iran nuclear deal – including Biden administration

Saudi Arabia’s U.N. envoy on Sunday dismissed the idea that the United States would re-enter the Iran nuclear deal under a Joe Biden administration, saying nobody would be “naive enough” to go back to a deal that has “proven its failure to the entire world.”

November 21, 2020

Trump calls into virtual G20 summit, talks COVID-19 with world leaders

President Trump took part in the first of two virtual meetings with world leaders Saturday as part of a coronavirus-throttled G20 summit — in what could be the last international gathering of his presidency.

November 11, 2020

Several wounded in explosion at Saudi cemetery: French officials

French officials say multiple people were wounded on Wednesday when an explosive device hit a ceremony commemorating the end of World War I at a cemetery in the Saudi Arabian city of Jiddah.

October 29, 2020

Man arrested outside French consulate in Saudi Arabia after attacking guard: reports

A Saudi man was arrested Thursday after stabbing a guard at the French Consulate in the port city of Jiddah, Saudi Arabia’s state media reported.

October 28, 2020

US Embassy in Saudi Arabia says potential missile attack in capital city is no longer imminent

The U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia said a potential attack using "missiles or drones" in the country's capital city was no longer imminent on Wednesday.

October 26, 2020

Muslims call for French goods boycott to protest caricatures

Muslims in the Middle East and beyond on Monday broadened their calls for boycotts of French products and protests, as a clash over depictions of the Prophet Muhammad and the limits of free speech intensified.

October 21, 2020

Rep. Ilhan Omar, other lawmakers seek US boycott of G20 summit in Saudi Arabia

A group of 45 Democratic lawmakers Wednesday called on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to withdraw the U.S. from the G20 summit next month in Saudi Arabia unless the kingdom promises reforms on a long list of human rights abuses.

October 20, 2020

Jamal Khashoggi’s fiance and the pro-democracy group he founded sue Saudi crown prince MBS in a US court

More than two years after the chilling dismemberment of Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul, his fiancé and a human rights organization he founded just prior to his murder have filed a lawsuit against Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) for his alleged role in directing the grizzly death.