Tag: Saudi Arabia
Arab press blasts reported US plan to remove IRGC from terror list
In response to reports that the Biden administration is considering removing Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) from the list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations as part of its efforts to renew the 2015 nuclear...
US transfers ‘significant number’ of Patriot missiles in Mideast to Saudi Arabia
The United States has transferred a “significant number” of Patriot interception missiles to Saudi Arabia this month in line with an urgent request by Riyadh amid “sharp tensions in the relationship,” The Wall Street Journal reported...
Saudi crown prince: Israel could become ‘a potential ally’ if Palestinian issue resolved
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman said Israel could become “a potential ally” if the conflict with the Palestinians is resolved, Saudi state news agency (SPA) reported on Thursday.
“We look at Israel as a potential ally...
Iraqi Hezbollah Brigades launch campaign to finance Houthi drones
The Iraqi Hezbollah Brigades have raised 1 billion Iraqi dinars ($685,000) as part of a campaign to support Yemen’s Houthi militia, also known as Ansar Allah, according to Iraqi media reports.
The campaign is called...
Small Gaza protest points to bigger ramifications for Hamas
A relatively small event—a Jan. 22 protest by the Iran-backed Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) in the Gaza Strip in support of another Iranian-proxy, the Houthis—revealed a burgeoning problem for Hamas as the march unleashed a...
Jewish leaders visit Saudi Arabia to assess openness towards Israel, form budding networks
Earlier this month, it was revealed that a group of 15 Republican Jewish leaders from the United States paid a visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in June to try to advance the...
Saudi rift with Lebanon growing amid discontent over Hezbollah’s dominance
If Lebanon, mired in a financial and political crisis, didn’t have enough problems, it has angered Saudi Arabia, an important economic patron. The Saudis have taken umbrage at comments made by Lebanon’s information minister....
Saudi Arabia: ‘Pointless’ dealing with Hezbollah-dominated Lebanon
Dealing with Hezbollah-dominated Lebanon is “pointless,” said Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah Al Saud in a TV interview on Sunday.
“There is a crisis in Lebanon with the dominance of...
Saudi Arabia sentences 69 Hamas members to prison for up to 21 years
A Saudi court sentenced 69 Palestinians and Jordanians to as much as 21 years in prison on Sunday.
The men, residents of Saudi Arabia, were arrested three years ago and accused of links with a...
Iran views Houthi attacks as ‘experiment lab’ for its weapons and doctrines
Iran views ongoing attacks by its radical ally in Yemen, the Houthis, on Saudi Arabia and others in the area as an important “experimentation lab” to test out new kinds of weapons and combat...