Topic: Saudi Arabia
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - One of Saudi Arabia's most senior clerics said he was not consulted about King Abdullah's decision to grant women more political rights, one of the first signs of discontent from powerful conservatives since the reform was announced.In ...
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's former top U.S. diplomat pressed the United States to support a Palestinian bid to upgrade its U.N. status, saying that its longtime ally would "risk losing the little credibility it has in the Arab world" if it ...
/george-w-bush" title="George W. Bush">Bush Administration confirmed on July 28 , 2007 that the United States is developing an arms package that will be sold to Saudi Arabia . First, supplying Saudi Arabia with advanced weaponry will enhance the country's ability to counter ...
The Cordoba Initiative, founded by Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, exists to foster better relations between Muslims and the West. And why is at least one, Newt Gingrich, arguing that the United States should become more like Saudi Arabia? There should be no ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will host Saudi King Abdullah for talks in Washington on June 29, the White House said on Sunday."The president looks forward to discussing with King Abdullah the strengthening of bilateral ties between the United States and ...
The Bush administration is preparing a $20 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia as part of a strategy for countering Iran, according to published press reports. The report quotes officials as saying that discussions with Congress on the arms package had just ...
The US Justice Department announced Friday that three Saudi nationals had been transferred from the Guantanamo Bay prison camp back to Saudi Arabia, where they will undergo a " rehabilitation program. "Khalid Saad Mohammed, Abdalaziz Kareem Salim Al Noofayaee, and Ahmed Zaid ...
US President Barack Obama arrived in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday at the start of a mission to the Middle East where he will reach out to the world's Muslims. Copyright 2009 AFP Global Edition
Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden has issued a new audiotape in which he takes aim at Barack Obama's policy towards the Islamic world, Al-Jazeera television announced shortly after the US president arrived in Saudi Arabia. Copyright 2009 AFP Global Edition
First stop on Mideast trip: Obama to meet Saudi king as he opens a dialogue with Muslim worldPresident Barack Obama is in Saudi Arabia after an overnight flight from Washington. AP's earlier story is below.WASHINGTON (AP) President Barack Obama is beginning his ...