US-Saudi Arabia relations
US will resume offensive weapons sales to Saudi Arabia
Middle East
August 13, 2024
US will resume offensive weapons sales to Saudi Arabia
CNN — The United States will resume sales of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia, the State Department said Monday, ending a suspension…
US poised to ease restrictions on sale of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia
Middle East
December 26, 2023
US poised to ease restrictions on sale of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia
CNN — The US is poised to ease restrictions on the sale of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia, officials told…
Saudi Arabia looks for security assurances from US as condition for normalizing ties with Israel
Middle East
March 11, 2023
Saudi Arabia looks for security assurances from US as condition for normalizing ties with Israel
Washington CNN — Saudi Arabia is looking to the United States for security guarantees and help with its civilian nuclear…
America and Saudi Arabia are locked in a bitter battle over oil. The stakes are massive
Middle East
December 6, 2022
America and Saudi Arabia are locked in a bitter battle over oil. The stakes are massive
New York CNN Business — The relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia is one of the most important…
Son of US citizen detained in Saudi Arabia says his father is ‘nowhere near being dissident’
Middle East
October 19, 2022
Son of US citizen detained in Saudi Arabia says his father is ‘nowhere near being dissident’
CNN – The son of an American citizen imprisoned in Saudi Arabia for criticizing the Saudi government said Tuesday evening…
Democratic senator says ‘there’s got to be consequences’ for Saudi Arabia after OPEC+ announces oil production cuts
Middle East
October 12, 2022
Democratic senator says ‘there’s got to be consequences’ for Saudi Arabia after OPEC+ announces oil production cuts
CNN – A Democratic member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said Sunday that “there’s got to be consequences” after…
White House says Biden’s meeting with Saudi officials next month will ‘include’ crown prince
Middle East
June 20, 2022
White House says Biden’s meeting with Saudi officials next month will ‘include’ crown prince
(CNN) -The White House said Sunday that President Joe Biden‘s upcoming meeting with Saudi officials will “include” the kingdom’s crown…
Biden and Saudi have a lot to lose if talks are a bust
Middle East
June 18, 2022
Biden and Saudi have a lot to lose if talks are a bust
London (CNN) – Most Saudi officials start any conversation about the United States with the preface, “a long and historic…
Saudi Crown Prince outlasts US’ moral outrage, with a little help from soaring gas prices
Middle East
June 15, 2022
Saudi Crown Prince outlasts US’ moral outrage, with a little help from soaring gas prices
(CNN) – Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has outlasted the United States, nearly four years after the murder and…
Biden to visit Saudi Arabia after a stop in Israel, determining it’s time to engage kingdom he once called a ‘pariah’
Middle East
June 15, 2022
Biden to visit Saudi Arabia after a stop in Israel, determining it’s time to engage kingdom he once called a ‘pariah’
(CNN) – President Joe Biden will visit Saudi Arabia next month, the White House announced Tuesday, a foreign policy trade-off…