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Rulings signal US courts may be more open to lawsuits accusing foreign officials of abuses
Read full article: Rulings signal US courts may be more open to lawsuits accusing foreign officials of abusesA U.S. court has given two top associates of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman until early November to turn over any evidence in a lawsuit.
Jared Kushner, former Trump adviser, defends business dealings with Saudi Arabia
Read full article: Jared Kushner, former Trump adviser, defends business dealings with Saudi ArabiaJared Kushner, Donald Trump’s former White House adviser and his son-in-law, is defending his business dealings with the Saudi crown prince after leaving the U.S. government.
2034 World Cup would bring together FIFA's president and Saudi Arabia's Prince Mohammed
Read full article: 2034 World Cup would bring together FIFA's president and Saudi Arabia's Prince MohammedThe near certainty that Saudi Arabia will host the 2034 men’s World Cup unites two of the most influential men in world sports.
Saudi Arabia likely to host 2034 World Cup after Australia decides not to bid for soccer showcase
Read full article: Saudi Arabia likely to host 2034 World Cup after Australia decides not to bid for soccer showcaseSaudi Arabia is all but certain to host the men’s 2034 World Cup after the Australian soccer federation declined to enter the bidding contest.
With Saudi-PGA deal, once-shunned crown prince makes dramatic move to extend kingdom’s influence
Read full article: With Saudi-PGA deal, once-shunned crown prince makes dramatic move to extend kingdom’s influenceAfter years of isolation over his human rights abuses, Saudi Arabia’s crown prince is elevating his standing in the United States in part by diving into American sports, business and culture.
LIV Golf-PGA Tour merger reignites not-so-clean debate over sportswashing
Read full article: LIV Golf-PGA Tour merger reignites not-so-clean debate over sportswashingThe PGA Tour's merger with rival LIV Golf has reignited a debate over sportswashing and drawn critics ranging from current professional golfers to the families of Sept. 11 victims.
Saudi prince's new title key to dodging lawsuit over killing
Read full article: Saudi prince's new title key to dodging lawsuit over killingA recent boost in titles for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has proven crucial to shielding him from a U.S. lawsuit in the killing of a U.S.-based journalist.
Trump strikes new overseas deal and raises old ethics issue
Read full article: Trump strikes new overseas deal and raises old ethics issueDonald Trump’s company is licensing its name to a golf resort in Oman in the first of what it hopes will be several overseas deals, raising conflicts-of-interest issues as the former president prepares for a possible third run for the White House.
A bump and a miss: Saudi oil cut slaps down Biden's outreach
Read full article: A bump and a miss: Saudi oil cut slaps down Biden's outreachPresident Joe Biden is effectively acknowledging the failure of one of his biggest foreign policy gambles: a fist-bump with the de facto leader of Saudi Arabia, the crown prince associated with human rights abuses.
Germany secures more gas shipments as Scholz visits Gulf
Read full article: Germany secures more gas shipments as Scholz visits GulfGerman Chancellor Olaf Scholz planted a tree at a mangrove park in the United Arab Emirates in a token nod to environmentalism during a two-day visit to the Gulf region focused mainly on securing new fossil fuel supplies and forging fresh alliances against Russia.
German leader seeks energy deals, alliances on Gulf trip
Read full article: German leader seeks energy deals, alliances on Gulf tripGerman Chancellor Olaf Scholz has arrived in Saudi Arabia for the first stop of a two-day, three-country visit aimed at striking new energy deals and forging fresh alliances.
France skirts over Khashoggi killing amid Saudi prince visit
Read full article: France skirts over Khashoggi killing amid Saudi prince visitFrance’s presidency has focused on global warming, the war in Ukraine and the Iran nuclear deal in relaying details about the controversial dinner in Paris between Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and French President Emmanuel Macron.
Saudi crown prince: First EU visit since Khashoggi killing
Read full article: Saudi crown prince: First EU visit since Khashoggi killingSaudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is visiting Greece on his first trip to a European Union country since the killing in 2018 of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Biden's Saudi visit aims to balance rights, oil, security
Read full article: Biden's Saudi visit aims to balance rights, oil, securityPresident Joe Biden has exchanged a cordial fist bump with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, but says he then raised the issue of the murder of writer Jamal Khashoggi, which U.S. intelligence has said the crown prince approved.
The AP Interview: Khashoggi fiancee criticizes Biden visit
Read full article: The AP Interview: Khashoggi fiancee criticizes Biden visitHatice Cengiz, the fiancee of murdered Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi, is describing Joe Biden’s decision to visit Saudi Arabia as “heartbreaking,” accusing the U.S. president of backing down from his pledge of prioritizing human rights.
Johnson, Ortiz tied for lead in LIV Golf event in Portland
Read full article: Johnson, Ortiz tied for lead in LIV Golf event in PortlandThe outcry that marked the start of the Saudi Arabia-funded LIV Golf series’ first American stop quieted a bit on Friday, putting the focus on the play at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club.
Koepka cites injuries, family for joining Saudi-backed tour
Read full article: Koepka cites injuries, family for joining Saudi-backed tourFour months after suggesting those who defected to the Saudi-backed LIV Golf series were sellouts, Brooks Koepka explained Tuesday that he simply changed his mind.
DC trolls Saudi embassy by naming street Jamal Khashoggi Way
Read full article: DC trolls Saudi embassy by naming street Jamal Khashoggi WayOne month ahead of President Joe Biden’s trip to Saudi Arabia, the District of Columbia is renaming the street in front of the Saudi embassy Jamal Khashoggi Way, trolling Riyadh for its role in the killing of the dissident Saudi activist and journalist in 2018.
GAO: US failed to track if arms used against Yemen civilians
Read full article: GAO: US failed to track if arms used against Yemen civiliansA government report says the Pentagon and the State Department failed to investigate whether a Saudi-led coalition used arms bought from U.S. suppliers in attacks alleged to have killed civilians in Yemen.
Biden affirms human rights commitment as he warms to Saudis
Read full article: Biden affirms human rights commitment as he warms to SaudisPresident Joe Biden says he has not changed his views on human rights despite his administration’s praise of Saudi Arabia for getting key oil producers to step up production.
As gas prices soar, Biden leans toward visiting Saudi Arabia
Read full article: As gas prices soar, Biden leans toward visiting Saudi ArabiaPresident Joe Biden is leaning towards making a visit to Saudi Arabia — a trip that would likely bring him face-to-face with the Saudi crown prince he once shunned as a killer.
Turkey to move trial of Khashoggi suspects to Saudi Arabia
Read full article: Turkey to move trial of Khashoggi suspects to Saudi ArabiaA Turkish court has decided to transfer the trial of 26 Saudis accused in the gruesome killing of Jamal Khashoggi to Saudi Arabia, raising fears that those responsible for the death of the Washington Post columnist won’t be brought to justice for a crime that drew international outrage.
Turkey to OK Khashoggi murder trial's move to Saudi Arabia
Read full article: Turkey to OK Khashoggi murder trial's move to Saudi ArabiaTurkey’s justice minister says the government will recommend that an Istanbul court close its trial in absentia against 26 Saudi nationals charged in the slaying of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi and transfer the case to Saudi Arabia.
Prosecutor seeks end to Khashoggi murder trial in Turkey
Read full article: Prosecutor seeks end to Khashoggi murder trial in TurkeyThe prosecutor in the case against 26 Saudi nationals charged in the slaying of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi requested Thursday that their trial in absentia be suspended and the case be transferred to Saudi Arabia.
US official: Biden fortified Saudi's Patriot missile supply
Read full article: US official: Biden fortified Saudi's Patriot missile supplyThe U.S. has resupplied Saudi Arabia with Patriot antimissile interceptors in recent weeks as the Biden administration looks to ease what has been a point of tension in the increasingly complicated U.S.-Saudi relationship.
UK prime minister in UAE, Saudi Arabia to press for more oil
Read full article: UK prime minister in UAE, Saudi Arabia to press for more oilBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson has met with the de facto rulers of the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia in efforts to ease gasoline prices as the West grapples with economic headwinds from Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Pariahs no more? US reaches out to oil states as prices rise
Read full article: Pariahs no more? US reaches out to oil states as prices riseThree checkered oil regimes that President Joe Biden and past U.S. leaders have spectacularly snubbed — Venezuela, Saudi Arabia and Iran — are the targets of U.S. outreach as global fuel prices hit dizzying highs during the Ukraine crisis.
Saudi Arabia keeps lid on oil output as US gas prices rise
Read full article: Saudi Arabia keeps lid on oil output as US gas prices riseSaudi Arabia is signaling it isn’t willing to pump more oil and won’t push for changes to an agreement with Russia and other producers that has kept a lid on oil production levels.
World leaders: Who's coming, who isn't to Beijing Olympics
Read full article: World leaders: Who's coming, who isn't to Beijing OlympicsThe U.S., Britain and a handful of others aren’t sending dignitaries to the Beijing Winter Games as part of a diplomatic boycott, but the Chinese capital is still attracting an array of world leaders for Friday’s opening ceremony.
Tracking Biden's 1st-year progress delivering on promises
Read full article: Tracking Biden's 1st-year progress delivering on promisesDuring President Joe Biden's first year in office, he took action on a number of his key promises, from rebuilding U.S. alliances globally to distributing vaccines across America and the world.
Spyware find highlights depth of hacker-for-hire industry
Read full article: Spyware find highlights depth of hacker-for-hire industrySecurity researchers say they discovered two different types of commercial spyware on the phone of a leading exiled Egyptian dissident, documenting for the first time a hack by a little-known competitor of Israel’s notorious NSO Group.
Saudi crown prince in 1st visit to Qatar after embargo ended
Read full article: Saudi crown prince in 1st visit to Qatar after embargo endedSaudi Arabia’s crown prince is in Qatar for the first time since the kingdom rallied other Arab states to end their yearslong rift and embargo on the tiny Persian Gulf country.
Arrested man is freed, not a suspect in Khashoggi's murder
Read full article: Arrested man is freed, not a suspect in Khashoggi's murderFrench authorities have announced that a man arrested at Paris-Charles De Gaulle Airport linked to the 2018 killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was misidentified.
Report: NSO spyware found on 6 Palestinian activists' phones
Read full article: Report: NSO spyware found on 6 Palestinian activists' phonesSecurity researchers say spyware from the notorious Israeli hacker-for-hire company NSO Group was detected on the cellphones of six Palestinian human rights activists.
Saudi crown prince's investment forum draws back Westerners
Read full article: Saudi crown prince's investment forum draws back WesternersSaudi Arabia’s annual investment forum has drawn over a thousand participants, with big-name U.S. financiers and business leaders back on the stage three years after many stayed away following international outcry over the killing of a government critic in a Saudi consulate.
Ex-Saudi official claims damaging intel against crown prince
Read full article: Ex-Saudi official claims damaging intel against crown princeA former senior Saudi security official who helped oversee joint counter-terrorism efforts with the U.S. claims the kingdom’s crown prince once spoke of killing a sitting Saudi monarch before his own father was crowned king.
Premier League club Newcastle bought by Saudi sovereign fund
Read full article: Premier League club Newcastle bought by Saudi sovereign fundEnglish Premier League club Newcastle has been sold to Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund after a protracted takeover and legal fight involving concerns about piracy and rights abuses in the kingdom.
FBI releases newly declassified record on Sept. 11 attacks
Read full article: FBI releases newly declassified record on Sept. 11 attacksA declassified FBI document related to logistical support given to two of the Saudi hijackers in the run-up to the Sept. 11 attacks details contacts the men had with Saudi associates in the United States but doesn't provide proof that senior kingdom officials were complicit in the plot.
Pentagon chief: al-Qaida may seek comeback in Afghanistan
Read full article: Pentagon chief: al-Qaida may seek comeback in AfghanistanU.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says the al-Qaida extremist group that used Afghanistan as a staging base to attack United States 20 years ago may attempt to regenerate there following an American withdrawal that has left the Taliban in power.
Macron among 14 heads of states on potential spyware list
Read full article: Macron among 14 heads of states on potential spyware listAmnesty International says French President Emmanuel Macron leads a list of 14 current or former heads of state potentially targeted for hacking by clients of the notorious Israeli spyware firm NSO Group.
Probe: Journalists, activists among firm's spyware targets
Read full article: Probe: Journalists, activists among firm's spyware targetsAn investigation by a global media consortium alleges that military-grade malware from Israel-based NSO Group is being used to spy on journalists, human rights activists and political dissidents.
Turkey seeks better Saudi ties despite Khashoggi slaying
Read full article: Turkey seeks better Saudi ties despite Khashoggi slayingTurkey's Foreign Ministry says its top diplomat is traveling to Saudi Arabia as Turkey seeks to repair ties that hit an all-time low over the 2018 killing in Istanbul of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Prominent female Saudi activist summoned in relation to case
Read full article: Prominent female Saudi activist summoned in relation to caseProminent Saudi women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul was summoned by security officials and informed of a supreme court decision that ultimately upholds her initial conviction.
Officials: Biden preparing to recognize Armenian genocide
Read full article: Officials: Biden preparing to recognize Armenian genocidePresident Joe Biden is preparing to formally acknowledge that the systematic killing and deportation of hundreds of thousands of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire in modern-day Turkey more than a century ago was genocide.
Iran, Saudis hold talks in Baghdad, few expect quick results
Read full article: Iran, Saudis hold talks in Baghdad, few expect quick resultsA first round of direct talks between regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran signal a possible de-escalation following years of animosity that has often spilled over into neighboring countries.