Senators are seeking an unredacted 11-page document summarizing ‘Operation Encore,’ which detailed ties between the 9/11 hijackers and Saudi nationals.
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Iran and Saudi Arabia among six countries set to join China, Russia in BRICS economic bloc
The bloc’s move to expand shows signs of strengthening a China-Russia coalition as tensions with the West spiral higher.
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Commentary: Reject any grand bargain between the U.S., Saudi Arabia, Israel and the Palestinian Authority
Everyone would win but us. But pursuing a blockbuster deal is probably irresistible to someone immersed in foreign policy groupthink, like Joe Biden.
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Democrat seeks documents about $2 billion Saudi investment in Kushner fund
Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., wrote that Jared Kushner had failed to respond to an earlier inquiry into whether he had ‘improperly traded’ on his government work.
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U.S. says Saudi prince should be shielded from lawsuit over journalist’s killing
The Biden administration spoke out in support of legal immunity for Prince Mohammed against a suit brought by the fiancée of slain Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.
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Biden says he raised Khashoggi murder with crown prince
The president’s visit to Saudi Arabia aims to balance human rights, oil and security.
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Arrest in Jamal Khashoggi’s murder was case of mistaken identity, France says
French media reported that the mix-up was related to the fact that the detained man had an identical name to one man sought in the killing and dismemberment of the Saudi journalist.
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France detains man wanted in connection with Jamal Khashoggi’s 2018 murder – maybe
French police say it’s possible they have the wrong man, and a Saudi official calls it a case of mistaken Identity.
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U.S. implicates Saudi crown prince in Khashoggi’s killing
Secretary of State Antony Blinken says President Biden has moved toward a promised ‘recalibration’ of U.S.-Saudi relations, but many lawmakers, human rights activists and Saudi dissidents say it’s not enough.
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Writer’s debut gives nuanced perspective of Saudi Arabia
In ‘Bride of the Sea,’ a young, mismatched Saudi couple wed, have a daughter, and part, setting in motion a haunting family tale.