Trump pushes for Saudi-Israeli normalization
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The decision, announced by the Saudi foreign ministry, follows a similar move by Qatar, which also declared the security and military attaché in Iran’s embassy as persona non grata on Wednesday.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said Thursday that he wouldn’t agree to a normalization agreement with Saudi Arabia if it meant the establishment of a Palestinian state, disparagingly saying the Saudis could “keep riding camels.” “If Saudi Arabia ...
Just three years ago, the US was openly reconsidering its relationship with Saudi Arabia. President Joe Biden had vowed to make Mohammed bin Salman a pariah. Even arms sales to one of America’s closest military partners were put under review. This week ...
Last week’s meeting at the White House between President Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman did more than revive a strained partnership — it signaled a strategic reset at a moment when the Middle East is shifting under the weight of great ...
The Saudi crown prince arrives in Washington with fighter jets and business deals on the agenda, writes Lina Khatib.
WASHINGTON >> President Donald Trump hosted Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House on Tuesday, with the Saudi de facto ruler seeking to further rehabilitate his global image after the 2018 killing of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi and ...
Officials in Washington and Jerusalem hope to use F-35 fighter jets as a sweetener as part of a broader deal for Saudi relations with Israel. It has been 46 years since Egypt established relations with Israel in 1979. Egypt remained the only Arab nation in ...