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Scapegoating Saudi Arabia won’t help us fight terrorism

Ali Shihabi is executive director of the Arabia Foundation, a Washington-based think tank focused on [...]

Saudi Arabia to behead disabled man ‘for taking part in protests’ after ‘forced confession’

Campaigners believe the country’s authorities may be emboldened after Donald Trump failed to bring up human rights [...]

Trump seeks greater collaboration with Saudi Arabia, but will this boost counterterrorism?

On Sunday in Saudi Arabia, President Trump announced an agreement to sell his hosts at [...]

Here’s What Saudi Arabia Is Buying In Its $110 Billion Arms Deal

President Donald Trump is celebrating a ten-year, $350 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia he [...]

Bahrain’s ongoing political crisis threatens stability

Bahrain’s Shiite opposition was overwhelmingly nonviolent when unrest erupted in the archipelago sheikhdom six years [...]

Deadly rhetoric: Saudi Arabia opens war of words with Iran

 Sharmine Narwani is a commentator and analyst of Middle East geopolitics. She is a former [...]