In yet another major victory for President Donald Trump’s foreign policy, Saudi Arabia has opened its airspace, land, and maritime borders to Qatar, ending a three-and-a-half-year long diplomatic and trade blockade.

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In what could be a landmark in the Middle East’s history, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to Saudi Arabia on Sunday to meet the country’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Israeli media reported.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, currently on a tour of the region, was also reportedly present at...

Ken Roth, the head of Human Rights Watch (HRW), allegedly took close to half a million dollars in Saudi donations “by promising not to support advocacy” of gay rights in the Muslim-dominated Middle East and North Africa, media reports disclose.

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The FBI announced it will investigate the deadly shooting at Pensacola Naval Air Shooting as terrorism.

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Authorities identified the shooter at the Pensacola, FL, Naval Air Station as Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani, a Saudi Arabia national.

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Saudi Arabia has chosen to use Instagram influencers as a way to help boost its global image.

They took this route instead of stopping the execution of gays and journalists and embracing basic human rights.

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The United Nations once again established its reputation as a forum for smearing and delegitimizing the State of Israel. The UN’s Economic and Social Council passed a resolution condemning Israel as the only country in the world that violates women’s rights.

The 54-nation UN council passed the resolution by a margin of...

There have been some intriguing developments related to Syria that are now being reported in the wake of President Trump’s announcement of the withdrawal of U.S. troops.

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Late last week, reports began to surface that Saudi Arabia has made a deal with the Vatican to construct churches for Christian worshippers.

Sadly, that appears to have been #FakeNews.

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Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman sat down with Thomas Friedman of The New York Times and offered up some very choice words for Iran’s leader:

Iran’s “supreme leader is...

Last weekend, Saudi Arabia began an “anti-corruption” purge as a way to consolidate power for the future leader.

While that received a lot of attention, something slipped through the cracks. Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri resigned from his post during a trip to Saudi Arabia, “citing the destructive role of Iran and...

Over the weekend, Saudi Arabia witnessed the arrests of 17 princes, including billionaire Alwaleed bin Talal. The arrests came after the government formed an anti-corruption committee led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, King Salman’s favorite son and heir to the throne.

Experts said these arrests happened as a way for King...

WELCOME TO 2017, SAUDI ARABIA!!! King Salman issued a royal decree to finally allow women to drive in the kingdom. You hear that feminists? Females couldn’t drive in Saudi Arabia.

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Saudi Arabia is a country that oppresses females, treating them as second class citizens. Recently, authorities arrested a young woman who wore a skirt and crop top in public. Her head was not covered.

The video, posted to Snapchat, “show the woman walking through an ancient fort in Ushayqir, a village in Najd province...

Officials in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have all announced the countries have severed diplomatic ties with Qatar due to terrorism and extremism. From The Guardian:

The official state news agency, citing an official source, said Saudi Arabia had decided to sever diplomatic and consular relations with...

While in Saudi Arabia, President Donald Trump signed a $110 billion arms deal with the kingdom. The White House has claimed the deal “includes defense equipment and other support to help the Arab nation and the rest of the Gulf region fight again terrorism and the threat of a nuclear-armed Iran.”

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In Saudi Arabia for his first foreign trip as president, President Trump delivered a speech on Islamic extremism and the need for the world to unite against and eradicate it.  Trump urged the Muslim-majority countries to “take the lead in combating radicalization” and to expel Islamist extremists from their places of...