
The New Middle East (Round One)

US President Donald Trump was the ‘driving force’ behind Egypt and Saudi Arabia’s recent reconciliation after months of tensions, reported The New Arab citing an Egyptian diplomatic source. The Trump administration has reportedly pressed for the [ More … ]
It’s almost 50 years since the last trip by a Saudi monarch to Japan and Indonesia Saudi Arabia’s King Salman begins on Sunday a three-week Asian tour likely to seek investment and technical expertise as [ More … ]
Saudi Arabia is facing a critical decision point in its war in Yemen. The political process to resolve the crisis between Yemen’s warring parties is failing. King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud will have to decide whether [ More … ]
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