Saudi Arabia

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir (2-L), UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan (2-R), Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry (R), and Bahraini Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed al-Khalifa (L) meet to discuss the diplomatic situation with Qatar, in Cairo, Egypt, July 5, 2017. The Foreign Ministers meetingis held after Qatar sent a formal letter of response to the 13-points list of demands to the emir of Kuwait, the main mediator in the Gulf crisis, in response to diplomatic and economic sanctions from Saudi Arabia and its allies, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain on allegations that Qatar is funding extremism. REUTERS/Khaled Elfiqi/Pool - RTX3A58J

Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and a divided Gulf

Tuesday, July 11, 2017

DATE IMPORTED:May 21, 2017Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud waits to greet U.S. President Donald Trump, as he arrives to attend a summit of Gulf Cooperation Council leaders in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia May 21, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Saudi king shows no signs of slowing aggressive foreign policy

Sunday, July 9, 2017

U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (R) attend the Arab Islamic American Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia May 21, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RTX36TTB

Will Saudi Arabia’s King Salman abdicate?

Friday, June 23, 2017

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sits during an allegiance pledging ceremony in Mecca, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s leadership upheaval

Friday, June 23, 2017

DATE IMPORTED:April 30, 2017Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (L) speaks with Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Nayef during a reception ceremony in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia April 30, 2017. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY.

Saudi Arabia’s king promotes his son—and ousts the best counter-terrorist in the Mideast

Wednesday, June 21, 2017

DATE IMPORTED:July 12, 2017Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia July 12, 2017. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

The long-term cost of Saudi succession shake-up

Wednesday, June 21, 2017

(Front R-L) Jordan's King Abdullah II, Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, U.S. President Donald Trump, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan and Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani pose for a photo during Arab-Islamic-American Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia May 21, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RTX36UEB

The danger of picking sides in the Qatar crisis

Daniel L. Byman and William McCants

Saturday, June 17, 2017

A ship decks at Hamad port in Doha, Qatar, June 14, 2017. REUTERS/Naseem Zeitoon - RTS173KZ

The high cost of high stakes: Economic implications of the 2017 Gulf crisis

Thursday, June 15, 2017

Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (R) attends a meeting between Emir of Kuwait Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, June 6, 2017. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. - RTX39C4I

GCC crisis: How to resolve the diplomatic rift

Beverley Milton-Edwards

Thursday, June 15, 2017

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers a statement about the shooting at a Congressional Republicans baseball practice from the White House in Washington, U.S., June 14, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - RTS1736N

How Trump’s black and white world view met reality in the Middle East

Tamara Cofman Wittes and Ilan Goldenberg

Thursday, June 15, 2017