Saudi Arabia

FILE PHOTO: Smoke billows from the site of Saudi-led air strikes in Sanaa, Yemen March 7, 2021. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah/File Photo

The end of Yemen

Gregory D. Johnsen

Thursday, March 25, 2021

People rise hands during a protest near the Prime Minister's office in Amman, Jordan June 6, 2018. REUTERS/ Ammar Awad

Heavy lies the crown: The survival of Arab monarchies, 10 years after the Arab Spring

Yasmina Abouzzohour

Monday, March 8, 2021

Soldiers ride on the back of a patrol truck during the burial of Brigadier General Abdul-Ghani Shaalan, Commander of the Special Security Forces in Marib who was killed in recent fighting with Houthi fighters in Marib, Yemen February 28, 2021. REUTERS/Ali Owidha

Getting Yemen’s Houthis to “yes” on a ceasefire

Monday, March 1, 2021

File photo dated March 11, 2016 of L-R : Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Nayef and his cousin Defense Minister Mohammed Bin Salman Al Saud attend military drill "Northern Thunder" in Hafr Al Batin area, north of Saudi Arabia. A new Saudi anti-corruption body has detained 11 princes, four sitting ministers and dozens of former ministers, media reports say. The detentions came hours after the new committee, headed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was formed by royal decree. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COMNo Use World rights.

The case of Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Nayef

Friday, February 12, 2021

Campaigners from Amnesty International carrying a batch of five giant dummy missiles to Downing Street in London, to highlight the UK governmentâs refusal to halt exports of UK-manufactured arms to Saudi Arabia, despite the clear risk that they could be used to commit war crimes in Yemen.

It’s time to stop US arms sales to Saudi Arabia

Thursday, February 4, 2021

A Kuwaiti man, Abdulla al Anazi, gets a dose of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine in Kuwait City, Kuwait December 24, 2020. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee

GCC News Roundup: Gulf states roll out COVID-19 vaccination campaigns, Saudi Arabia faces financial woes (December 1-31)

Wednesday, January 6, 2021

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures during a welcoming ceremony upon the landing of a United Arab Emirates airline flydubai flight at Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv, Israel November 26, 2020. REUTERS/Emil Salman/Pool

GCC News Roundup: Trump moves to sell F-35 fighter jets to UAE, first flight carrying Israeli tourists lands in UAE (November 1-30)

Sunday, December 6, 2020

Flags of Saudi Arabia and Iraq.

Why is Saudi Arabia finally engaging with Iraq?

Bruce Riedel and Katherine Harvey

Friday, December 4, 2020

A combination picture shows Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman in Osaka, Japan June 29, 2019 and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem February 9, 2020. Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY and REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/Pool

Saudi-Israeli relations: The curious case of a NEOM meeting denied

Natan Sachs and Tamara Cofman Wittes

Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Houthi fighters man a machine gun mounted on a military truck as they parade during a gathering of Houthi loyalists on the outskirts of Sanaa, Yemen July 8, 2020. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

The mistake of designating the Houthis as a foreign terrorist organization

Gregory D. Johnsen

Wednesday, November 25, 2020