A protest scheduled in central Beirut under the slogan “Bring Saad back” was cancelled on Saturday, following a circular issued by the interior ministry. The demonstration would have been the first collective show of support for Saad Hariri, who is allegedly being detained in Saudi Arabia following his surprise resignation[…]
Israel has instructed its overseas embassies to lobby their respective host countries in support of Saudi Arabia and its apparent efforts to destabilise Lebanon, a recently leaked diplomatic cable shows. The cable appears to be the first formal confirmation of rumours that Israel and Saudi Arabia are colluding to stoke[…]
The Saudi-led coalition bombed the Houthi rebel-controlled Defence Ministry in Yemen’s capital Sanaa, local media reported. Two air strikes targeted the ministry late on Friday and plumes of smoke could be seen billowing from the building, the rebel media network Al Masirah quoted witnesses as saying. One of the missiles[…]
Robert Malley, a prominent American politician and adviser to former President Barack Obama, who was also a specialist in international crises in the previous US administration, explains that there is a convergence between the interests of three sides: the administration of US President Donald Trump, the Israeli government and the[…]
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is risking political and regional instability by dismantling a decades-old system of consensus rule, analysts, including ex-top US intelligence officers, have told Al Jazeera. Since replacing his cousin Mohammed bin Nayef in June as first in line to succeed King Salman bin Abdulaziz[…]
Saudi Arabia has accused the Lebanese government of declaring war against it because of Hezbollah’s “aggression”, further escalating an already tense situation threatening to destabilise Lebanon. The risk of an open-ended political crisis has loomed large over Lebanon’s fragile stability since Saudi-allied Saad Hariri quit as prime minister on Saturday,[…]
Saudi Arabia’s future king has tightened his grip on power through an anti-corruption purge by arresting royals, ministers and investors including billionaire Alwaleed bin Talal who is one of the kingdom’s most prominent businessmen. Prince Alwaleed, a nephew of the king and owner of investment firm Kingdom Holding, invests in[…]
The king of Bahrain has said his country will not take part in any summit or meeting attended by Qatar unless Doha “corrects its approach”, as a major diplomatic crisis in the Gulf nears its five-month mark. Bahrain, along with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt, cut ties[…]
A few years back, the prospect of an eminent member of the Israeli political establishment sharing a stage with a Saudi Arabian counterpart in a New York synagogue would have been difficult for many to stomach. Such events are becoming more common. On Sunday, Prince Turki al-Faisal, a former Saudi[…]
Qatar has accused Saudi Arabia of trying to engineer “regime change” during its four-month blockade of its Gulf neighbour. Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani told CNBC on Tuesday that Riyadh is attempting to destabilise Qatar’s leadership. “We see [Saudi] government officials talking about regime change… We see[…]
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