Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for the Strait of Hormuz to remain open during a phone conversation with Mohammed bin Salman, according to state broadcaster CCTV. Xi said uninterrupted passage through the key global shipping route is in the shared interest of regional and international stakeholders. This marks Beijing’
Saudi Aramco has temporarily shut down its Ras Tanura oil refinery near Dammam after it was targeted by Iranian drones, according to Saudi state television. Officials said the closure was precautionary and that no casualties were reported following a fire at the site. Saudi Arabia’s defense ministry said incoming
Senior defense and intelligence officials from Israel and Saudi Arabia visited Washington this week for high-level meetings with the Trump administration to discuss Iran as President Donald Trump weighs possible military action. Israeli military intelligence chief Gen. Shlomi Binder briefed senior officials at the Pentagon, CIA, and White House, sharing
Saudi Arabia has pledged to deepen cooperation with China in oil, artificial intelligence, and advanced technology, even as Washington raises concerns about Beijing’s growing influence in the Gulf. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said stronger ties with China would bring “greater benefits” to both nations, according to China’s
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States will step into Sudan’s brutal civil war at the request of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, calling the crisis “the single biggest humanitarian disaster on Earth.” Speaking at the U.S.–Saudi Investment Forum in Washington, Trump said he
President Donald Trump’s push to sell F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia has set off a heated debate across Washington. The proposed multibillion-dollar deal would take years to fulfill and touches nearly every major fault line in global security — Israel’s qualitative military edge, China’s rising influence, U.
President Donald Trump welcomed Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the White House on Tuesday with a full military ceremony, signaling a deepening partnership despite longstanding human rights concerns. The event featured a flyover of U.S. fighter jets, a military band, and a red carpet — an unusually grand
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is set to meet President Donald Trump in Washington next week in a visit that could reshape Middle East security for decades. While major investment deals and high-profile optics are expected, officials say the real focus is Saudi Arabia’s evolving role in a
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will visit Washington, D.C., on November 18–19 for talks with President Donald Trump — his first U.S. trip since 2018. The visit marks a major step in restoring his global image following the fallout from the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, which
Electronic Arts, the maker of Madden NFL, The Sims, and Battlefield, announced it will go private in a record $55 billion buyout. The deal is led by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners, the investment firm backed by Jared Kushner. Breaking news: Video games maker
A federal judge in New York has rejected Saudi Arabia’s attempt to dismiss a lawsuit brought by families and survivors of the September 11 terror attacks, allowing the landmark case to move forward. U.S. District Judge George Daniels ruled Thursday that plaintiffs had provided sufficient evidence to proceed
By Virginia Allen, The Daily Signal | May 14, 2025 There is an opportunity for the Middle East to be defined “by commerce, not chaos,” President Donald Trump said, speaking at the Saudi-U.S. Investment Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday. The president is using the universal language of economic
At a U.S.-Saudi investment forum in Riyadh, in the presence of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, U.S. President Donald Trump delivered a striking defense of his foreign policy vision, rejecting moral crusades in favor of hard-nosed realism. Senator J.D. Vance praised the speech as “the
The United States and Saudi Arabia have signed a $142 billion defense sales agreement, the White House announced on Tuesday. The deal will supply Riyadh with advanced military equipment and services from American defense contractors. The agreement is part of a wider $600 billion Saudi investment commitment in the U.
The Pentagon is sending the aircraft carrier USS Eisenhower and its strike group to the Middle East in an effort to deter others from escalating the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Age, mental health, and weak ratings of a failed first term don’t deter the President from seeking a second term.
