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China's leader Xi Jinping (center) walks with Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman (right), following an official welcoming ceremony at the Palace of Yamamah in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Thursday.

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China's Xi Jinping visits Saudi Arabia to assert power and rival U.S. influence

3:26pm December 08, 2022

by Aya Batrawy

China is looking to deepen ties with Saudi Arabia and meeting other Arab leaders months after President Biden visited the kingdom — and had rocky results.

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Kuwait state television announced Tuesday that the country's ruler, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, pictured last year at the 40th Gulf Cooperation Council Summit in Saudi Arabia, has died.

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Kuwait's Emir, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Dies At 91

2:40pm September 29, 2020

by Jane Arraf

Sheikh Sabah spent four decades as foreign minister before becoming emir in 2006. He was known as a master diplomat who tried to mediate disputes in the volatile Gulf region.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, seen during a news conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday, is urging easing economic sanctions against Qatar.

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Pompeo Urges Unity Among Gulf Countries, Pressure Against Iran

8:54pm April 29, 2018

by Alexis Diao

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is urging easing economic tensions with Qatar amid efforts by the U.S. to apply new sanctions against Iran.

Is The BP Oil Spill Settlement Money Being Well-Spent?

9:05am February 23, 2016

by Debbie Elliott

Gulf states are starting to spend the first of billions from BP's settlements and fines for the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history — but not all the money is being used for restoration.

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