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Saudi Arabia is razing whole neighborhoods to make way for tourism and wealth

9:58am September 13, 2022

by Fatma Tanis

The kingdom's sweeping redevelopment in the city of Jeddah is displacing hundreds of thousands of residents, many of them from working-class immigrant communities.

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A Saudi woman gets a 45-year prison sentence for social media use that remains unclear

4:54am August 31, 2022

by The Associated Press

The 45-year prison sentence for Nourah bint Saeed al-Qahtani are renewing attention on Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's crackdown on dissent.

Saudi Aramco engineers and journalists look at the Hawiyah Natural Gas Liquids Recovery Plant in Hawiyah, in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia in 2021.

Your price at the pump went up. So did Saudi Aramco's profits — to a new record

10:05am August 14, 2022

by The Associated Press

Saudi energy company Aramco said Sunday its profits jumped 90% in the second quarter compared to the same time last year, helping its half-year earnings reach nearly $88 billion.

In this photo released by the Saudi Press Agency, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and President Biden bump fists as they begin meetings in Jeddah.

Biden avoids a handshake with Saudi crown prince, but fist bump doesn't go over well

4:40pm July 15, 2022

by Scott Detrow

Sidestepping the bad optics of a handshake with the crown prince deemed to have approved the operation that led to the death of Jamal Khashoggi, President Biden opted for a fist bump.

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at the Augusta Victoria Hospital in east Jerusalem on Friday. Biden announced a U.S. investment of $100 million for a network of hospitals.

Biden says the U.S. will work to improve Palestinians' lives

11:46am July 15, 2022

President Biden says that he's committed to the two-state solution for Israel and an independent Palestinian state. But with that goal out of reach, he said, the U.S. will look to help Palestinians.

President Biden says he always talks about human rights abroad. But he stopped short of saying he would raise the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi when he meets Saudi leaders on Friday.

Biden stops short of saying he will raise Khashoggi's killing in Saudi Arabia

9:58am July 14, 2022

by Eric McDaniel

President Biden said "I always bring up human rights" on foreign trips, but stopped short of saying he would raise the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi when he meets Saudi leaders.

On this trip, the White House says President Biden will try to reduce physical contact as a COVID-19 precaution, meaning fist-pumps replaced handshakes on the red carpet when he arrived.

Biden tries fist bumps instead of handshakes ahead of Saudi crown prince meeting

1:59pm July 13, 2022

by Asma Khalid

The White House says Biden is trying to limit physical contact during his trip to the Middle East because of COVID risks. But it's a decision that comes conveniently ahead of an awkward meeting.

President Biden's visit to the Middle East will start in Israel on Wednesday. Then he will go to the Israeli-occupied West Bank to meet the Palestinian leadership. From there, he'll attend a regional Arab summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where he'll meet l

Biden's Middle East trip aims to shore up a relatively calm moment in the region

3:44pm July 12, 2022

by Larry Kaplow

In his visits to Israel and Saudi Arabia this week, President Biden will aim to keep the oil flowing and lock in progress on the Middle East's simmering conflicts.

Muslims from across the globe made their way to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, to participate in the pilgrimage of hajj. Some who wished to participate in this year's ritual walked away frustrated due to a new set of travel rules put into place by the government.

This Eid al-Adha, the new rules for hajj have left many frustrated

9:51am July 09, 2022

by Dustin Jones

The Saudi Arabian government's new rules for the pilgrimage left many Muslims frustrated and disappointed. Some couldn't make the journey, and others were shocked by the conditions upon arrival.

In August, President Biden met with Israel's then-Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. This will be Biden's first trip to Israel as president, but he has been there many times during his political career.

Biden is building on the Abraham Accords, part of Trump's legacy in the Middle East

5:00am July 09, 2022

by Asma Khalid

Joe Biden has jettisoned most of his predecessor's foreign policy. But not the Abraham Accords. Those agreements between Israel and its neighbors are in the spotlight as Biden heads to the Mideast.