Stephen Kalin
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Israel Launches Largest Attack on West Bank in Decades
The escalation was Israel’s largest operation in the territory in more than two decades. → Read More
Why Credit Suisse is attractive to Saudi Arabia’s largest bank
Saudi National Bank, soon to be Credit Suisse's largest shareholder, intends to bring the Swiss lender deeper into the kingdom's financial markets → Read More
Biden Places Bet on ‘Long Game’ in Bid to Reset Relations With Saudi Arabia
Saudi officials tempered expectations after the high-profile summit between the crown prince and U.S. president in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. → Read More
Saudi Arabia Fully Opens Airspace to Israel Ahead of Biden Visit
The U.S. president is expected to meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at his Jeddah palace, but is unlikely to secure many concessions → Read More
Russia, Ukraine and Turkey Approach a Deal on Ukraine Grain Exports, Officials Say
Officials said the talks concluded with an agreement on broad parameters of how grain can again be exported through Ukraine’s Black Sea ports, but any deal still needs to be signed off by Russian President Vladimir Putin. → Read More
Biden’s Middle East Trip Is a High-Risk Bid to Reset Saudi Relations
The president is trying to balance human-rights concerns with Riyadh’s power over oil. → Read More
Americans Ask Biden to Help Free Relatives Held in Saudi Arabia, Egypt
The president is meeting next week with leaders of the two countries and other Middle East partners at a summit in the kingdom. → Read More
U.S. to Support Ukraine for ‘As Long as It Takes,’ Biden Says
The U.S. president concluded days of summits in which nations pledged to aid Kyiv and counter Moscow, while Russian leader Vladimir Putin said “nothing has changed” in his goals in Ukraine. → Read More
Ukraine Loses Ground in Battle for Severodonetsk but Gains Firepower From U.S.
Russian forces captured two villages southwest of Lysychansk and looked to control a third as they pushed toward the river bank west of Severodonetsk. → Read More
Saudi Crown Prince’s Visit to Turkey Marks Turning Point After Khashoggi Killing
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is looking to end years of international isolation that nearly jeopardized his grip on power, ahead of a trip by President Biden to the kingdom. → Read More
U.S. Proposes Helping Israel, Arab States Harden Air Defenses Against Iran
Proposed bipartisan legislation requires the Pentagon to help integrate Middle East air defenses to spur security cooperation against threats from Tehran. → Read More
Saudi Arabia Sits on Its Oil-Boom Windfall as It Seeks to Diversify Economy
Flush with a budget surplus expected to hit roughly $80 billion by year’s end, policy makers are setting plans to transform the world’s most prominent petrostate into a more traditional economy. → Read More
Israeli Forces, Palestinians Clash in West Bank Before Funeral of Journalist
Israeli security forces and Palestinians clashed violently in the West Bank before the funeral of a prominent Palestinian-American journalist in Jerusalem in a bloody day of violence that saw the death of an Israeli police officer. → Read More
Iran Prisoners’ Families Ask Biden to Push for Their Release as Chances of a Deal Dim
The families of four U.S. citizens detained in Iran years ago on espionage charges are appealing to the president to secure their return, as nuclear talks with Tehran that were expected to include their release have stalled. → Read More
CIA Chief Met Saudi Crown Prince Last Month in Push to Mend Ties
William Burns made an unannounced trip to Saudi Arabia last month, U.S. and Saudi officials said, with the relationship between Washington and Riyadh at its lowest point in decades. → Read More
Dubai Deliveroo Drivers Protest Pay Cut in Rare Strike
Thousands of Deliveroo drivers walked off the job in Dubai over the weekend to protest low pay and poor working conditions, a rare act of defiance in the Middle East business hub where labor actions are criminalized. → Read More
Turkish Leader Visits Saudi Arabia to Mend Ties Marred by Khashoggi Killing
The Turkish president began a two-day visit to Saudi Arabia, part of an easing of tensions between the rival Middle Eastern powers whose relations soured after the 2018 murder of Saudi journalist. → Read More
A Persian Gulf Stock Boom Draws Foreign Investors
The region is now the world’s one bright spot for initial public offerings in a listings market that elsewhere is paralyzed by concerns about growth. → Read More
Saudi Royals Are Selling Homes, Yachts and Art as Crown Prince Cuts Income
Saudi Arabia’s senior princes have sold more than $600 million worth of real estate, yachts and artwork as they try to raise cash and avoid scrutiny from de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. → Read More
How U.S.-Saudi Relations Reached the Breaking Point
The decadeslong alliance is at risk over disagreements regarding oil production levels, security concerns, human rights and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. → Read More