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US President Joe Biden speaks to the travelling press after taking part in a working session with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Al-Salam palace in Jeddah on July 15, 2022. Photo: AFPJEDDAH: US President Joe Biden said Friday he raised the 2018 killing of dissident journalist…

U.S. President Joe Biden is in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the last leg of his trip to the Middle East, flying directly from Tel Aviv on Friday just hours after the Saudi Kingdom announced the opening of its airspace to "all carriers," ending the country's ban on flights to and from…

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JERUSALEM —  The short ride that takes President Biden from Jerusalem to Bethlehem passes an enormous mural of a smiling woman, wearing a flak jacket, yellow paint giving highlights to her chestnut hair. The painting depicts the Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, shot to death in May, probably by Israeli…

Decrying 'abortion tourism', Republicans block freedom-of-movement bill in SenateRepublicans in the Senate have blocked a Democratic proposal to protect people’s ability to cross state lines to seek an abortion, with one senator saying the proposal would encourage “abortion tourism” and help “fly-in abortionists.” The bill from Nevada Senator Catherine Cortez…

Home References A horizontal banner with bas-relief with Assyrian warriors with spears on ancient wall , Persepolis, Iran. (Image credit: frentusha via Getty Images) The Assyrians are a people who have lived in the Middle East since ancient times and today can be found all over the world. They are well…

JERUSALEM—President Biden arrived in Israel on Wednesday to kick off a trip to the Middle East that his administration hopes will bolster U.S. ties in the region, but could yield limited progress on American priorities. “The connection between the Israeli people and the American people is bone-deep,” Mr. Biden said…

President Biden is on his first trip as president to the Middle East, where he will visit Israel and Saudi Arabia. Biden will hold a controversial meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who has been widely blamed for the 2018 murder of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Biden once…

U.S. President Joe Biden travels to Saudi Arabia, Israel, and the Palestinian territories starting Wednesday, and the trip highlights an inconvenient truth for Washington—that when it comes to the Middle East, the U.S. is especially willing to cozy up to countries with spotty rights records. Major, recent examples are Washington’s…

Khatab Alrawhani, a Yemen-born journalist and activist, thought he could escape the persecution that journalists were experiencing in the Middle East when he left the region. But it followed him. While studying in Washington, DC, in 2015, he published posts denouncing the Houthi coup, in which an armed faction overthrew…