RIYADH — Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund spent $5.3 billion building LIV Golf into the most expensive diplomatic instrument in sporting history,

Changed: True -> False LONDON — Britain concluded a free trade agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council on 20 May 2026 —

MUSCAT — On May 13, a delegation led by Abbas Baqerpour, director general for International Legal Affairs at Iran’s Foreign Ministry, sat

Changed: True -> False {“content”: “ RIYADH u2014 Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan on May 20 publicly endorsed President Donald

Changed: True -> False {“content”: “ ISLAMABAD u2014 The United States transmitted a new draft peace agreement to Iran on May 21

RIYADH — The ceasefire Mohammed bin Salman spent fifty-two days building — which persuaded Donald Trump to cancel strikes on May 19,

WASHINGTON — The US-Saudi 123 Agreement framework, formalized during President Trump’s May 13 visit to Riyadh, contains no prohibition on Saudi uranium

RIYADH — US President Donald Trump told reporters at Joint Base Andrews on May 20 that he was “in no hurry” to

RIYADH — Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan broke nine weeks of deliberate diplomatic ambiguity on Tuesday, issuing a public statement

MBS Has Forty-Eight Hours to Deliver Iran JEDDAH — Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister has spoken to his Iranian counterpart six times in

RIYADH — Mohammed bin Salman called Donald Trump on May 18 and stopped an American airstrike on Iran scheduled for the following

JEDDAH — Iran has placed 30,000 nationals inside Saudi Arabia for Hajj 2026, entering through the Jadidat Arar border crossing from Iraq

KUWAIT CITY — Six armed Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps personnel landed on Bubiyan Island on May 1, slipping ashore from a rented

RIYADH — Iran stated on May 19 that it is not negotiating its nuclear program at this stage. The declaration, reported by

ABU DHABI — On May 18, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed called Donald Trump to demand the United States stand down from a

RIYADH — Saudi Arabia’s Cabinet issued a formal security warning on May 19, declaring the Kingdom “will never hesitate to take all

RIYADH — Gulf officials told the Wall Street Journal on May 19 that they had no idea a US strike on Iran

WASHINGTON — The National Security Council convened in the White House Situation Room on May 19 to review strike options against Iran

WASHINGTON — Fifty-two days before Mohammed bin Salman spent the largest single unit of Saudi political capital since the founding of the

ISTANBUL — Iran sent deputy foreign ministers to negotiate with Europe in Istanbul this week while simultaneously routing a revised nuclear proposal

RIYADH — Saudi state television channel Al-Hadath reported on May 19 that “agreements have reportedly been reached regarding easing the blockade in