Saudi Arabia

A global energy policy expert explains why one of the most oil-rich countries in the world is investing in nuclear and why Congress is concerned.

The proposal gained traction in the early days of the administration because two top Trump advisers, who had potential financial stakes in the plan, pushed it to the president.

The United States has, over the years, weakened several important norms and signals that may have discouraged the violent actions of the Saudi government.

The Saudi journalist is presumed dead by many, though the evidence isn't conclusive.

A new report implicates the governments of Yemen, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia in war crimes that include rape and torture.

Yemeni children take part in a mass funeral in the northern Yemeni city of Saada for children killed in an airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition last week.

Saudi Arabia is set to lift its decades-old ban on women driving on Sunday.

This is what's happening in what is now Yemen's fourth year of civil war.

A dancer looks on during the opening ceremony prior to the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Group A match between Russia and Saudi Arabia at Luzhniki Stadium on June 14th, 2018, in Moscow, Russia.

Camels belonging to Qatari owners are seen inside a truck next to the Shuwaikh Port in Kuwait City, Kuwait, on February 28th, 2018.

An expert on the region makes five predictions about what's in store for the area in the next year.

Heir to the throne, Prince Mohammad bin Salman, risks further destabilizing the Middle East through his bellicose rhetoric, political crackdowns, and military escalation.

The decision comes eight months after women were first able to run and vote in local elections.

American foreign policy doesn’t often see beyond friend and foe, but it should.

Saudi Arabia's execution of Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr demonstrates that Riyadh is able to act with growing impunity in the Middle East. It also signals a potentially dangerous shift in American-Saudi relations.

Climate change affects women disproportionately—yet tensions among Middle Eastern states, and a dearth of women at COP21, mean the final agreement is unlikely to do much for them.