Crown Prince, Saudi Arabia and Trump
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President Trump is deepening the U.S. relationship with Saudi Arabia, despite the government coming under fire for human right abuses, despite the concerns the prince himself ordered the killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Just three years ago, the US was openly reconsidering its relationship with Saudi Arabia. President Joe Biden had vowed to make Mohammed bin Salman a pariah. Even arms sales to one of America’s closest military partners were put under review.
President Donald Trump designated Saudi Arabia a major non-NATO ally on Tuesday, opening opportunities for more defense trade and security cooperation between the United States and its key partner in the Middle East.
The first visit of Saudi Arabia’s crown prince to the White House in seven years affirmed the importance of the two countries’ partnership in the Middle East, but questions remain over how much
President Donald Trump said Tuesday evening that he was formally designating Saudi Arabia a major non-NATO ally, as he seeks to deepen relations, both militarily and economically, with the Islamic kingdom.
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the outrageous remarks US President Donald Trump made about Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, murdered in 2018 by Saudi officials, during a press conference organised for the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s (MBS) visit.
Saudi Arabia releases U.S. citizen Saad Almadi after four years for social media posts criticizing the royal family, following Trump's meeting with Crown Prince.
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U.S. and Saudi Arabia Move Closer to Nuclear Power Cooperation
The United States and Saudi Arabia have finalized a long-delayed civil nuclear cooperation agreement that could allow U.S. companies to build reactors in the kingdom, pending further nonproliferation guarantees.