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Concern for Saudi student jailed for 34 years over tweets – BBC News
A university in the UK has expressed deep concern for one of its students who has been jailed for 34 years in Saudi Arabia over critical tweets. Salma al-Shehab, 34, a Saudi citizen and mother of two, who was studying for a PHD in Leeds, England, was arrested in 2021 while on holiday in the kingdom. Before the trip she had called for reforms and…
Biden says he brought up Khashoggi killing with Saudi leaders
United States President Joe Biden is due to meet Gulf leaders and other regional heads of state on the final day of his Middle East tour. Biden arrived in Saudi Arabia on Friday, sparking criticism at home by bumping fists with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Al Jazeera’s White House Correspondent @Kimberly Halkett reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter:…
US ‘will not walk away’ from Middle East: Biden at Saudi summit
US President Joe Biden is using a summit of Arab nations to lay out his strategy for the Middle East as he closes the final leg of a four-day trip meant to bolster ties in the region. At the summit that began in Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea city of Jeddah on Saturday, Biden said the United States “will not walk away” from the Middle East….
Sen. Cotton: Saudi Arabia is a 'reliable ally' for America against Iran
Arkansas senator Tom Cotton reflects on President Biden’s recent trip to the Middle East on ‘Sunday Night in America.’ #foxnews #sundaynightinamerica Subscribe to Fox News! https://bit.ly/2vBUvAS Watch more Fox News Video: http://video.foxnews.com Watch Fox News Channel Live: http://www.foxnewsgo.com/ FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service delivering breaking news as well as political and business news. The number one network in cable, FNC…
Biden lays out Middle East strategy at Saudi Arabia summit
He also told the summit on Saturday that the US is committed to ensuring Iran never gets a nuclear weapon. Leaders of six countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) – Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and the United Arab Emirates – plus Jordan, Egypt, and Iraq are holding talks on regional security and bilateral relations with the US at the summit. Al Jazeera’s…
What has Biden gained from his trip to Saudi Arabia? | Inside Story
Three years ago Joe Biden vowed to make Saudi Arabia ‘pay the price’ for the killing of a journalist. Now, as the U.S. president, he’s on a charm offensive. Biden needs the kingdom to pump more oil to take the pressure off fuel prices. He’s declared that ‘significant business’ was accomplished in Jeddah. But any positive developments from those meetings have been overshadowed by criticism…