Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Qatar, after nearly 20 years of rivalry, appears to have followed its Gulf Arab allies in acknowledging the leadership of Saudi Arabia. Qatar’s new emir, Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, selected Saudi Arabia for his first official foreign visit since he was appointed leader of the Gulf Cooperation Council […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Saudi King Abdullah has cut short his vacation amid the intensification of the war in Syria. The king arrived on June 14 in Jedda after being in Morocco for two weeks. Abdullah, struggling with declining health, cut short his vacation in North Africa for what a government statement attributed […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — For the first time, a Gulf Cooperation Council state has overseen a petition to expel the ambassador from the United States. Sunni politicians have organized a campaign against what they termed U.S. intervention in Bahrain’s domestic affairs. Organizers said the campaign targeted U.S. ambassador to Manama Thomas Krajeski, accused […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — The King Faisal Air Academy has graduated another class of cadets trained in aircraft maintenance for the kingdom’s F-15 fighter-jet fleet. In a ceremony on Jan. 1, Defense Minister Crown Prince Salman Bin Abdul Aziz commemorated a group of students who specialized in the F-15 aircraft, the staple of […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Saudi Arabia’s ailing King Abdullah has ceded power and left the country. On Aug. 27, the royal court said Abdullah, who left decision-making to Crown Prince Salman, left for a combination of vacation and rest. Hours later, the king was greeted in Morocco, where Abdullah maintains a vacation home. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al Faisal is said to be in critical condition. The foreign minister, some of whose duties were taken over by Crown Prince Salman, marked the latest in a series of senior Saudi officials struck with illness or incapacitation. Over the last nine months, the kingdom […]