Ex-Saudi spy chief: Nuke deal will ‘wreak havoc’; Arabs lose faith in ‘oldest and most powerful ally’

Ex-Saudi spy chief: Nuke deal will ‘wreak havoc’; Arabs lose faith in ‘oldest and most powerful ally’

Special to WorldTribune.com Arabs will continue to turn away from the United States after a nuclear deal with Iran that will “wreak havoc in the region,” Saudi Arabia’s former head of intelligence said. Prince Bandar bin Sultan, writing in Lebanon’s Daily Star on July 16, said the deal between Iran and Western powers will allow […]

Saudi king sacks defense chief for second time in two months

Saudi king sacks defense chief for second time in two months

Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Amid an upsurge in regional turmoil centering on Iraq and Syria, Saudi King Abdullah has again fired his de facto defense chief. On June 28, Abdullah issued a decree that dismissed Deputy Defense Minister Prince Bandar Bin Abdul Aziz. This marked the second time in as many months that […]

Bodansky: New granular evidence points to Saudi role in chemical weapons attack

Bodansky: New granular evidence points to Saudi role in chemical weapons attack

Special to WorldTribune.com By Yossef Bodansky, Senior Editor, GIS/Defense & Foreign Affairs Recent findings point increasingly toward the conclusion that the chemical weapons attack in Syria was indeed a self-inflicted attack by the Syrian opposition in order to provoke a U.S. and Western military intervention against the Ba’athist government of President Bashar Assad. Ultimately, it […]