Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Saudi Arabia has won Jordan’s agreement to serve as a waystation for assistance to Sunni rebels in Syria. Officials said Saudi King Abdullah won a commitment from his Jordanian counterpart to allow a large flow of equipment through the Hashemite kingdom for Syria. They said Saudi authorities were organizing […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Bahrain and Saudi Arabia were expected to become the first Gulf Cooperation Council states to merge amid the threat from neighboring Iran. The Eurasia Group reported that Bahrain and Saudi Arabia were working to formally join together in an effort to bolster the Sunni regime in Manama. Eurasia said […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Saudi Arabia has reported an Iranian plot to assassinate its ambassador in Egypt. The Saudi Foreign Ministry said Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps planned to kill ambassador Ahmed Al Qattan in Cairo in 2012. A ministry official said Egyptian authorities arrested three Iranian agents in late January. “Egyptian authorities […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Saudi Arabia has ended its diplomatic presence in Egypt amid increasing threats by the Muslim Brotherhood. Officials said the Saudi Foreign Ministry has recalled its staff from Egypt and closed the embassy and consulates. The officials said the military regime in Cairo failed to protect Saudi diplomats and installations […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Saudi Arabia has been leading a Gulf Arab effort to conduct an independent security policy that was not dependent on the United States. Diplomats and analysts said one option has been to strengthen relations with China, a nuclear power that has been searching for additional energy supplies. On Jan. […]