"Saudi Arabia's story is intertwined with ours: The closest ally of this strange desert kingdom has been America, the world's most open democracy," says Fareed Zakaria, the CNN global affairs host and Washington Post columnist. "Why?" Zakaria explores the many answers to that question in the one-hour special "Saudi Arabia: Kingdom...
Saudi Arabia Wages War vs. America's Muslim Congresswomen
Two new U.S. congresswomen, both Muslim, are the objects of organized media attacks by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, according to recent opinion pieces. Why would these foreign countries feel threatened by Rep. lhan Omar, a Somalian immigrant? Or by Rep. Rashida Tlaib, a daughter of Palestinian immigrants? The 'Khashoggi Effect'...
Saudi Coalition Airstrike in Yemen Kills at Least 29 Children
SANAA, Yemen — An airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition fighting Shiite rebels hit a bus driving in a busy market in northern Yemen on Thursday, killing least 50 people including children and wounding 77, Yemen's rebel-run Al Masirah TV said citing rebel Health Ministry figures. The Saudi-led coalition, meanwhile, said...