Tag: Middle East

Nukes, Oil and a Prince’s Redemption: A Trip Fraught With Perils for Biden

JERUSALEM — President Biden left Washington for a four-day trip to the…

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Biden to Make First Visit as President to Israel and Saudi Arabia

JERUSALEM — When President Biden arrives in the Middle East this week,…

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The Killing of Shireen Abu Akleh: Tracing a Bullet to an Israeli Convoy

JENIN, West Bank — The journalists thought they were safe.Several blocks away,…

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Fears Grow Over Iran’s Nuclear Program as Tehran Digs a New Tunnel Network

The deal, which President Donald J. Trump abandoned in 2018, limited Tehran’s…

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Biden Trip to Saudi Arabia Is Set, but Energy Help Is Not

WASHINGTON — President Biden’s much-anticipated trip to Saudi Arabia has been formally…

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John R. Allen Resigns as Brookings President After Qatar Revelations

John R. Allen, the retired four-star general who once commanded American troops…

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Mohammed Bin Zayed Becomes U.A.E. President

BEIRUT, Lebanon — Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan became the president…

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Blinken to Press Mideast Allies for Stronger Support for Ukraine

SDE BOKER, Israel — When he joins a summit on Sunday focused…

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BA.2 Omicron Subvariant Driving Most Global Cases, W.H.O. Says

The World Health Organization reported that the highly contagious Omicron subvariant, BA.2,…

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