Category: Saudi Arabia

Biden Welcomes Saudi Arabia Opening Airspace to Israel

President Joe Biden has welcomed Saudi Arabia opening its airspace to all air carriers, including flights to and from Israel, marking an end to a ban on flights from the latter and a step toward normalizing relations between the two countries. Biden is set to visit Saudi Arabia on Friday where he will meet with King Salman and…


Capitol Report (July 14): Last World War II Medal of Honor Recipient Honored; Investigation: US Emergency Oil Shipped to China

President Joe Biden is wrapping up his visit to Israel, yet he’s faced with complicated geopolitical questions as pressure from inflation mounts at home. What’s he saying about Iran and his next stop—Saudi Arabia? Service members could see around a 5 percent raise in their salaries, as the House spent hours of floor time passing…


Will Biden Benefit From His Trip to the Middle East?

Crude futures slumped as much as 5 percent on Thursday in hopes that President Joe Biden could encourage Saudi Arabia to produce more oil. Biden will be meeting with Saudi leaders, including Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud. He purported in a recent op-ed in The Washington Post that his much-anticipated visit will cover a broad…


Will Biden Benefit From His Trip to Saudi Arabia?

News Analysis Crude futures slumped as much as 5 percent on Thursday in hopes that President Joe Biden could encourage Saudi Arabia to produce more oil. Biden will be meeting with Saudi leaders, including Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud. He purported in a recent op-ed in The Washington Post that his much-anticipated visit will cover…


Biden’s Poorly Timed Visit to the Middle East

Commentary In 1988, five years after calling the Soviet Union an “evil empire,” President Ronald Reagan visited Moscow where he addressed an audience of students from Moscow State University. At the heart of his speech, Reagan promoted the virtues and success of liberty and his vision that tyranny would ultimately be defeated (recall his other…


Senate Finance GOPers See Double-Digit Inflation Ahead If Biden Won’t Change Course

Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) predicted on July 13 that inflation will soon hit double-digit figures if President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats move forward with their plans to hike taxes on most Americans. “We just got the numbers this morning for Ohio—$8,300 bucks a year in additional spending on energy, on food, on utility bills…


US Inflation Hits 9.1%, New 40-Year High; What Does America Look Like Post Roe v. Wade | NTD News Today

A former senior U.S. official says he helped plan foreign coups, while arguing that what happened on January 6th was not a coup. President Biden is visiting the Middle East. Will he emphasize human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia? Not everyone thinks he will. Portions of the video from the Uvalde school shooting have been…


US Inflation Hits 9.1 Percent, New 40-Year High; What Does America Look Like Post Roe v. Wade | NTD News Today

A former senior U.S. official says he helped plan foreign coups, while arguing that what happened on Jan. 6 was not a coup. President Joe Biden is visiting the Middle East. Will he emphasize human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia? Not everyone thinks he will. Portions of the video from the Uvalde school shooting have…


Biden to ‘Minimize Contact’ on Middle East Trip: White House

President Joe Biden will likely not shake hands during his Middle East trip, the White House indicated shortly before Air Force One arrived in Israel. There are concerns about an increase in COVID-19 cases and other metrics, triggering the shift in normal protocol, national security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters. “I think just the simplest…


Capitol Report (July 12): Lowering Food Prices, Protecting Farmland; US Kills High-Level ISIS Commander

President Joe Biden is heading to the Middle East Tuesday night. The White House says he wants to help bring Israel and Saudi Arabia closer together. House Republicans are calling for legislation to boost legal farmworker immigration, saying it’ll lower food prices. How much will it help, and what do lawmakers tell us about efforts…