Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (or MBS, as he is known) is struggling to salvage his reputation in the aftermath of the Khashoggi affair, with Riyadh seeking to shift blame onto more junior figures in the government. On Friday, Riyadh admitted what many had long ago inferred:...

By reopening a key crossing with Jordan this month, the Syrian regime is inching toward a return to trade with the wider region as it looks to boost its war-ravaged economy. The government of President Bashar Assad took back control of the Nassib border post in July from rebels as part of a...

Germany will not export arms to Saudi Arabia while the current uncertainty over the fate of journalist Jamal Khashoggi persists, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday. Campaigning for her party in a regional election, Merkel repeated to a news conference her earlier condemnation of...

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday said he will make a statement on the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi Tuesday. "On this issue [Khashoggi’s killing], I will make statements hopefully on Tuesday during the [ruling Justice and Development Party’s weekly]...