Pompeo refuses to explain why he recommended inspector general’s firing
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declined to be interviewed by the Office of the Inspector General about his push for “emergency” arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab…
State IG was investigating Trump emergency arms sales to Saudis, Pompeo’s use of staff to run errands when fired: Sources
The State Department Inspector General who was fired by President Donald Trump late Friday was investigating his administration’s use of emergency powers to sell weapons to Saudi Arabia despite congressional…
‘Start Here’: Former Twitter employees accused of spying for Saudi Arabia and first public impeachment hearings scheduled
It’s Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019. Let’s start here. 1. Saudi Twitter spies? Two former Twitter employees are accused of accessing information from private accounts of Saudi government critics and thousands…
Saudis say Iran ‘sponsored’ attack on oil facilities, Pompeo calls it an ‘act of war’
The Saudi government on Wednesday publicly accused Iran of “sponsoring” the attack on its oil facilities over the weekend — an accusation that will have serious consequences for a region…
Trump’s long history of making threats against Iran
Tensions were rising Monday after President Donald Trump issued a thinly-veiled threat against Iran that the United States is “locked and loaded,” reigniting questions about military action after attacks on…
Trump urges patience after ‘locked and loaded’ threat following attack on Saudis
President Donald Trump on Monday offered markedly more restrained language about possible retaliation for a weekend attack on a Saudi oil facility — compared to his Sunday tweets that the…
They were convicted of minor crimes as teens and now face beheading and ‘crucifixion’ in Saudi Arabia
When Ali al-Nimr was 17, he says he was suddenly rammed by a Saudi Arabian government vehicle while riding his motorcycle through the eastern district of Qatif. Interested in Saudi…
Pompeo casts doubt on Saudi prince’s role in Khashoggi murder as CIA Director briefs House, Senate prepares to vote
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo again cast doubt on the reported CIA assessment that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was involved in the brutal murder of Washington Post columnist…
After CIA briefing, Republicans say ‘no question’ Saudi crown prince ordered Khashoggi murder
Following a briefing by CIA director Gina Haspel Tuesday on the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, leading Republican senators told reporters that there was “zero question” that Saudi…
Detectives begin ‘unraveling’ mysterious deaths of Saudi sisters found bound with tape in New York City’s Hudson River
New York City detectives have conducted various interviews in Virginia where two sisters from Saudi Arabia were living before their bodies, bound together with duct tape, were found floating along…