
The Raw Story - 1 hour 56 min ago
The details of President Donald Trump's nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia caused alarm bells to ring out on CNN on Thursday. CNN's Erin Burnett and Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA) discussed a new report during a segment on "OutFront" that the Trump company has been awarded a $63 billion development opportunity in Saudi Arabia, and that award happened around the same time that the Trump administration was negotiating with the Saudis in a deal that allows the country to enrich nuclear energy...

UPI - 4 hours 26 min ago
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries and Hanwha Ocean are expected to separately pursue Saudi frigate and submarine projects potentially worth $5.4 billion.

BBC - 5 hours 20 min ago
Less than 24 hours after the agreement was signed, President Trump posted on social media that the deal required Saudi Arabia to sign up to the Abraham Accords.

Slate - 6 hours 12 min ago
The president is flip-flopping on a nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia.

Fortune - 6 hours 24 min ago
The Iran war is spreading from sea to sea as attacks erupt in the Bab al-Mandab strait.

Fox News - 6 hours 27 min ago
The Middle East conflict has forced F1 to cancel races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, and now Malaysia's Sepang Circuit could make a shock return.

NPR - 6 hours 32 min ago
Washington opens the nuclear door for Saudi Arabia as Trump ties the deal to a broader Middle East realignment.

The Raw Story - 6 hours 54 min ago
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt ignited an internet firestorm Thursday after commenting that the new Saudi nuclear deal would put America First. During a White House press conference, a reporter pressed her to explain why this negotiation was underway. "Why does Saudi Arabia get a civilian nuclear deal but Iran doesn't get a civilian nuclear deal?" the reporter asked. "This agreement in particular, as it's been discussed thus far, does give priority access for American...

New York Times - 7 hours 7 min ago
President Trump welcoming Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, to the White House during a 2025 state visit.

The Independent - 9 hours 53 min ago
In a short briefing today, the White House press secretary made some claims about Saudi Arabia and Iran and US elections that should ring serious alarm bells, writes Holly Baxter...

The Hill - 10 hours 7 min ago
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt couldn't offer any new information regarding the civilian nuclear deal Thursday after President Trump made it conditional on the Saudis normalizing relations with the Israelis. "The president is always the final deal maker, as you know, and this is something that he has mentioned on numerous occasions going back,"...

Fortune - 10 hours 26 min ago
Trump's post said the agreement "will be approved, but is totally subject to Saudi Arabia joining the very respected and successful Abraham Accords."...

The Independent - 10 hours 29 min ago
Israeli politicians warned the deal could cause a crazy arms race' in the Middle East...

NBC News - 10 hours 57 min ago
During a press briefing, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt echoed a social media post from President Trump that said any nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia would be contingent on them joining the Abraham Accords. NBC News' Monica Alba reports from the White House on the potential deal and the White House's approach.

New York Times - 11 hours 26 min ago
Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, with President Trump at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., last year.

Eurogamer - 12 hours 6 min ago
The European Union has approved the controversial $55bn acquisition of Electronic Arts by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), private equity company Silver Lake, and investment company Affinity Partners. Read more...

Variety - 12 hours 12 min ago
After “Weird Al” Yankovic made headlines this month for backing out of an ad for AI software, the musical satirist revealed he also turned down an offer worth at least $1 million to perform at the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia last year. “I wish people would offer me things that I didn't feel […]...

Consequence of Sound - 12 hours 15 min ago
The parody king explained that at this point in his career, he can reject any offer that makes him feel "icky." “Weird Al” Yankovic Turned Down Over $1 Million for Saudi Arabia Comedy Festival Eddie Fu...

BBC - 12 hours 32 min ago
The Iran-backed group, which previously announced a "maritime embargo" against Saudi Arabia, also claims to have hit another vessel.

UPI - 12 hours 43 min ago
President Donald Trump said on social media that Saudi Arabia must sign the Abraham Accords as part of its nuclear deal with the United States.

Newser - 12 hours 51 min ago
Yemen's Houthi movement says it has widened its fight to the Red Sea, claiming missile and drone attacks on two Saudi oil tankers, Saudi Arabia confirmed one vessel, the Encelia, was struck off its Red Sea coast Wednesday, sparking a fire but no injuries, the BBC reports. There's no independent...

The Hill - 12 hours 57 min ago
President Trump on Thursday said the nuclear agreement between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia is contingent on the Saudis normalizing relations with Israel through the Abraham Accords. "The Civil Nuclear Deal (There will be no enrichment of material!) being made between the United States Department of Energy and Saudi Arabia, which pertains only to non-military...

The Raw Story - 13 hours 1 min ago
President Donald Trump's controversial nuclear deal with the leadership of Saudi Arabia is now in doubt after the president threw the Middle Eastern nation a curve on Thursday morning. Trump abruptly inserted a bombshell condition into a nuclear agreement that was supposedly finalized just 24 hours earlier: Saudi Arabia must normalize relations with Israel to receive U.S. nuclear technology, The Washington Post is reporting. The move has thrown the entire agreement into chaos, according to the...

New York Times - 13 hours 24 min ago
President Trump with Saudi Arabia's crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, at the White House last year.