King Abdullah

Guests of God: 2.5 Million Muslims Worship in Makkah, Saudi Arabia in This Year's Hajj

Qanta Ahmed, MD | Posted 11.19.2009 | World


Qanta Ahmed, MD

Never has there been a more important time for Muslims to engage in greater introspection, self-evaluation. We face a Muslim world rife with conflicts, sectarian hatred, misogyny and injustice.

Imagine if the Today's Right-Wing Were Around for Nuremberg

Cenk Uygur | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics


Cenk Uygur

The right-wing radicals, unanimous in their agreement that KSM should not be tried in the U.S. courts, aren't just crazy, they're un-American. We don't take people out and shoot them without trials.

A Journalism Lesson from King Abdullah's University of Science & Technology

Faisal J. Abbas | Posted 10.12.2009 | World


Faisal J. Abbas

KAUST is the first university in Saudi Arabia to allow a mixed-gender environment. This has triggered a 'showdown' between the press and a senior member of the clergy.

"Mabruk" Mubarak

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 09.18.2009 | World


Amb. Marc Ginsberg

Mubarak shares the president's goal of moving the Middle East peace process off dead center, and is well positioned now to be Washington's go-to guy in the Arab world, once again.

The Gulf States Already Have Links with Israel

Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi | Posted 08.24.2009 | World


Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi

Should the Gulf countries maintain contacts with Israel if this would make life easier for Palestinians? Could having such ties propel the Middle East peace process forward?

Adulterous Saudi Princess Granted British Asylum For Fears Of Death Penalty

The Independent | Posted 08.20.2009 | World


By Robert Verkaik | The Independent A Saudi Arabian princess who had an illegitimate child with a British man has secretly been granted asylum in thi...

Supreme Court Will Not Hear 9/11 Victims Claims Vs. Saudi Arabia

AP | Posted 07.30.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has refused to allow victims of the Sept. 11 attacks to pursue lawsuits against Saudi Arabia and four of its prin...

"Menahi": Saudi Movie Screened In Riyadh First Time In 30 Years

AP | DONNA ABU-NASR | Posted 07.09.2009 | World


RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — For the first time in three decades, Saudis in the nation's capital did something that most Westerners take for granted _...

Repositioning America: Obama's Cairo Speech as the Ultimate in Event Marketing

William Bradley | Posted 07.05.2009 | World


William Bradley

Not only did no one throw shoes at Obama, the crowd of 3,000 in Cairo gave him a standing ovation. Watching the speech, I had the feeling that the world might be changing again.

Obama Presents Saudi King With 2009 Chevy Malibu

Andy Borowitz | Posted 06.04.2009 | Comedy


Andy Borowitz

Mr. Obama was upbeat during the presentation, telling the Saudi monarch, "If you like it, there's plenty more where that came from."

Obama Wears Same Tie To Meet Netanyahu And King Abdullah: Coincidence Or Sartorial Diplomacy? (PHOTOS, POLL)

Huffington Post | Hilary Moss | Posted 07.04.2009 | Style


All eyes were on President Obama today as he met with Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah, but it took an eagle-eyed tipster on Capitol Hill to point out the...

Obama Finishes 'Very Candid' Speech To Middle East

AP/Huffington Post | MARK S. SMITH | Posted 07.04.2009 | World


RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- In his latest push for an open dialogue with the Muslim world, President Barack Obama on Wednesday sought the counsel of King ...

Obama Offers Saudis Thanks, In Arabic

AP | MARK S. SMITH | Posted 07.04.2009 | World


RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — President Barack Obama began his latest bid to open a dialogue with the Muslim world on Wednesday by seeking the counsel ...

How Obama Can Address the Middle East

Sabria Jawhar | Posted 07.01.2009 | World


Sabria Jawhar

President Obama's trip to Saudi Arabia this week to meet with King Abdullah has raised the expectations of Arabs so high that Obama might set himself up for failure.

Invisible Women at Work: Meet Maha Al-Muneef, the Gloria Steinem of Arabia

Qanta Ahmed, MD | Posted 06.23.2009 | World


Qanta Ahmed, MD

Dr. Al Muneef is fully realizing the potential of many Saudi women. While to the West she and many activists like her may remain invisible, her actions are not only visible but emphatically palpable.

Saudi Elections To Be Delayed 2 Years, A Setback To Democracy Efforts

New York Times | Posted 06.19.2009 | World


Saudi Arabia's brief and limited experiment with electoral democracy has suffered another setback with a royal family announcement that it has decided...

Jordan King: Israel Must Agree To Palestinian State

AP | JAMAL HALABY | Posted 06.14.2009 | World


AMMAN, Jordan — Jordan's king pressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday to immediately commit to the establishment of a Pale...

Obama-Netanyahu Meeting Will Decide The Mideast's Future, Says Jordanian King Abdullah

Times Online | Michael Binyon and Richard Beeston | Posted 06.10.2009 | World


President Obama's critical meeting with Binyamin Netanyahu next week has become the acid test for the Administration's commitment to peace in the Midd...

Weekly Foreign Affairs Roundup

Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka Rebuffet | Posted 06.01.2009 | World


Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka Rebuffet

The Week's Top Stories in Foreign Affairs: Iraq's Reversing Facts: Six car bombs strike Shia areas of Baghdad. This is the latest in a series of rec...

Will Obama Stand Up to, or Smile at, Dictators?

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 05.24.2009 | World


Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

If President Obama feels that he has to be the one to greet a man like Chavez, must it be with the kind of ear-to-ear grin that one might show girl-scouts selling cookies?

WATCH: The Truth About Obama's Handshake with Hugo Chavez

Lee Camp | Posted 05.22.2009 | Comedy


Lee Camp

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How We All Bow to the Saudi King

Ali A. Rizvi | Posted 11.18.2009 | World


Ali A. Rizvi

The US is showing some signs of "getting tough" with Israel. But where are the calls for getting tough with Saudi Arabia, that "other" country that has now enjoyed virtually unconditional, bipartisan support from the United States for decades?

Obama, King Abdullah Of Jordan To Meet Today

AP | Posted 05.22.2009 | World


WASHINGON — President Barack Obama meets today with a key Middle East ally. He'll have a one-on-one meeting with Jordan's King Abdullah of Jorda...

Prince Charles, King Abdullah II Both Land Book Deals

AP | Posted 05.21.2009 | Media


NEW YORK — Royalty is coming to bookstores. England's Prince Charles is working on "Harmony," a call for balance between "Man and Nature" that ...

President Obama Did Not Bow Far Enough

Ray Hanania | Posted 05.15.2009 | World


Ray Hanania

There are shades of gray on all issues. Not everyone we fight hates us. Not everyone we fight opposes our Democracy. In many cases, those fighting us are simply defending themselves.