Saudi Arabia has long been fertile territory for United States defense contractors, an oil-rich kingdom with an appetite for weapons. Since 1950, the country has spent nearly $90 billion on arms from U.S. defense contractors, according to data compiled by the Pentagon. Last year alone, it spent nearly $5.5 billion. While that isn’t anything close

Yemen could face the worst famine in the last century within the next three months if the Saudi-led coalition doesn’t halt airstrikes targeting Houthi rebels, the United Nations warned Sunday. According to the U.N.’s humanitarian coordinator Lisa Grande, 12 to 13 million people are at risk of starvation as Yemen has suffered through a bloody

The European Union Foreign Affairs Council will discuss the case of missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the monthly meeting, the EU foreign policy chief said on Monday. Federica Mogherini would raise the issue at the council meeting, she told reporters in Luxembourg ahead of the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting. I will mention, obviously,

Much has been written about the growing ties between Israel and Arab states, such as Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), but there is also great potential for stronger relations between Israel and Central Asian countries. The friendly relations between Israel and Central Asian countries go back to their foundation during

CHASKA, Minn. — Investigators say they found a car and two bodies in a pond in Chaska, Minnesota, shortly after resuming a search Sunday for two young women who went missing early Saturday. CBS Minnesota reports their families say 19-year-old Bushra Abdi and 19-year-old Zenyab Abdalla, both from Shakopee, Minnesota, left their workplaces early Saturday

Turkish authorities will search the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Monday afternoon as part of an investigation into the disappearance of prominent journalist Jamal Khashoggi, broadcaster NTV said, citing diplomatic sources. Khashoggi, a U.S. resident and critic of Riyadh’s policies, disappeared almost two weeks ago after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. Turkey believes he

JP Morgan & Chase Co Chief Executive Jamie Dimon and Ford Motor Co Chairman Bill Ford canceled plans to attend a Saudi investor conference, the companies said on Sunday, the latest such high-profile announcements after the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The cancellations could add pressure on other U.S. firms like Goldman Sachs Group

The Federal Government of Somalia and the European Union signed today a € 100 million European Union direct support for the government budget. The agreement was signed at a ceremony held at the prime minister’s office and was attended by Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire, saying that the European Union is paying € 100 million

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain, France and Germany called on the Saudi and Turkish authorities on Sunday to mount a “credible investigation” into the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, saying they were treating the incident with “the utmost seriousness”. “There needs to be a credible investigation to establish the truth about what happened, and –

Kenya’s former sports minister will be charged in court in relation to the siphoning of funds meant for athletes who competed in the Olympics in Brazil two years ago, the chief prosecutor said on Saturday. The East African nation enjoyed its most successful Olympics in Rio, winning six gold medals, six silvers and one bronze,