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Blinken meets with MbS in Jeddah, Saudi-Israel normalization on agenda

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah, a State Department spokesperson has confirmed, the latest step toward “rapprochement between the Biden administration and Saudi’s de facto leader.”
Americas

Top US diplomat Blinken due in Saudi Arabia within days

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Saudi Arabia next week, his first trip to the kingdom since Tehran and Riyadh agreed to re-establish diplomatic relations.
Europe

Erdogan criticizes Biden for calling him “dictator”

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has dodged giving a direct response when pressed by CNN on whether he genuinely believed Washington was trying to unseat him. Instead, he criticized US President Joe Biden for viewing him as a “dictator".
Europe

Turkey criticizes US for dispatching warship to Cyprus

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Turkey slammed the US for sending a warship to the divided island of Cyprus, accusing Washington of disrupting the balance of power in Eastern Mediterranean.
Middle East

Ahead of election, Erdogan accuses opposition of working with Biden to topple him

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held his last election rallies in Istanbul on Saturday. He has accused the opposition of working with US President Joe Biden to topple him while making a final appeal ahead of the biggest challenge to his 20-year rule.
Middle East

Ankara accuses US of meddling in Turkey’s presidential vote

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Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu has once again accused the US government of attempting to interfere in his country’s upcoming presidential election.
Middle East

US lawmakers introduce bill targeting normalization with Syria

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A bipartisan group of US lawmakers have unveiled a bill intended to bar the American government from recognizing Bashar al-Assad as Syria's president and to enhance Washington's ability to impose sanctions, a warning to other countries normalizing relations with Damascus.
Americas

US furious at Arab League decision to readmit Syria

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The United States has criticized the Arab League move to restore relation with Syria, claiming that President Bashar Assad does not deserve normalization.
Middle East

White House dispatching top aide to meet with MbS

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US President Joe Biden is dispatching one of his top advisers to Saudi Arabia to meet with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the de facto leader of the kingdom, later this week.
Middle East

Ankara says US seeks revenge against Turkey for failed coups during upcoming election

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Turkish Minister of the Interior Suleyman Soylu has accused Washington of planning to oust current President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during the May 14 presidential elections as a revenge for the failed coup attempts in the country.
Middle East

Ankara accuses Washington of trying to create ‘terrorist state’ near Turkey

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Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu has accused the United States of trying to create a "terrorist state" near Turkey. He stressed that Ankara is taking certain precautions to prevent this.
Security

Iran marks National Army Day with nationwide military parades

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The Iranian Army stages large-scale military parades countrywide and showcases a variety of defense achievements, as the country marks the National Army Day.
Americas

Leaked documents suggest US closely monitoring UN chief over “sympathy toward Russia”

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The US felt UN Secretary General António Guterres was too sympathetic to Russia’s interests when renegotiating the Black Sea grain deal, documents from the leaked Pentagon files reportedly suggest. The files have revealed that Washington has been closely monitoring the UN chief.
Middle East

“CIA head visited Saudi Arabia following Tehran-Riyadh rapprochement”

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The chief of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Bill Burns was in Saudi Arabia this week to meet with officials and reinforce Washington’s commitment to intelligence cooperation, a US official told Al Arabiya.
Middle East

US extends carrier deployment near Syria after deadly attack: Pentagon

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The Pentagon announced Monday that the USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier in the Mediterranean has been repositioned near the Syrian coast as a precaution after American military bases in Syria came under missile and drone attacks.
Europe

Turkish president boycotts US envoy after controversial meeting with opposition leader

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his doors are now closed for US Ambassador to Ankara Jeff Flake following the diplomat’s meeting with Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the presidential candidate from the main opposition Republican People's Party.
Middle East

Polls show most Americans see Iraq war a mistake, 2 decades after invasion

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Two decades after the US invaded Iraq, most Americans believe the war, which left about a million people dead and ruined the Arab country, was a mistake, a new poll shows.
Americas

US senators introduce resolution on human rights record in Saudi Arabia

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US senators have introduced a resolution that could force the White House to critically appraise Saudi Arabia’s human rights record and possibly reassess Washington's security assistance for Riyadh.
Americas

Trump’s national security advisor: Biden admin ‘sitting still’ amid growing China-Russia-Iran influence

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President Joe Biden’s administration is doing nothing to counteract steps by China, Russia and their allies to work more closely together, jeopardizing US interests and undermining its global influence, former White House National Security Adviser John Bolton has said.
Middle East

Pentagon chief arrives in Iraq on a surprise visit

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US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has arrived in Iraqi capital Baghdad on an unannounced visit following meetings in Jordan.
Americas

US weighs sanctions on Chinese companies over “Iran surveillance buildup”: Report

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The US is considering new sanctions on Chinese surveillance companies over sales to Iran's security forces, the Wall Street Journal has reported citing people familiar with the matter.
Middle East

Report reveals Bush ordered CIA to find replacement for Yasser Arafat

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Former US President George W Bush had ordered the CIA to search for a replacement for Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat after the escalation of the second Intifada in 2001, recently released British documents has revealed.
Middle East

Pompeo defends Saudi Arabia despite Khashoggi murder: Book

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Publishing a new book, former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo threw his full support for Riyadh, despite the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, which has been widely blamed on Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Middle East

CENTCOM confirms drones attack US base in Syria

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The US Military's Central Command has confirmed that one of the country's bases in a strategic southern Syrian region has come under drone attacks.
Middle East

White House to ask Congress to approve F-16 sales to Turkey

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The administration of President Joe Biden plans to ask Congress to approve a $20bn sale of new F-16 jets to Turkey, the Wall Street Journal has reported.
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