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Saudi Arabia Extends New Rights to Women in Blow to Oppressive System
Saudi women will be able to travel without a man’s permission and receive equal treatment in the workplace, eroding the a system that made women second-class citizens.
Saudi Arabia Says Women Can Travel Without Male Guardians
The kingdom said that women could get passports, travel and work without the permission of a male guardian.
Saudi Arabia Frees Doctor With U.S. Citizenship After 21 Months
The kingdom never explained why it detained Dr. Walid Fitaihi, a dual Saudi-American citizen, for 21 months, or whether he was charged with a crime.
Saudi Guardianship Laws Could Be Set to Change. Here’s How Women Are Reacting.
The government is said to be considering a revision to laws that require women to get the permission of a male guardian to marry, apply for a passport or travel out of the country.
Yemen Has Been a Saudi Prince’s War. Now It’s His Quagmire.
The withdrawal of Saudi Arabia’s key ally in Yemen leaves Prince Mohammed with few good options. Now he is asking for increased American help.
House Votes to Block Arms Sales to Gulf Nations, Setting Up Trump’s Third Veto
The measures would block the sale of billions of dollars of arms to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. No other foreign policy issue has made as big a rift between the president and Congress.
U.A.E. Pulls Most Forces From Yemen in Blow to Saudi War Effort
The major reduction in troops by the Emiratis, the military linchpin of the Saudi-led war in Yemen, is a belated recognition that the war is no longer winnable.
Trump and Xi Agree to Restart Trade Talks, Avoiding Escalation in Tariff War
The agreement, reached at the Group of 20 meeting in Osaka, Japan, represented a temporary cease-fire to give negotiators another chance to forge a permanent accord.
5 Takeaways From the G20 Summit: Easing Off Trump’s China Trade War, for Now
President Trump announced that the United States and China had agreed to resume stalled trade negotiations, giving negotiators another chance to forge a permanent pact.