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Trump: Under My Administration, Relations with Bahrain Won’t be Strained Anymore
2017-05-21
US President Donald Trump said Sunday morning (May 21, 2017) that relations between the United States and Bahrain will improve. This stance during his meeting with Bahrain King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa during his visit to Saudi Arabia.
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Trump to Hold 20-Minute Private Meeting with Bahraini King Tomorrow
2017-05-21
Zaid Benjamin, Radio Sawa Washington Correspondent, published a schedule for the US Donald Trump's meetings during his visit to Saudi Arabia that started this morning.
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Embattled Trump Starts Foreign Tour with Saudi Arms Deal
2017-05-21
The White House announced a huge arms deal with Saudi Arabia on Saturday as President Donald Trump took his first steps on the world stage, looking to leave mounting troubles behind at home.
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Yemen's Houthis Say Fire Ballistic Missile toward Saudi Capital
2017-05-20
Yemen's Houthi movement said on Friday it had fired a ballistic missile toward the Saudi capital Riyadh and the Arab coalition waging war in Yemen said it had intercepted and destroyed a projectile around 200 km (120 miles) west of the city.
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Yemen Sets Chaotic Backdrop for Trump's Saudi Visit
2017-05-19
Young men mangled in an explosion cling to life, motionless amid the chaos of a crowded hospital in Yemen's main southern city of Aden.
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Sudan’s President to Attend Riyadh Summit with Trump
2017-05-18
Sudanese Foreign Minister announced Wednesday that Sudan President Omar al-Bashir will attend the Riyadh summit which US President Donald Trump will also take part in.
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US Maintains Iran Nuclear Deal Sanctions Relief
2017-05-18
The United States State Department did not impose fresh sanctions against Iran’s nuclear program on Wednesday, in a continuation of its 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran.
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NYT: Nabeel Rajab: Don’t Profit From Abuses by Bahrain
2017-05-18
Summary: Prominent detained Bahraini rights activist Nabeel Rajab criticized U.S. President Donald Trump in a New York Times (NYT) column on Wednesday for selling arms to Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, with reference to their human rights records.
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Reuters: Jailed Bahraini Activist Criticizes Trump for Gulf Arms Sales
2017-05-18
Jailed Bahraini rights activist Nabeel Rajab criticized U.S. President Donald Trump in a New York Times column on Wednesday for selling arms to his country and Saudi Arabia, citing of their human rights records.
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Sudan’s Bashir, Wanted for War Crimes, Invited to Trump Summit
2017-05-17
Saudi Arabia has invited Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir, who is wanted for alleged war crimes, to a summit with US President Donald Trump and Arab and Muslim leaders, a Saudi official said Wednesday.
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Trump to Deliver Speech on ‘Peaceful Vision of Islam’ in Saudi Arabia
2017-05-17
US President Donald Trump will urge unity between the world’s major faiths on an ambitious first foreign trip that will take him to Saudi Arabia, the Vatican and Jerusalem, the White House said Tuesday.
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U.S. Nears $100 billion Arms Deal for Saudi Arabia: White House Official
2017-05-15
The United States is close to completing a series of arms deals for Saudi Arabia totaling more than $100 billion, a senior White House official said on Friday, a week ahead of President Donald Trump's planned visit to Riyadh.
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Trump to Wade into Middle East Politics on First Foreign Trip
2017-05-05
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will travel to Saudi Arabia and Israel this month, kicking off his first foreign trip, where he will work to reinvigorate traditional alliances in the region.
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Saudi Arabia says Trump Visit to Enhance Cooperation in Fighting Extremism
2017-05-05
Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said on Thursday that an upcoming visit to the kingdom by U.S. President Donald Trump would enhance cooperation between the United States and Muslim countries in the fight against extremism.
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“Defense One” Website: Removing HR Conditions from Arms Sale to Bahrain Has Severe Repercussions for Washington’s Interests
2017-05-03
The “Defense One” website specialized in American military affairs said that the move taken by the Trump administration and represented by removing human rights conditions from a multibillion-dollar F-16 sale to Bahrain is likely to have severe repercussions for American interests in the Middle East.
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Trump Complains Saudis not Paying Fair Share for U.S. Defense
2017-04-28
President Donald Trump complained on Thursday that U.S. ally Saudi Arabia was not treating the United States fairly and Washington was losing a “tremendous amount of money” defending the kingdom.
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AP: Saudi King Salman Names Son as Ambassador to U.S.
2017-04-26
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman issued a decree late Saturday naming one of his sons, an air force pilot who has taken part in coalition strikes against Daesh, also known as the Islamic State group, as the kingdom’s new ambassador to the U.S.
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Trump Administration Sees Bahraini Crisis Through Saudi Lens, Lobelog
2017-04-25
As tensions between Bahrain’s marginalized Shi’ites and Sunni rulers escalate, the royal Al Khalifa family feels emboldened by Donald Trump’s administration and its prioritization of security issues above human rights.
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Reuters: Possible Trump trip to Saudi Arabia Being Discussed, U.S. official
2017-04-20
U.S. President Donald Trump may add a visit to Saudi Arabia to a trip to Europe in May in what will be his first overseas journey since becoming president, a senior administration official said on Wednesday.
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Marc Owen Jones: How Spate of Killings in Bahrain Raised Suspicions of State Brutality
2017-04-14
In modern Bahrain, the truth behind violent deaths is hard to establish, highlights Marc Owen Jones in his article published on The Conversation website. “And the fact that they are largely ignored by the international media means you may well be reading about the following events for the first time,” he says.