RIYADH - Saudi Arabia has abandoned its pursuit of an ambitious defence treaty with Washington in return for normalising relations with Israel and is now pushing for a more modest military ...

"Saudi Arabia will get a security deal which will allow more military cooperation and sales of U.S. weapons, but not a defence treaty similar to that of Japan or South Korea as initially sought ...

Possibility of Iran shutting down the Strait of Hormuz, a key lane for Middle Eastern oil and gas shipments from the Persian ...

Around 20 million oil barrels are transported daily through the Strait of Hormuz from the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea. It amounts to 30 per cent of the world’s oil trade.

After the 1967 betrayal by France, Israel sought and obtained better allies and suppliers. It forged durable relationships ...

As late as February 1965 he was received with great elation not only in Saudi Arabia and Jordan ... the Sinai War to deter warfare and ensure free passage through the Straits of Tiran. On 20 May, ...

RIYADH, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has abandoned its pursuit of an ambitious defense treaty with Washington in return ...

Delegates from more than 170 countries are working to salvage a treaty that would tackle the growing problem of plastic ...