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U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 14, 2025. Credit: White House.

Trump ‘looking at normalization with Syria’ after meeting al-Sharaa

The meeting, the first between U.S. and Syrian leaders in 25 years, was hailed by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as "historic."

Joshua Marks

May 14, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump boards Air Force One on May 12, 2025, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. President Trump is traveling to Saudi Arabia, the first stop on his four-day Middle East visit and the first international trip of his second term. Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images.

Trump begins Middle East tour with eye on Gulf deals, Gaza plan

The president's itinerary includes Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and potentially Turkey.

JNS Staff

May 13, 2025

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Saudi Arabia’s dangerous diplomatic illusion from pariah to mediator

Despite its diplomatic charm offensive, Saudi Arabia continues to enforce a strict interpretation of Sharia law, oppress religious minorities, suppress dissent and fund radical ideologies across the globe.

Amine Ayoub

April 6, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman speak during the family photo at the G20 Osaka Summit in Osaka on June 28, 2019. Photo by Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images.

The Trump-MBS strategy for a secure and prosperous Middle East

To confront the Iranian threat, ensure Israel’s security and Arab prosperity, and bring long-term stability to the Middle East, a new coordination framework is being fostered between U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Mohammad Bin Salman.

Dan Diker and Dalia Ziada

March 31, 2025

French President Emmanuel Macron is welcomed by Saudi's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ahead of their meeting in Riyadh on Dec. 2, 2024. Photo by Ludovic Marin/POOL/AFP via Getty Images.

Macron and MBS condemn Israeli airstrikes, call for ceasefire

The French president announced that he and the Saudi crown prince would co-chair a conference on a two-state solution.

March 20, 2025

Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman meets with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the Royal Palace grounds in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on March 10, 2025. Photo by Saul Loeb/POOL/AFP via Getty Images.

Rubio: Gaza reconstruction must exclude Hamas

The top American diplomat discussed Gaza, Yemen and Syria during a meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah.

JNS Staff

March 11, 2025

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh on Feb. 17, 2025. Photo by Evelyn Hockstein/POOL/AFP via Getty Images.

In public comments, Saudis non-committal to Trump’s Gaza plan

Crown prince holds three-hour meetings with top Trump administration officials • Saudi statement doesn’t even mention Strip.

Mike Wagenheim

Feb. 17, 2025

Mideast map, Saudi Arabia. Credit: Pixabay.

The Palestinian cause will not end Saudi-Israeli normalization

For moderate Arab autocracies, the Palestinian issue has been the most effective radicalizing and mobilizing cause throughout the Arab world.

Joseph Epstein

Feb. 10, 2025

Special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff speaks during the inaugural parade inside Capital One Arena, in Washington, DC, on Jan. 20, 2025. Photo by Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images.

Trump’s Mideast envoy to meet with Saudi crown prince in Riyadh

Steve Witkoff will then travel to Israel to discuss the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal.

Jan. 28, 2025