Saudi Arabia
March 11, 2023 | Arleen Richards
Iran and Saudi Arabia Resume Diplomatic Relations After Secret Talks in China
Iran and Saudi Arabia have agreed to resume diplomatic relations after secret talks in Beijing mediated by the Chinese communist regime, the two countries announced on Friday. A China expert explains how this affects Americans.
January 18, 2023 | Don Ma
NTD Business Full Broadcast (Jan. 18)
Ten thousand workers at Microsoft are facing layoffs, as the company joins a growing list of tech firms that are cutting jobs and trimming costs. The United States is one day away from reaching its borrowing limit, or debt ceiling. But an expert says that debt is not the true problem. A senator is calling […]
December 14, 2022 | NTD Newsroom
Saudi Arabia Hails ‘New Phase’ of Relations With China
Beijing is courting one of America’s most important allies in the middle east—Saudi Arabia as Washington’s relationship with the kingdom takes a nose dive. Saudi Arabia is one of America’s top oil sources. Chinese leader Xi Jinping traveled there last week and was received with the kind of ceremony usually reserved for the U.S.
December 8, 2022 | Tiffany Meier
China In Focus Full Broadcast (Dec. 8)
Five U.S. states are saying “no” to TikTok, on top of lawsuits and restrictions on the Chinese-owned app from around the globe. A nationwide loosening of public health rules in China takes place, while certain risks still linger. The U.S. ambassador to China is appealing to American citizens living in China: stock up on food […]
October 19, 2022 | Lorenz Duchamps
US Confirms Saudi-American Citizen Jailed in Kingdom Over Critical Tweets
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) confirmed on Oct. 17 that Saudi-American citizen Saad Ibrahim Almadi has been sentenced to 16 years in prison by Saudi Arabian officials over social media posts he shared while remaining in the United States that were critical of the government. “We have been following the case closely. We have consistently and […]
October 16, 2022 | Jack Phillips
Democrats Want to Transfer Missile Systems From Saudi Arabia to Ukraine as Punishment
A group of top congressional Democrats is aiming to punish Saudi Arabia after the OPEC+ announcement to cut oil production by taking back U.S. missile systems as well as other missiles and giving them to Ukraine instead. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced in a statement that “for several years, the U.S. military has deployed Patriot […]
October 14, 2022 | Caden Pearson
Congressman Urges Probe of Claims Biden Admin Officials Asked Saudi Arabia to Delay Oil Cuts
Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.) on Oct. 13 urged House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to formally investigate whether Biden administration officials suggested Saudi Arabia delay the decision of a group of key oil-producing countries to cut oil output until after the midterms. Tiffany wrote to Pelosi asking for the Congressional probe after Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin […]