Ismaeel Naar

There was no immediate comment from the U.S. military, which the Iran-backed Houthi militia blamed for the attack in Saada.

The International Court of Justice said it lacked jurisdiction after Sudan accused the United Arab Emirates of fueling genocide in the African country’s civil war.

With the United States on the sidelines, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are trying to play a role as mediators.

Both countries accused each other of aiming attacks at territories well beyond their disputed Kashmir border. As night fell late Friday, India reported heavy drone incursions in the country’s north.

President Trump has always viewed the presidency as a worldwide hunt for deals. And there is no better place for that than the Gulf, where a few men wield absolute authority over vast wealth.

The president announced the planned change in U.S. policy during a speech at a Saudi investment forum at the start of the first major international trip of his second term. His meeting with Syria’s new leader will take place Wednesday.

American presidents have been visiting Saudi Arabia for decades, and the trips have often produced memorable moments — some dramatic, others downright odd.

President Trump’s meeting with President Ahmed al-Shara capped a remarkable turnabout for the leader of the rebel uprising that ousted Bashar al-Assad. Mr. Trump has said he would lift U.S. sanctions on Syria.

President Trump, swiftly dismantling decades of U.S. government policy that treated Syria like a pariah, held an extraordinary meeting on Wednesday with its president, Ahmed al-Shara, the former leader of a rebel group designated as a terrorist organization by the American government.

Military strikes in Yemen and sanctions targeting the Iran-backed militia have compounded a humanitarian crisis in the poorest country in the Middle East, officials say.