Sam Dagher

Burns has longstanding relationships across Middle East Intelligence head is central player in hostage-release talks

One key American official is quietly keeping Washington’s lines of communication open across the Middle East as the U.S. and Israel endure their worst falling-out in decades over the war

Saudi Arabia closed the fewest number of first-quarter investment deals since 2021 in a further sign the kingdom is struggling to attract funding from private companies and foreign investors.

Washington to curb Houthi finances to stem Red Sea attacks Moves could derail UN-led plan to end decade-long conflict

Washington has told parties including Saudi Arabia that key elements of a United Nations-led plan committed to in December can't go ahead unless

The US and its allies are raising the stakes in their struggle to curb ship attacks by Houthi militants in the Red Sea by increasingly blocking their revenue sources, a move that could jeopardize a peace deal intended to end an almost decade-long war in Yemen. Washington has told parties…

Saudi Arabia is increasingly anxious over the situation in neighboring Yemen, where Iran-backed Houthi militants have stepped up hostilities with Israel and threatened to attack the oil-rich kingdom over claims it's waging economic warfare against them.

Saudi Arabia is increasingly anxious over the situation in neighboring Yemen, where Iran-backed Houthi militants have stepped up hostilities with Israel and threatened to attack the oil-rich kingdom over claims it’s waging economic warfare against them.

The European Union is considering working toward a trade deal with the United Arab Emirates as the 27-member bloc seeks to cooperate more with the Gulf states on issues including energy and security.