Former US president Barack Obama discussed in his memoir issued on (November 17) the US policy during which was known as the "Arab Spring" in 2011. Obama acknowledged the "contradiction" as he sought to balance "competing interests", and presented a bleak portrait of how much of the Middle East's leadership.

The United States State Department did not impose fresh sanctions against Iran’s nuclear program on Wednesday, in a continuation of its 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran.

Gulf Arab states are quietly applauding the arrival in the White House of a hawkish leader opposed to their adversary Iran, even if they suspect Donald Trump's short temper and abrasive Tweets may at times heighten tensions in the combustible Middle East.

Human Rights Watch said in a letter addressed to Barack Obama on Tuesday (November 29, 2016) that “The United States should immediately halt arms sales to Saudi Arabia following numerous unlawful coalition attacks in Yemen.”

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump should not scrap a nuclear deal between Iran and world powers but should take the nation to task for its "destabilizing activities" in the Middle East, said a former senior Saudi official.

Human Rights Watch sent a letter to the American President Barack Obama demanding him to use his left 100 days in office to help ameliorate human rights situation in the world.

A U.S. lawmaker urged the Obama administration to suspend cooperation with a Saudi-led coalition conducting airstrikes in Yemen, saying in a letter released on Wednesday that civilian casualties from the strikes "appear to be the result of war crimes."

Saudi Arabia's foreign ministry condemned the passage of a U.S. law that would allow families of victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks to sue the kingdom for damages, calling it a matter of "great concern" in a statement on Thursday.

Bahraini government warned US would be loser from Congress's vote to override Obama's veto over 9/11 bill, allowing victims’ families to sue Saudi Arabia.

AFP-Bahrain warned Thursday that US would be loser from Congress’s vote to override Obama’s veto of bill allowing 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia.

US Congress overwhelmingly rejected President Barack Obama's veto of legislation allowing relatives of 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia.

US Senate voted 97-1 to override President Barack Obama’s veto of bill allowing Americans to potentially sue Saudi Arabia for 9/11.

The U.S. Senate will vote on Wednesday on whether to override President Barack Obama's veto of a bill allowing relatives of victims in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks to sue Saudi Arabia.

President Barack Obama on Friday vetoed legislation allowing families of victims of the Sept. 11 attacks to sue Saudi Arabia, which could prompt Congress to overturn his decision with a rare veto override, the first of his presidency.

Hillary Clinton supported the Bahraini regime while it cracked down on protesters. But that folly had nothing to do with the Clinton Foundation.

President Barack Obama would veto a bill passed by both houses of Congress that would allow survivors and families of victims of the Sept. 11 attacks to sue the government of Saudi Arabia for damages, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said on Monday.

It’s likely that the Congress will reverse its disapproval of US fighter jet sales to Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain before Obama’s second term ends.

President Barack Obama and the deputy crown prince of Saudi Arabia on Friday discussed ways to support...

U.S. President Barack Obama will meet with Saudi Arabia's powerful deputy crown prince on Friday ...

Saudi Arabia's powerful deputy crown prince flew to the United States on Monday for meetings with U.S. President...