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  • War in Yemen
    Commentary: From the War on al Qaeda to a Humanitarian Catastrophe: How the U.S. Got Dragged Into Yemen

    “There was a fundamental agreement that we as an international community should continue to support the legitimate government,” said Gerald Feierstein, the former ambassador to Yemen and top State Department official under Obama. “The Saudis wanted to intervene, and we agreed with them. Before that, we had urged the Saudis to be more aggressive in support of Hadi, trying to strengthen Hadi’s hand vis-à-vis the Houthis.”

  • Global Oil Markets
    Oil rises as U.S. refineries restart, Irma wanes

    Oil prices rose on Monday as key U.S. refineries began restarts following Hurricane Harvey, which may help revive crude oil processing, while fuel prices fell as Hurricane Irma is likely to clip demand for gasoline and diesel.

  • Cyber Security
    Nations That Hack the U.S. Could Face ‘Real World’ Consequences, Homeland Security Adviser Warned

    White House Homeland Security Adviser Tom Bossert suggested the U.S. government may dole out “real world” punishment to nation-states that hack federal systems or violate agreed upon cybersecurity norms.

  • F-15SA
    Saudi Ambassador to the U.S. Tours Boeing Fighter Aircraft in St. Louis

    His Royal Highness Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the United States toured Boeing Defense Space & Security's St. Louis F-15 production facility Thursday inspecting the F-15SA fighter that is being delivered to the Kingdom.

  • Afghanistan
    U.S. to send 3,500 additional troops to Afghanistan

    The United States will send about 3,500 additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan, U.S. officials said on Wednesday, a figure broadly in line with expectations as the United States boosts support for the Afghan military.

  • Anti-ISIS Campaign
    ISIS fighters may have escaped to Iraq, despite U.S. promises to stop them

    An Islamic State convoy stranded in the Syrian desert for five days has split up, and some fighters may have found their way into Iraq despite the U.S. military’s determination to stop them from reaching ­militant-controlled territory, ­Syrian activists and Iraqi officials said Sunday.

  • U.S. Corn
    US Grains Council : Saudi Arabia Nearly Doubles U.S. Corn Imports In 2016/2017

    Saudi Arabia has nearly doubled purchased of U.S. corn this marketing year due to a combination of favorable government policy shifts, competitive prices and market development work by the U.S. Grains Council (USGC).

  • U.S.-Jordan
    Trump Dumped U.S. Ambassador to Amman at Request of King

    Several former and current diplomats told FP that the Jordanian king had a tense relationship with Wells, mainly because he strongly objected to the Obama administration’s pursuit of a nuclear agreement with Tehran. King Abdullah, like other leaders in the region, had deep misgivings about any diplomatic overtures that could strengthen the hand of Shiite-ruled Iran.

  • Anti-ISIS Campaign
    U.S.-led airstrikes block ISIS fighters escaping under a Hezbollah-negotiated deal

    Negotiated withdrawals have been a common tactic in Syria’s six-year-old war and have enabled the Syrian government to reassert its authority over many of the areas that fell to opposition control. But this was the first publicly announced instance of a deal involving the Islamic State on any battle front in Syria or Iraq since the war against the group geared up three years ago.

  • Energy
    Saudi Oil Minister Sees Rising Costs for U.S. Shale

    Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Tuesday, Khalid al-Falih, Saudi Arabia’s oil minister, said U.S. oil shale producers “will find they need higher prices” because the most prolific reservoirs are being exhausted and squeezed contractors are increasing the amount they charge. Photo: Reuters.