Saudi Arabia Coverage

Blinken heads to Saudi Arabia as volatile situation in the Middle East continues

The U.S. carried out dozens of strikes over the weekend in response to a deadly attack on a U.S. base in Jordan. The secretary of state is now in the region and said the U.S. is not finished.

Biden heavily scrutinized in visit to Saudi Arabia

President Joe Biden was in Saudi Arabia Friday when he came face to face -- and fist to fist -- in a heavily scrutinized greeting with Saudi Arabia's crowned prince, Mohammed Bin Salman.

America's oil dependence means gas prices may not return to 'normal' until next year, FSU expert says

America's dependance on foreign oil means that gas prices could not drop until next year, said Fayetteville State University economist Abdoul Wane.

Gilbert Baez, WRAL Fayetteville reporter & Maggie Brown, WRAL multiplatform producer

5 Saudis sentenced to death for killing of journalist

A court in Saudi Arabia sentenced five people to death Monday for the killing of Washington Post columnist and royal family critic Jamal Khashoggi, whose grisly slaying in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul drew international condemnation and cast a cloud of suspicion over Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Trump and Saudi Arabia stay close after Pensacola shooting

President Donald Trump appears to be maintaining his support of Saudi Arabia in the wake of a deadly shooting at a US naval base allegedly perpetrated by a Saudi national -- a crime the FBI presumes is an act of terrorism.

By Maegan Vazquez, CNN

Gas prices rising in the Triangle after Saudi attack

Experts say consumers may begin to notice higher prices soon, but the increases may be minimal. Gas prices probably won't climb high enough to substantially hurt the US economy.

Mike Walden: Rise in gas prices after Saudi oil fields attack shouldn't last too long

The recent attack on Saudi Arabia's oil fields is already impacting prices at the pump. NC State professor Mike Walden talked with WRAL's Kathryn Brown about this.

Attacks have disrupted 5% of the world's oil production. Here's what you need to know

Attacks on major oil plants in Saudi Arabia have shaken up global oil markets and complicated the already strained relations between the kingdom and its regional arch-rival Iran. Get up to speed fast here:

By Tamara Qiblawi, CNN

Trump: US 'locked and loaded depending on verification' of attack on Saudi oil field

President Donald Trump on Sunday evening tweeted that the US has "reason to believe that we know" who is responsible for an attack on a Saudi Arabian oil field and the country is "locked and loaded depending on verification" following the crippling strike.

By Paul LeBlanc, Kylie Atwood, Jeremy Diamond and Sarah Westwood, CNN

Trump Shrugs Off Killing of Khashoggi by Saudi Agents

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Sunday shrugged off the brutal dismembering of Jamal Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist, just days after a United Nations report described how a team of Saudi assassins called Khashoggi a “sacrificial animal” before his murder.

Michael D. Shear, New York Times

How U.S. weapons ended up hitting hospitals in Yemen

A former senior State Department official sent to monitor the Saudi-led war in Yemen told us he saw firsthand how the Saudis failed to avoid civilian casualties -- and how the U.S. chose to look the other way.

Killing Khashoggi: How a brutal Saudi hit job unfolded

An autopsy expert. A lookalike. A black van. Our video investigation follows the movements of the 15-man Saudi hit team that killed and dismembered the journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Pence: The murder of Jamal Khashoggi was an atrocity

US Vice President Mike Pence has said Washington is "not going to stand for" the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, as Turkey suggested that the Saudi journalist's body was possibly carried out of Turkey in diplomatic bags.

Pence: US is 'not going to stand' for Khashoggi killing

US Vice President Mike Pence has said Washington is "not going to stand for" the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, as Turkey suggested that the Saudi journalist's body was possibly carried out of Turkey in diplomatic bags.

By Bianca Britton, CNN

Jamal Khashoggi died in fistfight at Istanbul consulate, Saudi Arabia claims

Saudi Arabia has admitted the death of missing Saudi journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, claiming he died in a fistfight involving more than a dozen Saudi officials at the country's consulate in Istanbul.

By Euan McKirdy, Sarah Sirgany and Clarissa Ward, CNN

Trump weighs in on disappearance, alleged killing of Saudi journalist

Both President Trump and Secretary Pompeo are pushing for the Saudis to be given more time to investigate. Jamal Khashoggi has been missing for more than two weeks now. He was last seen alive on Oct. 2, 2018, walking into the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.

Trump weighs in on disappearance, alleged killing of Saudi journalist

Both President Trump and Secretary Pompeo are pushing for the Saudis to be given more time to investigate. Jamal Khashoggi has been missing for more than two weeks now. He was last seen alive on Oct. 2, 2018, walking into the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.

Mnuchin drops out of Saudi conference

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced Thursday that he will not participate in a high-profile investor conference in Saudi Arabia amid growing controversy over dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi's disappearance and apparent killing.

By Donna Borak, Kevin Liptak and Kaitlan Collins, CNN