Jared Kushner Tried and Failed to Get a Half-Billion-Dollar Bailout From Qatar
Qatar is facing an ongoing blockade. Kushner, meanwhile, has played a key behind-the-scenes role in hardening the U.S. posture toward the nation.
Making a Killing
A murder in Istanbul, a war in Yemen — how the Washington establishment, saturated with Middle East cash, has enabled the mayhem from Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
Hacked Email Shows UAE Ambassador Lobbying the Obama White House on Yemen War
Hacked emails reveal how the UAE sought to discredit reporting about its machinations and rights abuses — and how the Obama White House pushed back.
The Trump Administration Makes Its Case For Arming Saudi Arabia In Secret
Sen. Mitch McConnell arranged a secret briefing for the administration to drum up support for its Saudi arms sale amid its brutal war in Yemen.
The U.S. Has Ramped Up Airstrikes Against ISIS in Raqqa, and Syrian Civilians Are Paying the Price
Outside monitors say rarely a day goes by without several civilian casualty incidents attributed to U.S.-led coalition airstrikes around Raqqa.
Trump’s “America First“ Infrastructure Plan: Let Saudi Arabia and Blackstone Take Care of It
A private equity firm run by a close Trump adviser is partnering with Saudi Arabia to privatize U.S. infrastructure.
As Trump Travels to Saudi Arabia, the Kingdom’s D.C. Lobbying Surge Is Paying Off
Since 2015, the kingdom has paid a bipartisan array of 145 lobbyists $18,228,238 — and that's just the tip of the iceberg.
Voices
Donald Trump Said Saudi Arabia Was Behind 9/11. Now He’s Going There on His First Foreign Trip.
Trump’s about-face on Saudi Arabia is shameless. Twice on one day in the election campaign, he connected the Saudis to 9/11.
Members of Congress Demand Trump Provide Legal Justification for Syria Attack
Two Democrats want to hear some sort of attempt at legal justification beyond off-the-cuff remarks from administration officials.
U.S. Bombed a Mosque in Syria, Killing Dozens of Civilians, Investigators Conclude
Three painstaking reconstructions of a U.S. airstrike in Syria suggest that dozens of civilians were killed as they gathered for prayer.
War Correspondents Describe Recent U.S. Airstrikes in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen
Sentiment in Washington may not reflect that the U.S. is at war, but Anand Gopal and Iona Craig have seen the carnage from recent U.S. military strikes in Iraq, Syria and Yemen.