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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 649

Robbie COREY-BOULET

A handout picture provided by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) shows Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (3R) performing the Eid Al-Fitr prayer at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca on April 10, 2024. (Photo by SAUDI PRESS AGENCY / AFP) /
April 16, 2024, 2:12 pm
‘Bad for business’: Between Israel and Iran, Gulf states scramble to avert wider war
Gulf nations playing a key mediating role, but also fear that Iran could choose to strike them if it can’t effectively hit Israel
By Talek HARRIS, Robbie COREY-BOULET and Callum PATON
Ali Ziyadne, brother of Youssef and uncle of Hamza who are both still being held hostage by Hamas in Gaza, prays for them at the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem in March 2024. (AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP)
March 28, 2024, 5:35 am
Israel’s ‘scapegoat’ Bedouins reel from wartime hardship
Leaders of long-marginalized minority, which lost 17 members on Oct. 7, are skeptical that high-level attention received in wartime will lead to boost in position in the long run
By Robbie COREY-BOULET
US Central Command forces, in coordination with the United Kingdom, and support from Australia, Canada, the Netherlands and Bahrain, conduct joint strikes on hostile Houthi targets, January 11, 2024 (US Central Command / X)
January 12, 2024, 4:55 pm
Saudi Arabia in ‘tight spot’ as US, UK take on Houthi rebels after weeks of attacks
Experts say Riyadh angling for ceasefire, military exit from Yemen so it can focus on domestic agenda, but situation complicated by Iran-backed Yemeni group’s attacks on shipping
By Robbie COREY-BOULET
(L) Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, May 19, 2023. (Saudi Press Agency via AP); (C) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem (Alex Kolomoisky/ Pool/ Flash90); (R) US President Joe Biden on November 2, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Michael A. McCoy / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / via AFP)
August 9, 2023, 12:23 pm
Rocky US-Saudi ties get boost from push for normalization deal with Israel
Analysts say that while the hurdles to an agreement between Riyadh and Jerusalem remain high, relations between the kingdom and US have warmed in recent months
By Robbie COREY-BOULET
Natalie Zaichenko, 60, tends to the grave of her son, a Ukrainian soldier who was killed in the war against Russia, in Kyiv, Ukraine, August 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
August 5, 2023, 12:43 pm
Saudi Arabia hosts nearly 40 nations, including China, for talks on Ukraine
Russia said not invited to Jeddah confab; Zelensky welcomes wide range of countries represented, including developing nations hit hard by surges in food prices triggered by war
By Robbie COREY-BOULET
Forces loyal to Yemen's Houthi rebels take part in a military parade marking the seventh anniversary of the Saudi-led coalition's intervention in their country, in the capital Sana'a, on March 31, 2022. (Mohammed Huwais/AFP)
April 10, 2023, 12:14 am
Saudi delegation in Yemen for talks with rebels aimed at ending devastating war
Riyadh and Houthis reportedly agree on truce to pave way for peace, after hundreds of thousands killed; comes after surprise agreement between Saudis and Iran, which backs rebels
By Jamil Nasser and Robbie COREY-BOULET
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, speaks during the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, December 14, 2021. (Bandar Aljaloud/Saudi Royal Palace via AP, File)
March 25, 2023, 5:41 am
‘Sea change’: Disruptive Saudi prince shows new pragmatism with Iran
Some analysts believe deal with Tehran signals maturation and realism in Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s regional approach
By Robbie COREY-BOULET and Haitham el-Tabei
A man in Tehran holds a local newspaper reporting on its front page the China-brokered deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia to restore ties, signed in Beijing the previous day, on March, 11 2023. (ATTA KENARE / AFP)
March 13, 2023, 7:58 pm
‘Early days’: Middle East officials, analysts cautious on Iran-Saudi deal
Joint statement announcing China-brokered rapprochement deal identifies 2-month window for sides to formally restart relations, reopen diplomatic missions after 7-year rupture
By Robbie COREY-BOULET
Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, right, shakes hands with Saudi national security adviser Musaad bin Mohammed al-Aiban, at left, as Wang Yi, China's most senior diplomat, looks on, during a photo op at a closed meeting in Beijing, China, March 11, 2023. (Luo Xiaoguang/Xinhua via AP)
March 11, 2023, 5:10 pm
Reestablishment of Saudi-Iran ties adds twist to Israel’s Arab outreach
One analyst calls China-brokered deal ‘a clear diplomatic victory for Iran’ and ‘a blow’ to Netanyahu, but others argue it may not be such terrible news for Jerusalem
By Robbie COREY-BOULET
Serhiy Petrovytch Doumenko, Metropolitan Epifaniy of Kyiv, Head of Ukraine church, leads an Orthodox Christmas service at Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery in Kyiv on January 7, 2023. (Sergei Supinsky/AFP)
January 8, 2023, 12:03 am
Little letup in fighting as Ukraine marks Orthodox Christmas under Russian invasion
Despite Putin declaring 36-hour ceasefire for religious festival, heavy artillery fire reported along frontlines; Russia says it ‘repelled attacks’ during period
By Daria ANDRIIEVSKA and Robbie COREY-BOULET
This handout picture taken and released by Ukrainian Presidential Office on December 31, 2022 shows the President Volodymyr Zelensky and his wife Olena during their New Year's address to Ukrainian people. (Photo by AFP)
January 1, 2023, 6:40 am
Zelensky says Ukraine to fight until victory, as Russia continues bombings into 2023
Explosions rock Kyiv 30 minutes after new year begins, with much of country in darkness; president says in annual address: ‘Ukrainians, you are incredible, we fight as one team’
By Robbie COREY-BOULET
A serviceman stands at the bottom of a hotel, partially destroyed by a Russian strike, in the center of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv on December 31, 2022 (Sergei Supinsky/AFP)
December 31, 2022, 6:38 pm
Russia strikes Ukraine hours before New Year; Putin: Moral rightness on our side
Ukrainians prepare to celebrate December 31 despite ongoing war: ‘Our enemies can destroy our calm but they cannot destroy our spirit’
By Robbie COREY-BOULET
Rescuers clear debris of homes destroyed by a missile attack in the outskirts of Kyiv, on December 29, 2022, following a Russian missile strike on Ukraine. (Genya Savilov/AFP)
December 30, 2022, 8:59 pm
Ukraine says it repelled attack of Iran-made drones from Russia
Kyiv says its forces shot down all 16 kamikaze craft, with no casualties
By Robbie COREY-BOULET and Cecile Feuillatre
Saudis attend the Noor Riyadh lighting festival held at Al-Salam Park in the Saudi capital Riyadh, November 3, 2022. (Fayez Nureldine / AFP)
November 10, 2022, 7:51 am
Saudi light festival tries to sell public on push to become arts destination
More than 130 artists from 40 countries participating in Noor Riyadh event in capital, which curators say aims to bring art to those who can’t travel to see it elsewhere
By Robbie COREY-BOULET
Two British citizens Aiden Aslin, left, and Shaun Pinner, right, and Moroccan Saaudun Brahim, center, sit behind bars in a courtroom in Donetsk, in the territory which is under the Government of the Donetsk People's Republic control, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, June 9, 2022. (AP Photo)
September 22, 2022, 1:53 am
10 POWs, including 2 Americans, released from Russia in exchange with Ukraine
Five Britons also transferred to Saudi Arabia in deal brokered by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
By Robbie COREY-BOULET
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