The Washington Inquisitor
Saudi Arabia
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Rep. Wesley Hunt tells senators he would build on Trump’s Saudi defense and investment agreements as 10 ambassador nominees testify
Rep. Wesley Hunt, President Trump’s nominee for ambassador to Saudi Arabia, told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee he would build on the administration’s defense and investment deals with Riyadh. Nominees for Egypt,…
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Saudi nuclear agreement nears December entry into force as disapproval resolutions sit in committee
The 123 agreement’s 90-day review runs into the lame-duck session. Resolutions from Rep. Meeks and Sens. Merkley and Markey have seen no committee action, and senators of both parties want the classified…
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State Department orders nonessential staff and families out of Saudi Arabia as Houthi attacks mount
The ordered departure applies to Saudi Arabia only, the department says. Riyadh’s main airport remains shut after an Oct. 10 strike that killed 12, including an American, and embassy staff now need…
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Arms-sale records arrive months after Congress’s review window closes, an Inquisitor review of 255 notices finds
The full official text of U.S. arms sales reached the Federal Register a median of 225 days after Congress was notified. In 242 of 254 notices, it appeared after the window to…
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Pentagon signs a seven-year framework with BAE for counter-drone rocket kits, pending congressional funding
A new framework agreement calls for up to 25,000 APKWS laser-guidance kits a year for up to seven years, a cheap way to shoot down drones. No price was announced, and Congress…