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He also warned that what is happening in Yemen right now is more dangerous than “a coup".
Houthi minister of information defects, says Yemeni rebels ‘drawing last breath’
November 12, 2018
Amazon founder and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos talks during a ceremony in Washington, last January. (AP)
Saudis boycott Amazon over Khashoggi case
November 10, 2018
A campaign poster of municipal candidate Moshe Lion on a bus ahead of the upcoming Jerusalem municipal elections, in Jerusalem. (AFP)
Secular, religious candidates square off in Jerusalem mayoral run-off
November 10, 2018
An exchange shop displays rates for various currencies, in downtown Tehran, Iran, on October 2, 2018. (AP)
US sanctions push Iran’s economy further onto its heels
November 07, 2018
UN Special Envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths speaks during an interview in Abu Dhabi. (Reuters)
Calls for ceasefire ignored, fighting in Yemen escalates
November 07, 2018
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu (L) walks with Omani Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said. (Office of Israeli Prime Minister)
Cautious GCC support to Oman over Mideast initiatives
November 03, 2018
Danish Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen gives a news conference in Copenhagen, on October 30. (AFP)
Denmark threatens to retaliate over Iranian plot
November 03, 2018
The new UN Syria envoy Geir Pedersen is seen during a visit to Dunhuang, China, on October 12. (NTB Scanpix/Heiko Junge via Reuters)
UN chief announces new Syria envoy
November 02, 2018
Business as usual. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz (R) talks with US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin in Riyadh. (SPA)
Iran’s IRGC officers added to terror lists
October 27, 2018
Investigating the crime. A Saudi flag flutters atop Saudi Arabia’s Consulate in Istanbul, on October 22. (Reuters)
Suspects in Khashoggi killing to be tried in kingdom
October 27, 2018
Getting attention. Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu (R) and Chinese Vice-President Wang Qishan hit a gong at the fourth Israel-China Joint Committee on Innovation Cooperation meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, on October 24. (Reuters)
Stronger China-Israel ties fuel concern of US, Palestinians
October 27, 2018
Challenging task. Iraq’s Prime Minister-designate Adel Abdul-Mahdi speaks to parliament as he announces his new cabinet, on October 24. (Reuters)
Iraqi prime minister forms cabinet but key posts unfilled
October 27, 2018
Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum (R) browses through a booklet during the launch of the Madrasa portal in Dubai. (WAM)
UAE establishes the largest free e-learning platform in Arab world
October 27, 2018
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (L) arrives with former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri to attend the Future Investment Initiative FII conference in the Saudi capital Riyadh on October 24, 2018. (AP)
'Justice will prevail' in Khashoggi case, says Saudi crown prince
October 24, 2018
Turkish police flies a drone over the residence of the Saudi Consul General Mohammad al-Otaibi, on October 17. (AFP)
Turkey has a culture of surveillance, intrigue
October 24, 2018
A 2015 file picture shows Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi attending a press conference in Manama. (AFP)
Saudis face uphill battle pursuing damage control over Khashoggi case
October 20, 2018
A Palestinian man walks on debris following an Israeli air strike around the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on October 17. (AFP)
Gaza tensions spark fears of renewed Hamas-Israel war
October 20, 2018
On May 4, 1988, the Saudi daily Arab News published a report by Jamal Khashoggi about his tour in Afghanistan in the company of Al-Qaeda operatives
The Looming Tower: Jamal Khashoggi’s little-known past comes to light
October 15, 2018
Clock is ticking. Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri speaks at the presidential palace in Baabda, on September 3. (Reuters)
An-Nahar’s blank pages reflect Lebanon’s crisis
October 13, 2018
A tanker delivers fuel at the Gaza power plant in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip, on October 9. (AFP)
Abbas faces setbacks in bid to regain control of Gaza
October 13, 2018