Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - The concept was controversial: a pop-up bar offering bellinis and spritzes that, while non-alcoholic, were served in chilled cocktail glasses in the capital of teetotalling Saudi Arabia. But although customers were initially wary of the experiment -– which coincided with the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, a...
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Biden appears ready to re-engage with Saudi Arabia that has been a key strategic ally of the United States for decades.
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Protests in Bahrain over new Israeli embassy
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