Saudi Arabia tries to shed ‘pariah status,’ remaking itself as a key middleman in global conflicts

Saudi Arabia will host a key summit Tuesday between Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyywho is trying to repair relations with Washington following his disastrous Oval Office bust-up with President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance. It’s another soft-power coup for a country that has deliberately cultivated a reputation as … Read more