
Stephen Kalin
Foreign Correspondent at The Wall Street Journal
@WSJ Middle East correspondent covering Saudi Arabia and the Gulf. Formerly @Reuters in Saudi, Iraq, Egypt & Lebanon. Got a tip? [email protected]
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2 weeks ago |
wsj.com | Alex Ward |Alex Leary |Stephen Kalin
But White House disagreements with Israel have more to do with Trump’s agenda than a long-term divergence, analysts sayHis embrace of leaders in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates stood out as Trump bypassed Israel and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with whom he has turned more distant in recent months. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8Subscribe NowAlready a subscriber? Sign In
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3 weeks ago |
jp.wsj.com | Stephen Kalin |Eliot Brown |Joel Schectman
中東のカタールは米国の大統領専用機「エアフォースワン」向けに4億ドル(約584億円)のジャンボジェット機を寄贈する計画だが、これはペルシャ湾岸の小国がいかにして国の規模に見合わない外交的影響力を発揮してきたかを浮き彫りにしている。カタールには豊富な資金力と、それを使う覚悟がある。 カタールは、その豊富な天然ガス資源から得た数十億ドルを主に米国の軍や大学などに投じると同時に、ロビー活動への支出も拡大して、政策を自国に有利な方向に導いてきた。Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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3 weeks ago |
tovima.com | Alexander Ward |Stephen Kalin |Alex Leary
ABU DHABI—Three days in the Middle East have put President Trump’s bromance diplomacy on full display. “I like you too much,” Trump told Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman , later placing his hand on his heart as the two men bid farewell on the airport tarmac. Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa was “attractive” and “tough,” Trump said after a surprise meeting in Riyadh with the former rebel leader who toppled Syria’s longtime dictator in December.
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3 weeks ago |
wsj.com | Alex Ward |Stephen Kalin |Alex Leary
The president has used a trip to the Middle East to strengthen ties with the Arab worldABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates—Three days in the Middle East have put President Trump’s bromance diplomacy on full display. “I like you too much,” Trump told Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, later placing his hand on his heart as the two men bid farewell on the airport tarmac.
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3 weeks ago |
wsj.com | Alex Ward |Alex Leary |Stephen Kalin
For more than 20 years, Al Udeid air base has enabled the U.S. to project power across the Middle EastAL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar—President Trump used a stop at this U.S. base to highlight his role as commander in chief, spotlighting rising military recruitment back home and a $1 trillion defense-budget request, without articulating substantive policy on confronting Iran or ending the wars in Gaza and Ukraine.
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