Ben Hubbard

New York Times

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Ben Hubbard is the Beirut bureau chief for the New York Times.

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Mohammed bin Salman (known across the world by his initials, MBS) is the de-facto leader of Saudi Arabia. His father, King Salman, is 84 and not in the best of health.

How Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman rose to power in Saudi Arabia

Mohammed bin Salman (known across the world by his initials, MBS) is the de-facto leader of Saudi Arabia. His father, King Salman, is 84 and not in the best of health.

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President Trump wants the Pentagon to "fight to win," and battlefield commanders now make decisions that used to come from the Obama White House.

Military escalation… without diplomacy

President Trump wants the Pentagon to "fight to win," and battlefield commanders now make decisions that used to come from the Obama White House.

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President Obama is in Saudi Arabia today at a tense moment in US­Saudi relations.

Obama in Riyadh amid Increasing US-Saudi Tensions

President Obama is in Saudi Arabia today at a tense moment in US­Saudi relations.

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