The Premier League needs to punish its most successful team if it wants to save itself from disrepute.

Trump’s former secretary of state said the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, a U.S. resident and Washington Post journalist, was overblown.

The Qatar World Cup never should have happened. But there are signs that the world is finally waking up to the corrupt arrangements that brought it about.

This was the year the Saudi strongman was supposed to become a pariah. Instead, he’s gotten away with murder.

The best chance to end hostilities in the war-torn nation has fizzled out, leaving proponents of peace to wonder what went wrong.

As Saudi Arabia’s takeover of English soccer club Newcastle proves, the media is highly susceptible to sportswashing by corrupt regimes.

Some lawmakers are coming to the conclusion that America’s long-standing partnership with Saudi Arabia might not be worth the pain.

Desperate to save his domestic agenda, the president damaged his foreign policy.

The president has had a lot thrown at him. The Middle East, oddly, has been comparatively quiet. That may be about to change.

The cartel clearly violates more than one U.S. law. We could help lower gas prices by going after it. So why don’t we?

The clumsy kickoff of this ill-starred competitor of the PGA has been a window into a tawdriness that infects international sports.

The president is desperate for some relief at the pump for Americans before November—even if it means shaking the hand of Jamal Khashoggi’s killer.

Trump’s son-in-law may be the hot new player in Washington’s seamy influence-peddling game, but he’s following in the footsteps of many of the Beltway’s major players.

In the short term, there may be little choice in the matter. But it’s bad environmentally—and politically, if they don’t budge.

A year of upheaval has pushed the sport to a crossroads.

The invasion of Ukraine shines a harsh light on the obscene greed that has guided decision-making for decades.

The president vowed to end the war. But the U.S. keeps selling weapons to Saudi Arabia, which keeps using them to wreak misery in Yemen.

Six months after fans brought down the Super League, European soccer is more corrupt than ever.

Nonfiction narratives that purport to explain life in Islam’s far-flung capitals paper over the brutal hand of U.S. foreign policy.

The popular chat app is exploding in popularity in some Middle Eastern countries. Can it keep its users safe?