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Arcs in and about Saudi Arabia from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Place · 578 stories · 3,704 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 3, 2023

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The Russia-Ukraine war: the peace talks

25 of 297 stories this December · 9 about Saudi Arabia

US Envoy Witkoff Will Meet Putin in Moscow While Zelenskyy Tours Europe as Peace Efforts Press Ahead · 37 articles, Dec 1Europeans accuse Putin of feigning interest in peace after talks with US envoys · 18 articles, Dec 2Putin Says There Are Points He Can't Agree To in the US Proposal to End Russia's War in Ukraine · 10 articles, Dec 3Russia-US talks on Ukraine peace deal end without breakthrough, Putin aide says · 10 articles, Dec 3Ukraine to give new peace plans · 12 articles, Dec 6Russia unleashes massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine as talks to end war continue · 17 articles, Dec 6Zelensky to huddle with European leaders in London as Kremlin praises Trump’s new security strategy · 19 articles, Dec 8Zelenskyy will hold urgent talks with 30 countries as Trump pushes for swift peace deal with Russia · 17 articles, Dec 8Pope Leo meets Zelenskyy, calls for 'just and lasting' peace in Ukraine · 20 articles, Dec 8Ukraine’s Zelensky refuses to give up land to Russia: ‘Precisely what we are fighting for’ · 11 articles, Dec 9US proposes ‘free economic zone’ in parts of Donbas after Ukrainian pullback, Zelensky says · 6 articles, Dec 11Ukraine war briefing: US envoy to meet Zelenskyy, Europe leaders in Berlin · 10 articles, Dec 122 killed in Russia while Ukraine’s energy infrastructure is targeted as peace talks press on · 6 articles, Dec 13Zelenskyy offers to drop NATO bid for security guarantees · 12 articles, Dec 14US officials say Washington has agreed to give Ukraine security guarantees in peace talks - Boston News, Weather, Sports · 5 articles, Dec 15Russia Indicates It’s Open to Ukraine Joining EU as Part of Peace Deal to End War, US Officials Say · 7 articles, Dec 15Zelensky says peace proposals to end the war in Ukraine could be presented to Russia within days · 19 articles, Dec 16Trump says Ukraine peace deal is ‘closer than ever’ after Berlin talks, but is it? Here are the key sticking points · 12 articles, Dec 16U.S. to meet with Russian and Ukrainian teams in Miami for new peace talks · 9 articles, Dec 18Russia says talks on U.S. peace plan for Ukraine 'are proceeding constructively' · 22 articles, Dec 21Zelenskyy says he’s open to creating demilitarized zone in Ukraine’s industrial heartland - Boston News, Weather, Sports · 10 articles, Dec 24U.S. and Ukraine reach consensus on key issues aimed at ending the war · 7 articles, Dec 24Zelenskyy says he will meet with Trump in Florida on Sunday for talks on Ukraine security guarantees · 58 articles, Dec 26Trump says Ukraine and Russia are 'closer than ever' to peace after talks with Zelenskyy · 84 articles, Dec 26Zelensky says US offering Ukraine 15-year security guarantee in latest peace plan · 33 articles, Dec 29
The fall of Assad and Syria's new era under Ahmed al-Sharaa

8 of 80 stories this December · 3 about Saudi Arabia

2 U.S. service members and one American civilian killed in ambush in Syria, US Central Command says · 54 articles, Dec 13Trump pledges retaliation after 3 killed in Syria · 19 articles, Dec 132 US Army soldiers, interpreter killed in Syria ambush attack · 16 articles, Dec 13U.S. Army names 2 Iowa National Guard members killed in attack in Syria · 27 articles, Dec 14Trump to witness dignified transfer for 2 National Guard members killed in Syria · 18 articles, Dec 17U.S. launches strikes in Syria targeting Islamic State fighters after American deaths · 55 articles, Dec 19Eight killed in Syria mosque explosion during Friday prayers · 23 articles, Dec 26Roughly two dozen ISIS operatives killed or captured since US retaliatory strikes this month · 6 articles, Dec 30

Coverage over timeindependent sources per week, by side, every year we hold

20231039 articles20241595 articles20252875 articles20267390 articles

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Oct 2, 20231413875
Oct 9, 2023144612240
Oct 16, 2023254017236
Oct 23, 20238221067
Oct 30, 202347115
Nov 6, 20230215
Nov 20, 20230225
Nov 27, 202374128
Dec 4, 202358321
Dec 11, 20231306
Dec 18, 2023173712185
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Jan 8, 202415278134
Jan 15, 202433034
Jan 22, 202474339
Jan 29, 202413213
Feb 5, 2024718673
Feb 12, 202464012
Feb 26, 202466224
Mar 4, 2024411250
Mar 11, 2024919278
Mar 18, 20241120594
Mar 25, 202432113
Apr 15, 20241416
Apr 22, 202435215
Apr 29, 2024321563
May 6, 20240404
May 13, 2024713456
May 27, 202447533
Jun 3, 20241215
Jun 10, 2024716386
Jun 17, 20241018574
Jun 24, 202453016
Jul 1, 20241617886
Jul 8, 202424122
Jul 22, 20240128
Aug 26, 202466321
Sep 2, 20240319
Oct 21, 202449328
Nov 4, 202404111
Nov 25, 20240215
Dec 2, 20241316
Dec 9, 2024411124
Dec 16, 2024102811135
Dec 23, 20241408
Dec 30, 202404110
Jan 6, 202577430
Jan 13, 20250112
Jan 20, 20257111473
Jan 27, 202569838
Feb 3, 2025284024327
Feb 10, 2025173818208
Feb 17, 2025164518223
Mar 3, 2025511437
Mar 10, 2025122915130
Mar 17, 2025133012139
Mar 24, 2025821871
Apr 7, 20250134
Apr 14, 20250022
Apr 21, 20253014
May 5, 202516269146
May 12, 2025263921309
Jun 30, 202516721
Jul 28, 20252103
Aug 4, 202516111
Sep 1, 202524511
Sep 8, 202538520
Sep 15, 202525212
Sep 22, 202518318
Sep 29, 202544316
Oct 6, 202534421
Oct 13, 20251102
Oct 20, 20250215
Nov 3, 202528828
Nov 10, 2025410736
Nov 17, 2025306626477
Dec 1, 20252114
Dec 8, 20251102
Dec 22, 20251419
Dec 29, 202539125
Jan 5, 20261205
Jan 12, 20260314
Jan 26, 20261316
Feb 2, 20260101
Feb 9, 20261206
Feb 16, 2026610342
Feb 23, 2026183919183
Mar 2, 2026184314246
Mar 9, 2026153114165
Mar 16, 20268244105
Mar 23, 202610221599
Mar 30, 20263205
Apr 6, 202614523
Apr 13, 20261013648
Apr 27, 202699752
May 4, 20260203
May 18, 202691914136
May 25, 2026612654
Jun 1, 202626827
Jun 8, 20268151375
Jun 29, 20260011
Jul 6, 2026224633484
Jul 13, 2026232840208
Jul 20, 20263784521025
Jul 27, 2026215735621
Aug 3, 2026204526381
Aug 10, 2026714979
Aug 17, 2026311444
Aug 24, 202676637
Aug 31, 2026112516162
Sep 7, 20263511238887
Sep 14, 2026459340650
Sep 21, 2026357032559
Sep 28, 202639728

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else67 stories in 2025 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Saudi Arabia that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Dec 30Saudi Arabia bombs Yemen over shipment of weapons for separatists that arrived from UAE21 articles · 21 independent sources
    2 left, 6 center, 1 right
  2. Dec 30UAE says it will withdraw its remaining forces in Yemen after Saudi Arabia struck port city6 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 1 right
  3. Dec 25– 30Saudi Arabia bombs Yemen over weapons shipment it claims UAE sent to separatists14 articles · 8 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 1 right
  4. Nov 21Kashoggi's widow and Democrats demand release of a call transcript with Trump and Saudi crown prince8 articles · 8 independent sources
    0 left, 4 center, 1 right
  5. Nov 19Trump says he will work on Sudan at Saudi's request10 articles · 9 independent sources
    0 left, 4 center, 1 right
  6. Nov 18– 19The many times Trump has promoted the Saudi crown prince’s Khashoggi denials33 articles · 26 independent sources
    7 left, 8 center, 6 right
  7. Nov 18Saudi leader to discuss these deals with Trump. And, House votes on Epstein files today12 articles · 5 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 0 right
  8. Nov 17– 19Trump says he will sell F-35s to Saudi Arabia on eve of crown prince’s Washington visit36 articles · 28 independent sources
    5 left, 8 center, 6 right
  9. Nov 14– 18After years away from Washington, Saudi crown prince to get warm embrace from Trump, US business43 articles · 26 independent sources
    8 left, 3 center, 8 right
  10. Oct 8Bill Burr sounds real pissy about the Riyadh Comedy Festival backlash6 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 1 right

Stories that name Saudi Arabia

  1. Dec 23Yemen’s warring parties agree on biggest prisoner exchange deal so far6 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  2. Dec 5– 10American playwright Jeremy O. Harris released 3 weeks after arrest in Japan for alleged drug smuggling12 articles · 9 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 1 right
  3. Nov 17– 20Trump signs bill to release the Epstein files373 articles · 99 independent sources
    26 left, 55 center, 21 right
  4. Nov 6– 7Kazakhstan will join Abraham Accords with Israel in symbolic move to boost Trump initiative27 articles · 24 independent sources
    2 left, 5 center, 8 right
  5. Oct 12– 15New Pakistan-Afghanistan border clashes kill dozens, officials say17 articles · 16 independent sources
    4 left, 4 center, 3 right
  6. Sep 29Video game maker Electronic Arts to be acquired and taken private in $55 billion deal12 articles · 8 independent sources
    3 left, 4 center, 0 right
  7. Sep 18– 23France leads a number of nations recognizing Palestinian state amid anger over Israel’s conduct in Gaza war24 articles · 21 independent sources
    1 left, 8 center, 3 right
  8. Sep 9– 12Israel’s strike on Qatar has infuriated Arab leaders. That bodes ill for Trump’s Mideast priorities27 articles · 19 independent sources
    3 left, 8 center, 5 right
  9. Sep 3– 6Adams not dropping out of NYC mayor's race despite Trump admin speculation13 articles · 12 independent sources
    2 left, 4 center, 5 right
  10. Aug 5Saudi Aramco profit drops for 10th straight quarter5 articles · 4 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right

Local coverage

  1. Oct 22Trump is expected to host Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman next month, AP sources say5 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right
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