A road trip among ordinary Saudis revealed high hopes, and hardly any worries, about the country's new political era.

King Salman's son Mohammed is now the desert kingdom's dominant figure—and the challenges before him are huge.

In August, the ailing Sheikh Ibrahim el-Zakzaky and his wife, who have been in government custody since 2015, was allowed to receive medical attention abroad. He touched down in Delhi on August 13, though his visit has been mired in controversy. 

J.J. Goldberg, writing on his blog at The Forward, discusses the Israeli religious ministry’s new "Jewish Identity Administration." Moustafa Amara interviews Sinai tribal council head Sheikh Ali Fre…