Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
Saudi Arabia abolishes flogging
Middle East
April 25, 2020
Saudi Arabia abolishes flogging
Saudi Arabia has abolished flogging as a punishment, the state human rights commission said Saturday, hailing a “major step forward”…
Saudi involved in hacking of Amazon boss Bezos’ phone, U.N. report will say
Middle East
January 22, 2020
Saudi involved in hacking of Amazon boss Bezos’ phone, U.N. report will say
SAN FRANCISCO/CAIRO (Reuters) — Two UN officials will report on Wednesday that there is enough evidence suggesting that Saudi Arabia…
Saudi crown prince lashes out at arch-rival Iran over tanker attacks
Middle East
June 16, 2019
Saudi crown prince lashes out at arch-rival Iran over tanker attacks
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman accused arch-rival Iran of attacks on oil tankers in a vital Gulf shipping channel,…
Saudi crown prince warns against ‘exploiting’ Khashoggi murder
Middle East
June 16, 2019
Saudi crown prince warns against ‘exploiting’ Khashoggi murder
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has warned against “exploiting” the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi for political gains, in…
US shared nuclear power info with Saudi Arabia after Khashoggi killed
Middle East
June 5, 2019
US shared nuclear power info with Saudi Arabia after Khashoggi killed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration granted two authorizations to US companies to share sensitive nuclear power information with Saudi…
President Sisi, King Salman hold talks on Gulf security in Mecca
Egypt
June 1, 2019
President Sisi, King Salman hold talks on Gulf security in Mecca
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz on Friday night on the sidelines of the…
Saudi minister denies activist Baghdadi faced any Saudi threat
Middle East
May 19, 2019
Saudi minister denies activist Baghdadi faced any Saudi threat
RIYADH (Reuters) – A senior Saudi official denied the authorities posed any threat to prominent Palestinian human rights campaigner Iyad…
Arab activist says Norway warned him of potential Saudi threat
Middle East
May 8, 2019
Arab activist says Norway warned him of potential Saudi threat
OSLO (Reuters) – A prominent Arab pro-democracy campaigner living in political asylum in Norway said he had been temporarily moved…
Turkey arrests 2 people suspected of spying for UAE
Middle East
April 21, 2019
Turkey arrests 2 people suspected of spying for UAE
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish authorities on Friday formally arrested two men on charges of spying for the United Arab…
New pressure over Khashoggi death, Trump ignores deadline
Middle East
February 9, 2019
New pressure over Khashoggi death, Trump ignores deadline
President Donald Trump appeared prepared Friday to ignore the US Congress’s deadline to determine who ordered the assassination of Jamal…