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Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz attends the opening session of the 30th Arab League summit in the Tunisian capital Tunis on March 31, 2019. (Fethi Belaid/Pool/AFP)
Saudi king warns UN of Iranian threat, backs US peace efforts in Middle East
By TOI staff
Salman castigates Iranian attempts to sow ‘chaos, extremism and religious fanaticism’; calls to disarm Hezbollah; stops short of directly endorsing Israel-UAE-Bahrain accords
Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz attends the opening session of the 30th Arab League summit in the Tunisian capital Tunis on March 31, 2019. (Fethi Belaid/Pool/AFP)
September 23, 2020, 7:59 pm
Saudi king warns UN of Iranian threat, backs US peace efforts in Middle East
Salman castigates Iranian attempts to sow ‘chaos, extremism and religious fanaticism’; calls to disarm Hezbollah; stops short of directly endorsing Israel-UAE-Bahrain accords
By TOI staff
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman smiles as he listens during his meeting with US President Donald Trump during a working breakfast on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
September 22, 2020, 3:16 pm
Saudi Arabia on road to ties with Israel, but not quite there yet
Most Saudis still view Palestinian statehood as a prerequisite for formal relations, but state-backed media and clerics are signaling change is underway
By Aya Batrawy
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, left, speaks to his father, King Salman, at a meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council in Riyadh, December 9, 2018. (Saudi Press Agency via AP)
September 19, 2020, 1:17 pm
Saudi royal family said divided over possible future ties with Israel
Crown prince said to be in favor of the move as it could bring business opportunities, coordination over Iran, but king is solidly committed to Palestinian demand for state
By TOI staff
Head of the Mossad Yossi Cohen speaks at a Cyber conference at the Tel Aviv University on June 24, 2019. (Flash90)
September 17, 2020, 12:44 am
Mossad chief indicates Saudis could join nations normalizing ties with Israel
Yossi Cohen refuses to say whether he’s met Riyadh’s de facto leader; explains deals with Gulf states required building trust ‘that we’re here for them and they’re here for us’
By TOI staff
US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on May 20, 2017. (AP/Evan Vucci)
September 11, 2020, 3:40 am
‘Saved his ass’: Trump reportedly boasted he shielded MBS after Khashoggi murder
In upcoming book, journalist Bob Woodward says US president bragged about protecting Saudi crown prince from Congress after killing of critic in 2018
By AFP
People hold signs during a protest at the Embassy of Saudi Arabia in the United States about the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, in Washington, October 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
September 7, 2020, 7:19 pm
Saudi Arabia scraps death sentences over Khashoggi murder, jails 8
Verdict, which follows international outcry, comes after sons of prominent columnist ‘pardoned’ alleged killers
By Agencies
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit in Osaka, western Japan June 29, 2019. (Yuri Kadobnov/Pool Photo via AP)
September 1, 2020, 9:18 am
Saudi Arabia sacks army commander and his son over alleged corruption
Purge of leader of fight against Yemen’s Houthis and deputy emir seen as ‘very public signal against corruption in the military’
By AFP
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends a meeting with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on September 18, 2019. (Mandel Ngan/Pool Photo via AP)
August 17, 2020, 6:30 am
Saudi Arabia silent over UAE-Israel deal, but covert ties under focus
While Riyadh remains hesitant to publicly declare relationship with Israel, analysts expect a significant increase in behind-the-scenes cooperation
By Anuj Chopra
Pilgrims walk around the Kabba at the Grand Mosque, in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Friday, July 31, 2020. (Saudi Ministry of Media via AP)
August 17, 2020, 6:00 am
Saudi Arabia appoints 10 women to senior roles in holy mosques
Move aimed at boosting female employment in conservative kingdom, part of liberalization drive spearheaded by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
By AFP
Saudi King Salman chairs the 40th Gulf Cooperation Council Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, December 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)
July 20, 2020, 8:29 am
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman admitted to hospital for tests
State media says 84-year-old monarch hospitalized in Riyadh after inflammation of the gallbladder
By Aya Batrawy
Illustrative: US Army Apache helicopters conduct overflights of the US Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, December 31, 2019. (US Army photo/Spc. Khalil Jenkins, CJTF-OIR Public Affairs)
July 19, 2020, 7:10 pm
Rare daytime rocket attack hits Baghdad as Iran FM visits
At least two projectiles fall in high-security zone outside US embassy; defense system not triggered, apparently because trajectory had them falling short of compound
By AFP
In this photo from February 1, 2015, Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi speaks at a press conference in Manama, Bahrain. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, File)
July 3, 2020, 12:43 pm
Turkey trial of Saudi suspects in Khashoggi murder begins in absentia
Riyadh rejects Turkish demands for extradition of the suspects, who are believed to have killed the Washington Post columnist at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018
By Suzan Fraser and ROBERT BADENBIECK
A woman walks past a banner showing Saudi King Salman, right, and his Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, outside a mall in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, June 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
June 16, 2020, 11:47 am
Saudis see high hopes for 2020 upended by pandemic
With kingdom’s grandiose economic, diplomatic and cultural reforms nipped in the bud by virus outbreak, Riyadh invests in foreign firms, seeking to bounce back
By Aya Batrawy
Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 29, 2011. (AP /Virginia Mayo, File)
May 22, 2020, 9:45 am
Sons of slain Saudi journalist Khashoggi ‘forgive’ killers, paving way to pardon
Analysts say the announcement effectively grants clemency to five convicts on death row; relatives have denied reports they were paid off by authorities
By AFP
A Jewish character speaking a Hebrew monologue in Saudi Ramadan production 'Umm Haroun' about Kuwaiti Jews, in an episode broadcast April 24, 2020, on the MBC network. (Screenshot: Twitter)
April 27, 2020, 12:36 pm
In first, Saudi TV dramas feature character urging Israel ties, Hebrew monologue
Controversy swirls around two Ramadan productions, screened amid warming Jerusalem-Riyadh ties; 13 Palestinian groups said urging that one of the shows be taken off air
By Michael Bachner
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