Mohammed bin Salman

This November 30, 2014 image made from video released by Loujain al-Hathloul, shows her driving towards the United Arab Emirates - Saudi Arabia border before her arrest on December 1, 2014, in Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo/Loujain al-Hathloul, File)

May 19, 2018, 12:55 pm

Saudis detain 7 women’s advocates ahead of driving ban lift

Riyadh accuses the women, who continue to protest restrictive guardianship laws, of 'attempting to undermine the security and stability of the kingdom'

By AFP

Muslim World League Secretary General, Mohammad Al-Issa, speaks at The Washington Institute, with TWI's Robert Satloff, May 3, 2018 (TWI/Lloyd Wolf)

May 5, 2018, 1:59 am

Leader of Saudi-backed Muslim group decries those who blame Jews for Holocaust

Days after anti-Semitic statements by PA President Abbas, Mohammad Al Issa says 'excuses that make us look away from disaster' are a denial of criminality

By JTA

Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, crown prince of Saudi Arabia, attends a meeting at the United Nations in New York City, March 27, 2018. (Bryan R. Smith/AFP)

April 29, 2018, 9:06 pm

Palestinians must make peace or shut up, Saudi crown prince said to tell US Jews

Israel's Channel 10 news: In meeting last month in New York, Mohammed bin Salman castigated Abbas and predecessors for spurning opportunities for 40 years

By TOI staff

A glossy magazine about Saudi Arabia is photographed in Washington, Monday April 23, 2018. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

April 24, 2018, 9:56 pm

Mysterious pro-Saudi tabloid hits US newsstands

Despite denials, files show pro-Trump publisher quietly shared 97-page fawning magazine with Riyadh officials weeks before it went to press

By Josh Lederman and Jeff Horwitz

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz attends the 29th Summit of the Arab League at the Ithra center in Dhahran, Eastern Saudi Arabia, on April 15, 2018. (AFP)

April 24, 2018, 10:11 am

Saudi king to launch sprawling ‘entertainment city’

Multi-billion-dollar project, aimed at encouraging local tourism, will include high-end theme parks, motor sport facilities and a safari park

By AFP

Illustrative: A Saudi woman tours a car showroom for women in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on January 11, 2018. (AFP/Amer Hilabi)

April 21, 2018, 9:10 am

Saudi women’s fitness center shut over ‘indecent’ video

Shutdown apparently the result of a widely circulated clip showing a female with uncovered hair in what appears to be a gym and kicking a punching bag

By AFP

A visitor checks out a Lexus car, similar to a one used in the Black Panther film, that is on display outside an invitation-only screening, at the King Abdullah Financial District Theater, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, April 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

April 19, 2018, 2:54 am

First Saudi cinema opens with popcorn and ‘Black Panther’

Invitation-only event in Riyadh, attended by both men and women, is first time in 35 years a commercial film is shown in conservative kingdom

By Aya Batrawy

A promotional image for the “Black Panther” film. (Chadwick Boseman/Facebook)

April 18, 2018, 2:15 pm

Saudi Arabia to host cinema trial screening with ‘Black Panther’

Anticipation grows in Riyadh ahead of opening of movie theaters in May as part of modernization drive

By AFP

Abu Mohammed al-Golani (center), the leader of al-Qaeda-linked insurgent group Fatah al-Sham Front, is seen in this picture posted by the group discussing battlefield details with field commanders. (Militant UGC via AP)

April 11, 2018, 8:11 pm

Iran hurls ‘support for terrorism’ charge back at rival Saudi Arabia

After Saudi prince blasts Tehran during visit to Paris, Iran accuses kingdom of support for al-Qaeda, Islamic State

By AFP

French President Emmanuel Macron (L) welcomes Saudi Arabia's crown prince Mohammed bin Salman upon his arrival at the Elysee Presidential palace for a meeting on April 10, 2018 in Paris. (AFP PHOTO / LUDOVIC MARIN)

April 10, 2018, 11:41 pm

France, Saudi Arabia agree on need to curb Iranian ‘expansionism’

Macron calls for 'greater efforts' to limit Tehran's ballistic activity, warns its policies feed terrorism and destabilize the region

By AFP

In this photo provided by the United Nations, Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud speaks during a signing ceremony at the United Nations, Tuesday, March 27, 2018. (Eskinder Debebe/United Nations via AP)

April 7, 2018, 6:55 am

Saudi crown prince to visit France, Spain in whirlwind global tour

Mohammed bin Salman looks to forge new partnerships with the West while projecting a new liberal image of his conservative kingdom

By AFP

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets with Defense Secretary Jim Mattis at the Pentagon in Washington, March 22, 2018. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

April 7, 2018, 4:34 am

Mohammed bin Salman, reformist prince who has shaken Saudi Arabia

The 32-year-old de facto ruler has overseen the most fundamental transformation in the modern history of the Gulf nation

By AFP

US President Donald Trump shows a chart highlighting arms sales to Saudi Arabia during a meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Oval Office of the White House, March 20, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

April 6, 2018, 12:30 am

White House approves $1.3 billion sale of artillery to Saudi Arabia

As crown prince concludes US tour, administration green-lights deal it says will contribute to 'political stability and economic progress in the Middle East'

By Josh Lederman

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends a meeting at the United Nations on March 27, 2018, in New York. (AFP PHOTO / Bryan R. Smith)

April 5, 2018, 4:06 am

Palestinian terror groups seethe over Saudi crown prince’s pro-Israel comments

PA silent on Mohammed bin Salman's remarks recognizing Israel's right to homeland; Hamas, PFLP, Islamic Jihad rage against Riyadh

By Khaled Abu Toameh

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends a meeting with Iranian officials, participants of the 31st International Islamic Unity Conference and ambassadors from Islamic countries, in Tehran, Iran, December 6, 2017. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP

April 4, 2018, 11:27 pm

Knocking Saudis, Khamenei calls interacting with Israel ‘betrayal,’ backs Hamas

In apparent reference to crown prince's favorable comments on Israel, Iranian leader condemns 'unforgettable error' of negotiating with Jewish state

By TOI staff