Mohammed bin Salman

June 29, 2019, 6:08 am

Trump tells Saudi crown prince he’s doing ‘a spectacular job’

Despite international condemnation over Khashoggi killing, US president hails Mohammed bin Salman as a ‘friend of mine’ at G20 summit

By AFP

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as they and other leaders gather for a group photo at the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, June 28, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

June 28, 2019, 3:19 pm

Saudi crown prince feted at G20 despite criticism elsewhere

Mohammed bin Salman has been implicated in the brutal extrajudicial killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi

By Foster Klug

American navy ships USS Kearsarge and USS Bainbridge deployed alongside the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Gulf waters near Iran, May 17, 2019 (MCSN Michael S. Singley, US Navy)

June 24, 2019, 11:44 pm

Zarif: Netanyahu, Bolton, Gulf leaders ‘thirst for war’ between Iran and US

Islamic Republic’s foreign minister targeted with fresh sanctions, along with its supreme leader, Khamenei

By TOI staff and AFP

Saudi Arabia's then-Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir speaks to journalists during a joint press conference with Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi after their meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, October 23, 2018. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

June 19, 2019, 7:35 pm

Saudi Arabia dismisses UN report on Khashoggi killing as ‘unfounded’

Minister says special rapporteur’s finding that there is evidence linking Saudi crown prince to killing of journalist ‘is not new’

By AFP

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman poses during a group picture ahead of Islamic Summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, June 1, 2019 (AP /Amr Nabil)

June 19, 2019, 2:21 pm

‘Credible evidence’ ties Saudi prince to Khashoggi murder, UN expert says

Special rapporteur on extrajudicial executions calls for investigation into Mohammed bin Salman’s involvement in case, sanctions on his assets

By NIna Larson

Saudi women walk during the King Abdulaziz Camel Festival in Rumah, some 160 kilometers east of Riyadh, January 19, 2018. Saudi Arabia has rendered toothless the once-feared religious police amid a liberalization drive, but a planned "public decency" law is stoking controversy with some fearing a revival of morality policing. (Fayez Nureldine/AFP)

June 19, 2019, 6:52 am

Saudi Arabia defangs religious police but plans to enforce ‘decency’

As Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman pushes for more liberal image, new law curbing freedoms stokes controversy, fear

By Anuj Chopra

An Iranian navy boat sprays water to extinguish a fire on an oil tanker in the sea of Oman, Thursday, June 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Tasnim News Agency)

June 16, 2019, 2:52 pm

Damaged tanker arrives at UAE anchorage amid increased regional tensions

Kokuka Courageous docks at Sharjah, with all crew ‘safe and well’ after suspected Iranian attack

By Dana Moukhallati

In this October 24, 2018 photo released by the Saudi Press Agency, SPA, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman addresses the Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Saudi Press Agency via AP, File)

June 16, 2019, 6:26 am

Saudi crown prince warns against ‘exploiting’ Khashoggi murder

Mohammed bin Salman apparently aims his criticism at Turkey, ties with which have come under strain since the brutal killing of the journalist in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul

By AFP

In this October 24, 2017 photo, an employee poses with Leonardo da Vinci's "Salvator Mundi" on display at Christie's auction rooms in London. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

June 11, 2019, 11:31 am

World’s costliest painting said to be on Saudi crown prince’s yacht

After ‘Salvator Mundi’ vanished following its record sale for $450 million in 2017, a UK art dealer claims the solution to the mystery is floating in Mideast waters

By AFP

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaks at the Asia Society in New York, Wednesday, April 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

April 25, 2019, 2:35 am

Zarif accuses Netanyahu and Saudis of trying to provoke US into war with Iran

Top diplomat says Trump wants to pressure Tehran into talks, but being ‘lured into a trap’ by ‘the B Team’ — John Bolton, Bibi and bin Salman, who want ‘disintegration of Iran’

By Edith M. Lederer

In this file photo taken on March 30, 2018 Saudi women attend a concert by Egyptian pop sensation Tamer Hosny in the western city of Jeddah. (Amer HILABI / AFP)

April 21, 2019, 5:17 am

Amid liberalization drive, Saudis grapple with shifting ‘red lines’

Policies like gender separation are being enforced unevenly, meaning some are jailed for doing the same things that others get away with

By Anuj Chopra

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (right) shakes hands with Salah Khashoggi, a son of Jamal Khashoggi, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 23, 2018. (Saudi Press Agency via AP)

April 10, 2019, 7:33 pm

Khashoggi family hints at Saudi payoff, but no admission of guilt

Son of assassinated Saudi journalist appears to confirm crown prince approved ‘blood money’ compensation

By Aya Batrawy

In this Sept. 13, 2018, file photo Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO, speaks at The Economic Club of Washington's Milestone Celebration in Washington. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen,)

March 31, 2019, 6:03 am

Saudi Arabia accused of hacking Amazon chief’s phone

Investigator notes powerful crown prince considers Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post a ‘major enemy,’ says plot much larger than brother of mistress being paid by scandal sheet

By AFP

FILE - This Nov. 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 Dec. 1, 2014, in Saudi Arabia (AP Photo/Loujain al-Hathloul, File)

March 14, 2019, 10:34 am

Saudi women activists on trial after a year in detention

Charges against the women, some of whom allegedly faced torture and sexual harassment during interrogation, not disclosed to the public

By Anuj Chopra

A soldier allied to Yemen's internationally recognized government stands guard at the fish market in Aden, Yemen, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018 (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)

March 14, 2019, 5:06 am

Defying Trump, Senate votes to end US support for Saudi-led Yemen war

Republican-controlled chamber approves historic curtailment of presidential war powers, ahead of House vote; White House threatens a veto

By Michael Mathes