Mohammed bin Salman

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

Saudi broadcaster Dawood al-Shiryan. (Screen capture: YouTube)

March 5, 2019, 12:35 am

Saudi talk show suspended after critical views aired

Amid wide-spread crackdown on critics, state-run channel drops veteran broadcaster who tackled treatment of women, domestic violence and poverty

By Aya Batrawy

Hala Hussein Alireza, a newly-licensed Saudi motorist, drives a car in the Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah early on June 24, 2018. (AFP Photo/Amer Hilabi)

March 2, 2019, 9:39 am

Saudi prosecutors say women’s rights activists to face trial

Some of the women detained have reportedly been subjected to caning, electrocution and sexual assault

By Jon Gambrell

Noam Shuster-Eliassi, 32, speaking to the Arabic-language channel of i24 News on February 13, 2019. (Screenshot: i24 News)

February 27, 2019, 12:49 pm

Israeli comic goes viral with ‘marriage proposal’ to Saudi prince

Arab social media users and news outlets widely report on Noam Shuster-Eliassi’s jest, which some appear to portray as a serious gesture

By Adam Rasgon

Reema Bint Bandar (screen capture: Arab News/YouTube)

February 24, 2019, 1:07 am

Saudi Arabia taps princess as new envoy to US amid Khashoggi fallout

Reema bint Bandar is first-ever female ambassador from kingdom to Washington, replacing Prince Khalid bin Salman, who will become vice defense minister

By AFP

Manchester United's Paul Pogba, centre, vies for the ball with Paris Saint Germain's Marcos Marquinhos, right, during the Champions League round of 16 soccer match between Manchester United and Paris Saint Germain at Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, England, Tuesday, Feb. 12,2019.(AP Photo/Dave Thompson)

February 18, 2019, 5:35 am

Saudis deny MBS planning to buy Manchester United soccer team

The killing of Jamal Khashoggi put the team’s already-close links with the Saudi government under scrutiny

By Rob Harris

Iranian mourners gather around the coffins of Revolutionary Guards who were killed in a suicide attack, during their funeral in southeastern city of Isfahan on February 16, 2019. (ATTA KENARE/AFP)

February 16, 2019, 7:17 pm

Iranians cry ‘revenge’ at funeral of suicide bomb victims

Iranian general blames Pakistan for the targeted attack on Revolutionary Guards in a volatile province bordering both countries

By AFP

Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman of Saudi Arabia, front second right, during a visit to the Kaaba shrine at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, February 12, 2019. (Twitter screen capture)

February 13, 2019, 10:13 pm

Saudi crown prince climbs atop Mecca’s Kaaba, angering foes

Mohammed bin Salman criticized at home and abroad by both Islamists and liberals after personally inspecting holy site

By TOI staff

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meeting in Riyadh on February 12, 2019. (Credit: Wafa)

February 13, 2019, 1:40 am

Meeting Abbas, MBS backs Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital

Palestinian leader also holds talks with Saudi King Salman in Riyadh, a day before a US-led conference on the Middle East in Warsaw, which Ramallah has said it is boycotting

By Adam Rasgon

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (left) meets with Saudi King Salman in Riyadh on November 7, 2017. (Thaer Ghanaim/Wafa)

February 11, 2019, 10:33 pm

Abbas travels to Riyadh for meeting with King Salman

Senior PLO official Ahmad Majdalani denies report that Saudis recently shifted positions on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

By Adam Rasgon