Mohammed bin Salman

In this image made from a video broadcast on the Saudi-owned Al-Arabiya satellite news channel on September 14, 2019, a man walks through a parking lot as the smoke from a fire at the Abqaiq oil processing facility can be seen behind him in Buqyaq, Saudi Arabia. (Al-Arabiya via AP)

September 18, 2019, 3:19 pm

Saudi Arabia to unveil ‘evidence’ linking Iran to attacks, as US weighs response

Crown prince says strike on the heart of the kingdom’s oil industry was a ‘real test’ of global will, urges international community to take a ‘firm stance’

By Anuj Chopra and Sebastian Smith

Storage tanks are seen at the North Jiddah bulk plant, an Aramco oil facility, in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, September 15, 2019 (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

September 16, 2019, 1:23 pm

Attacks on oil sites show Aramco’s entanglement in Saudi politics

Bin Salman wants partial sale of state-owned company as part of economic diversification efforts after he led kingdom into Yemen war, appearing to put oil giant at risk of attack

By Aya Batrawy

AFPTV screen grab from video shows smoke billowing from an Aramco oil facility in Abqaiq in Saudi Arabia's eastern province, September 14, 2019. (AFP)

September 15, 2019, 7:28 pm

Saudi Arabia races to restore oil supply after strike blamed on Iran

Aramco says it will dip into emergency reserves to meet world demand; Trump speaks with Saudi crown prince as US condemns attack on ‘global economy’

By Anuj Chopra

Joel C. Rosenberg, left, is greeted by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Royal Palace in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, September 10, 2019 (courtesy Saudi Embassy in Washington)

September 11, 2019, 11:29 pm

US-Israeli Christian leader discusses peace process with Saudi crown prince

Jerusalem resident Joel C. Rosenberg leads second-ever Evangelical delegation to the Muslim kingdom, is hosted in Jeddah’s royal palace

By Raphael Ahren

Likud MK Avi Dichter meeting Saudi blogger Mohammed Saud on July 22, 2019. (Credit: Knesset Spokesperson's Office)

August 22, 2019, 7:01 pm

As Saudi bloggers reach out to Israel, some see signals of a regional shift

A recent visit to the Jewish state by Mohammed Saud received major publicity after he was attacked by Palestinians. But is this a condoned political strategy, or more of the same

By Ksenia Svetlova

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)

August 2, 2019, 6:42 am

In first, Saudi Arabia allows women to travel without male consent

Easing of guardianship rules marks potential sea change for rights in kingdom, although some restrictions still in effect

By Aya Batrawy

July 24, 2019, 6:29 pm

Bitter arguments in Gulf media over harassment of Saudi blogger in Jerusalem

Editor-in-chief of Qatari daily accuses Mohammed Saud of sullying the Al-Aqsa Mosque, but others fault protesters for using foul language and cursing Saudi royals

By Adam Rasgon

US President Donald Trump, left, speaks with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during family photo session at G-20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 28, 2019. (Kim Kyung-Hoon/Pool Photo via AP)

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

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