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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, right, speaks during a meeting in Beijing, China, February 22, 2019. (How Hwee Young/Pool Photo via AP, File)
April 6, 2019, 3:46 am
IAEA demands safeguards from Saudi Arabia on first nuclear reactor
Request comes amid concern in Washington that Riyadh will divert materials for use in weapons and ongoing controversy over killing of Jamal Khashoggi
By Shaun Tandon
Illustrative: Construction site of new nuclear power plant. (Vladimir Zapletin; iStock by Getty Images)
April 4, 2019, 6:55 pm
US expert says images show first Saudi nuclear reactor
Activation of civilian reactor said to be a year away, as Saudis keep eye on neighboring Iran’s nuclear program
By TOI staff and Agencies
In this May 20, 2017, file photo, US President Donald Trump (right) shakes hands with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
March 28, 2019, 11:56 am
Report: US approves sale of nuclear power technology to Saudi Arabia
Reuters says US Energy Secretary Rick Perry has allowed companies to sell know-how to the desert kingdom as part of a hoped-for broader deal
By TOI staff and Agencies
US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on May 20, 2017. (AP/Evan Vucci)
February 19, 2019, 9:49 pm
White House pushed Saudi nuclear power plan, report says
Democratic-led House committee to probe whether senior officials sought to sidestep national security procedures to advance proposal to build reactors in desert kingdom
By CHAD DAY
Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman tours an innovation gallery of Saudi Arabian technology, including an exhibit by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, during a visit to Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Mass., March 24, 2018. (Josh Reynolds/AP Images for KAUST)
November 6, 2018, 5:41 am
Saudi Arabia prepares to build first nuclear research reactor
Raising concerns of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East, crown prince lays foundations for first of 16 planned sites to be built over the next two decades
By AFP and TOI staff
A screenshot of US President Donald Trump, Saudi King Salman and Egyptian President Abdel-Fatah al-Sissi touching a glowing globe to launch the opening of an anti-extremisn center in Riyadh on May 21, 2017. (Screenshot)
October 3, 2018, 11:36 pm
Congress bill would force Trump to report on Saudi nuclear deal
Bipartisan legislation demands investigation into consequences of allowing kingdom to enrich uranium, including ‘security implications’ for Israel
By TOI staff
A Saudi man talks on his mobile under the shade of solar panel at a solar plant in Uyayna, north of Riyadh, on March 29, 2018. (FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP)
April 3, 2018, 9:38 am
Oil to solar: Saudis push to become renewable energy powerhouse
$200 billion project aims to wean kingdom off its own exportable reserves by producing 200 gigawatts of power from the sun, but experts doubt it’s realistic
By Anuj Chopra
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) arrives at the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on March 11, 2018. (Marc Israel Sellem/Pool)
March 11, 2018, 3:12 pm
Netanyahu warns of Mideast nuclear arms race
After reportedly urging Trump to nix agreement with Saudi Arabia to provide reactors, PM says region could be ‘nuclearized’ following Iran deal
By TOI staff
US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House on March 5, 2018. (AFP Photo/Mandel Ngan)
March 9, 2018, 9:17 pm
Netanyahu said to ask Trump not to sell Saudis nuclear reactors
And if you do go ahead, at least don’t let Riyadh enrich its own uranium, PM reportedly urged US president; Saudis want up to 17 reactors, Iran-style enrichment rights
By TOI staff
Saudi Arabia's Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources, Khalid Al-Falih speaks during a press conference in Riyadh, on December 20, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / FAYEZ NURELDINE)
December 21, 2017, 6:49 pm
Saudi-US talks on civilian nuclear program to begin within ‘weeks’
Riyadh’s energy minister insists kingdom seeks energy for peaceful purposes, but will not agree to American limitations on uranium enrichment
By TOI staff
Illustrative photo of the Riyadh skyline in Saudi Arabia. (Screen capture/YouTube)
November 1, 2017, 9:32 am
Oil-rich Saudi Arabia plans dramatic shift to nuclear power
Kingdom’s atomic energy chief says it will begin extracting uranium domestically, seeks as many as 17 reactors ‘for peaceful purposes’
By TOI staff
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