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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 560

Saudi royalty

Saudi King Salman attends the G20 Leaders' Summit via videoconference at the royal palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 30, 2021. (Bandar Aljaloud/ Saudi Royal Palace via AP)
May 8, 2022, 9:00 pm
Saudi king Salman hospitalized for colonoscopy, instructed to rest for ‘some time’
Speculation regarding octogenarian monarch’s health has swirled over recent years, as he further withdrew from the public eye
By AP
Saudi Princess Basmah Bint Saud Bin Abdulaziz speaks during a discussion on the role of women in the Middle East at the Middle East Institute in Washington, DC on April 12, 2017. (Mandel NGAN / AFP)
January 9, 2022, 4:52 pm
Saudi princess freed after nearly 3 years in jail, following international pressure
Basmah bint Saud’s health said to have deteriorated significantly during detention; reason for her arrest along with her daughter, who was also released, remains unclear
By AP
A security personnel stands in front of the French far-right Front National (FN) headquarters in Nanterre on February 20, 2017, during a search of the party's offices, as part of a case of misusing public funds. (AFP Photo/Christophe Simon)
July 5, 2021, 10:11 pm
French prosecutors probe ‘slavery’ claims against Saudi prince
Inquiry opened after 7 women file complaints accusing royal of abuse spanning years in both Saudi Arabia and France
By AFP
Saudi Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz (Screen capture: YouTube)
December 2, 2020, 9:20 pm
Outcry as detained Saudi prince apparently moved to secret site
European lawmaker calls for Saudi Arabia to provide info on whereabouts of Salman bin Abdulaziz and his father, who have been held without charges since 2018
By Anuj Chopra
File: Saudi policemen in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Friday, March 11, 2011 (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
April 25, 2020, 5:34 pm
Saudi Arabia abolishes flogging amid ongoing reforms
Latest modernizing move by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman comes as state continues to crush any dissent against the regime
By AFP
An aerial view shows the Great Mosque and the Mecca Tower and the deserted surroundings in the Saudi holy city of Mecca on April 8, 2020, during the novel coronavirus pandemic crisis. (BANDAR ALDANDANI / AFP)
April 9, 2020, 5:36 pm
As many as 150 Saudi royals said infected with coronavirus
New York Times says Riyadh Governor Prince Faisal in intensive care, with elite hospital preparing for influx of other royals
By ToI Staff and AP
Saudi King Salman chairs an emergency summit of Gulf Arab leaders in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, May 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
July 29, 2019, 11:28 am
Saudi King Salman’s brother Prince Bandar dies at 96
Prince was the eldest surviving son of the kingdom’s founding monarch, King Abdulaziz, but was never active politically within the ruling family
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
A screenshot from an animated online video showing Saudi Arabia's military invading and defeating Iran. (YouTube screen capture)
From the WebMarch 21, 2018, 11:08 am
A glimpse of a crown prince’s dream? Saudi Arabia invades Iran in CGI
An online video made by a group calling itself the ‘Saudi Strike Force’ imagines a preemptive Saudi conquest of Iran, and garners millions of views, The New York Times reports
File: In this April 5, 2017 photo, released by the Saudi Press Agency, SPA, Saudi King Salman, right, and then-defense minister and deputy crown prince Mohammed bin Salman wave as they leave the hall after talks with the British prime minister, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Saudi Press Agency via AP)
January 7, 2018, 12:30 pm
Saudi princes arrested for sit-in against paying bills
11 members of thousands-strong ruling family protest government decision to stop paying their water and electricity bills
By AFP
Prince Miteb bin Abdullah, son of Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud, leaves the equestrian club following a horse racing competition in Janadriyah, on the outskirts of the Saudi capital Riyadh, October 23, 2008. (AP/Hassan Ammar)
November 29, 2017, 6:13 am
Influential Saudi prince freed 3 weeks after royal purge
Prince Miteb bin Abdullah, son of late king, released from luxury prison following monetary settlement with Riyadh
By AFP
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends a meeting with Lebanon's Christian Maronite patriarch on November 14, 2017, in Riyadh. (AFP/ Fayez Nureldine)
November 18, 2017, 4:10 pm
Saudi anti-corruption campaign brings hope to businessmen
Many in kingdom welcome crown prince’s move to fight abuse of power, and many outside hope it will encourage investment
By Bassam Mroue
US President Donald Trump, left and Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud gesture during a signing ceremony at the Saudi Royal Court in Riyadh on May 20, 2017. (AFP Photo/Mandel Ngan)
November 7, 2017, 2:17 am
Trump has ‘great confidence’ in Saudi anti-corruption purge
President says royals ‘know what they are doing’ in pursuing crackdown on princes and ministers
By AFP
Saudi King Salman, right, and Defense Minister and then Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman wave as they leave the hall after talks with the British prime minister, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, April 5, 2017 (Saudi Press Agency via AP)
November 6, 2017, 5:40 pm
Saudi king swears in new ministers, replacing those detained
11 princes and 38 officials thought to be held in 5-star hotels in Riyadh, in purported anti-corruption probe
By Abdullah Al-Shihri and Aya Batrawy
An apache helicopter flying during the Northern Thunder military exercises in Hafr al-Batin, 500 kilometers northeast of the Saudi Capital Riyadh on March 10, 2016. (AFP / FAYEZ NURELDINE)
November 5, 2017, 11:18 pm
Saudi prince killed in helicopter crash near Yemen border
Prince Mansour bin Moqren died when aircraft went down, with several other officials on board; cause of crash as yet unknown
By Agencies
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