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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 567

Abdullah Al-Shihri

In this Aug. 22, 2019 file photo, Saudi passengers enter the departure terminal of Abha airport, in southwestern Saudi Arabia (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)
February 10, 2022, 2:35 pm
12 hurt as drone targets Saudi airport; Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis blamed
Saudi air defenses destroy UAV; incident comes after Biden, King Salman discuss attacks by Tehran-supported group on Saudi civilian targets
By Abdullah Al-Shihri and Aya Batrawy
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, December 4, 2021. (Bandar Aljaloud/Saudi Royal Palace via AP, File)
December 7, 2021, 7:31 am
In flurry of diplomacy, Saudi crown prince tours Gulf states, Erdogan heads to Qatar
Mohammed bin Salman kicks off six-nation trip in Oman as he aims to reduce geopolitical differences, build cooperation; Turkish president expected to sign new accords in Doha
By Abdullah Al-Shihri and Aya Batrawy
In this photo taken on December 15, 2014, Jamal Khashoggi looks on at a press conference in the Bahraini capital Manama. (AFP/Mohammed Al-Shaikh)
December 23, 2019, 1:19 pm
Saudi court sentences 5 to death for Jamal Khashoggi’s killing
3 more suspects get prison sentences for October 2018 murder of columnist by Saudi agents at Istanbul embassy that shocked the world
By Abdullah Al-Shihri and Aya Batrawy
A mean leaves the singles entrance at a restaurant in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, December 8, 2019. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
December 8, 2019, 7:47 pm
Saudi restaurants no longer need to segregate women and men
Move is latest government measure to upend a major hallmark of conservative restrictions in place for decades
By Abdullah Al-Shihri and Aya Batrawy
In this photo from November 30, 2018, Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman adjusts his robe as leaders gather for the group at the G20 Leader's Summit at the Costa Salguero Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan, File)
January 31, 2019, 9:52 am
Saudi prince’s anti-corruption sweep ends with $106b netted
Critics accuse bin Salman of launching crackdown on top princes, ministers and businessmen to solidify his power
By Abdullah Al-Shihri and Aya Batrawy
King Salman attends a swearing-in ceremony in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on November 6, 2017. (Saudi Press Agency, via AP)
November 9, 2017, 6:37 pm
Saudi Arabia: 201 detained in $100 billion corruption probe
Saudi attorney general says 7 people released after questioning, bank accounts of others frozen in crackdown seen by analysts as power play by crown prince
By Abdullah Al-Shihri and Aya Batrawy
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
In this file photo from Feb. 4, 2014, Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal waves as he arrives at the headquarters of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank city of Ramallah. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed, File)
November 5, 2017, 12:46 pm
Billionaire prince among dozens arrested in Saudi sweep
Authorities don’t say why Alwaleed bin Talal, whose company holds stakes in large Western firms, was scooped up in anti-corruption probe
By Abdullah Al-Shihri and Aya Batrawy
Saudi King Salman reviews an honor guard upon arriving at Moscow's Government Vnukovo airport, Russia, Wednesday, October 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
November 5, 2017, 12:48 am
Senior Saudi royal ousted, princes reportedly arrested
King Salman removes National Guard head, replaces economy minister and announces new anti-corruption committee
By Abdullah Al-Shihri and Aya Batrawy
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir speaks in New Delhi, India, October 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
May 16, 2017, 11:59 pm
Sudan’s president invited by Saudi Arabia to Trump meeting
Wanted for war crimes by the ICC, Omar al-Bashir could be joining dignitaries from across the Muslim world for summit with US president
By Abdullah Al-Shihri
Saudi Arabia's King Salman attends a banquet hosted by Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, March 13, 2017. (Tomohiro Ohsumi/Pool Photo via AP)
May 15, 2017, 10:06 pm
Saudi king touts Trump’s Islamic summit as ‘new partnership’
Following frosty relations under Obama, desert kingdom hopes to shore up US support against regional rival Iran
By Abdullah Al-Shihri and Aya Batrawy
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is received by Saudi King Salman on her arrival to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, April 30, 2017. (Saudi Press Agency via AP)
April 30, 2017, 11:14 pm
Merkel to press Saudi Arabia on refugees, rights
Like other high-profile Western women, German chancellor forgoes the traditional hair covering in Riyadh
By Abdullah Al-Shihri and Aya Batrawy
In this Tuesday, March 24, 2009 file photo, Sheikh Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh, the Saudi grand mufti listens to a speech of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia at the Consultative Council in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)
September 6, 2016, 9:46 pm
Top Saudi cleric says Iranian leaders ‘not Muslims’
Comments mark sharp escalation in rhetoric, tensions between between Sunni -Shiite rivals over 2015 hajj disaster
By Abdullah Al-Shihri and Aya Batrawy
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the G20 Summit in Antalya, Turkey, on November 16, 2015. (Adem Altan/AFP)
December 29, 2015, 8:14 pm
Erdogan says Assad ‘mercilessly’ killing hundreds of thousands
Turkish leader appears to criticize Russian intervention in region, says Kurds adding ‘fuel to fire’ of civil war
By Abdullah Al-Shihri and Suzan Fraser
Saudi Arabia's King Salman attends a ceremony at the Diwan royal palace in Riyadh, January 24, 2015. (AP/Yoan Valat, File)
August 26, 2015, 2:29 am
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman to visit US next month
First visit of key US ally’s new leader may focus on Saudi concerns over Iran nuclear deal
By Abdullah Al-Shihri
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