Tag: Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman

MBS says he ‘bears responsibility’ for Khashoggi’s murder as it happened...

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman said he bears responsibility for the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi last year by Saudi operatives “because it...

Slain Saudi journalist Khashoggi’s children paid by kingdom: report

RIYADH: The children of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi have received multi-million dollar homes and are being paid thousands of dollars per month by...

MbS approved ‘intervention’ against dissidents: report

WASHINGTON D.C.: More than a year before the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Saudi Arabia's powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS) allegedly approved...

Saudi Arabia to share intelligence with India

--Crown prince says terrorism and extremism 'is a common concern for Riyadh and New Delhi' --Modi stresses need to increase all possible pressure on 'countries...

US Democrats warn Trump may rush nuclear transfer to Saudis

WASHINGTON: US lawmakers said Tuesday they were probing whether President Donald Trump is rushing to sell sensitive nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia to please...

Saudi minister calls for increasing Pakistan-KSA bilateral trade

ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabian Minister for Commerce and Investment Majid Al-Qassabi on Monday said that Saudi Arabia and Pakistan could jointly deal with the challenges faced...

Govt ‘ditches’ Opp from crown prince’s official banquet

--Sources say decision to not invite opposition leaders made keeping in view ‘limited space’ at venue --Fawad Ch says Opp’s ‘immature attitude another reason for...

MbS to visit China

BEIJING: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will visit China next week, Beijing's foreign ministry said on Friday, as part of a swing through...

MbS to visit Indonesia next week

Indonesia will host Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for a state visit next week, Jakarta said Thursday, part of an Asian tour...

US pressed on Khashoggi amid report MbS threatened ‘bullet’

WASHINGTON DC: Saudi Arabia's crown prince told a senior aide he would go after Jamal Khashoggi “with a bullet” a year before the dissident...

Saudi Arabia slams US Senate vote as ‘interference’

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Sunday rejected as "interference" a US Senate resolution to end American military support for a Riyadh-led war in Yemen, and...

MAJOR THROWBACK: A sneak peak into the political world in 2018

As 2018 has come to an end, here is a peek into the important events that took place this year. January 20: Turkey, led by President Recep...

‘I can’t breathe’ were Jamal Khashoggi’s final words, report says

WASHINGTON: Jamal Khashoggi's final words were "I can't breathe," CNN said Sunday, citing a source who has read the transcript of an audio tape...

Saudi crown prince meets India’s Modi in Argentina, plans to ramp...

NEW DELHI/CAIRO: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and told him about plans to scale up investments in...

Saudis will lend Tunisia $500 million and finance projects: sources

TUNIS: Saudi Arabia will lend Tunisia $500 million at a favourable interest rate and will finance two projects worth $140 million, two sources told...

Saudi crown prince arrives in Argentina for G20 amid Khashoggi murder...

BUENOS AIRES: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman landed in Buenos Aires on Wednesday for the G20 summit, Argentine state television reported, a...

HRW asks Argentina to probe MbS over Yemen, Khashoggi

BUENOS AIRES: Human Rights Watch has asked Argentina to use a war crimes clause in its constitution to investigate the role of Saudi Crown...