RIYADH: Saudi King Salman stood by the crown prince and heaped praise on the judiciary, in his first public remarks since critic Jamal Khashoggi s murder tipped the country into one of its worst crises. The public prosecutor last week exonerated Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the king s son, ...
Read More »Told Saudi King “You Might Not Be There For 2 Weeks Without Us”: Trump
SOUTHAVEN, Mississippi: US President Donald Trump made an undiplomatic remark about close ally Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, saying he warned Saudi Arabia’s King Salman he would not last in power “for two weeks” without the backing of the U.S. military. “We protect Saudi Arabia. Would you say they’re rich. ...
Read More »Saudi King sacks chief of staff in major military shake-up
RIYADH: Saudi King Salman has sacked the military chief of staff and a host of other top commanders, state media said Monday, in a major shake-up of the defence establishment. The monarch also replaced the heads of the ground forces and air defences, as well as senior officials at the ...
Read More »Trump expected to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, angering Arab allies
WASHINGTON: With President Trump poised to do what no other president has been willing to do – move the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem – leaders and analysts in the region warned Tuesday that it could spur insecurity and instability in a part of the world already beset by ...
Read More »Russia & Saudi Arabia sign billion dollar arms & energy contracts
MOSCOW: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman, on a landmark visit to Russia, and President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed a slew of arms and energy deals as the key US ally seeks to deepen cooperation with Moscow. The leaders of the world’s largest energy exporters discussed an extension of an OPEC ...
Read More »Theresa May arrives in Saudi Arabia for trade talks
RIYADH: British Prime Minister Theresa May visiting Saudi Arabia looking to secure post-Brexit investment from the UK’s biggest trading partner in the Arab world. May arrived in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Tuesday with economic issues a “priority” on her trip. Last month, May triggered Article 50 of the Lisbon ...
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