Saudi King Salman

Saudi detains three royal princes over 'coup plot': reports

Saudi authorities have detained three princes including King Salman's brother and nephew on charges of plotting a coup, the US media report, signalling a further consolidation of power by the kingdom's de facto ruler.

Saudi Arabia says does not want war but ready to respond with ‘all strength’

Saudi Arabia will do its best to avoid war in the region but stands ready to respond with “all strength and determination,” following last week’s attacks on Saudi oil tankers and installations, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir says.

Saudi royals turn on crown prince

Amid international uproar over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, some members of Saudi Arabia's ruling family are agitating to prevent Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman from becoming king, three sources close to the royal court said.

Palestinians have right to east Jerusalem as capital: Saudi king Salman

Palestinians have the right to Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem as their capital, Saudi King Salman says, echoing calls at an Islamic summit in Istanbul from which he had stayed away.

Saudi king sacks top ministers, boosting crown prince Salman

Saudi King Salman appoints two new ministers to key security and economic posts, removing one of the royal family's most prominent members as head of the National Guard and boosting the kingdom's young crown prince.

Saudi King orders $15m to help Rohingya refugees

King Salman of Saudi Arabia orders the allocation of $15 million to alleviate the suffering of Rohingya Muslims who fled persecution in the Rakhine state of Myanmar.

Saudi blogger gets human rights prize

Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, whose flogging sentence caused an outcry, has been awarded the European Parliament's Sakharov human rights prize.

Hajj stampede: Saudi king orders safety review

Saudi Arabia's King Salman orders a safety review for the Hajj pilgrimage after at least 717 people died in a stampede near the holy city of Mecca.

Petition as French Riviera beach closed for Saudi king

More than 100,000 people sign a petition against closure of a beach on the French Riviera to allow Saudi King Salman to holiday in private.

March 7, 2020
March 7, 2020

Saudi detains three royal princes over 'coup plot': reports

Saudi authorities have detained three princes including King Salman's brother and nephew on charges of plotting a coup, the US media report, signalling a further consolidation of power by the kingdom's de facto ruler.

May 19, 2019
May 19, 2019

Saudi Arabia says does not want war but ready to respond with ‘all strength’

Saudi Arabia will do its best to avoid war in the region but stands ready to respond with “all strength and determination,” following last week’s attacks on Saudi oil tankers and installations, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir says.

November 21, 2018
November 21, 2018

Saudi royals turn on crown prince

Amid international uproar over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, some members of Saudi Arabia's ruling family are agitating to prevent Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman from becoming king, three sources close to the royal court said.

December 13, 2017
December 13, 2017

Palestinians have right to east Jerusalem as capital: Saudi king Salman

Palestinians have the right to Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem as their capital, Saudi King Salman says, echoing calls at an Islamic summit in Istanbul from which he had stayed away.

November 5, 2017
November 5, 2017

Saudi king sacks top ministers, boosting crown prince Salman

Saudi King Salman appoints two new ministers to key security and economic posts, removing one of the royal family's most prominent members as head of the National Guard and boosting the kingdom's young crown prince.

September 20, 2017
September 20, 2017

Saudi King orders $15m to help Rohingya refugees

King Salman of Saudi Arabia orders the allocation of $15 million to alleviate the suffering of Rohingya Muslims who fled persecution in the Rakhine state of Myanmar.

October 29, 2015
October 29, 2015

Saudi blogger gets human rights prize

Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, whose flogging sentence caused an outcry, has been awarded the European Parliament's Sakharov human rights prize.

September 25, 2015
September 25, 2015

Hajj stampede: Saudi king orders safety review

Saudi Arabia's King Salman orders a safety review for the Hajj pilgrimage after at least 717 people died in a stampede near the holy city of Mecca.

July 26, 2015
July 26, 2015

Petition as French Riviera beach closed for Saudi king

More than 100,000 people sign a petition against closure of a beach on the French Riviera to allow Saudi King Salman to holiday in private.

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