Mohammed bin Salman

Saudi normalization with Israel: Is it farther than ever? - opinion

Riyadh calculates that public alignment with Israel, especially after years of inflammatory imagery from Gaza, is no longer urgent.

 US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman shake hands during a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signing ceremony at the Royal Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman chairs the inaugural session of the Shura Council in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, September 10, 2025.

MBS’s gamble: Saudi leans toward Turkey and Qatar, avoids Israel-US bloc - opinion

Steve Witkoff stands onstage with US President Donald Trump during a campaign rally at Atrium Health Amphitheater in Macon, Georgia, US, November 3, 2024

Iran's FM reassured Witkoff on 'canceled' executions, prompting Trump to call off strikes - report

A HEAD PRIEST delivers eid sermon during Eid al-Adha prayers at the Hazratbal Shrine in Srinagar, India, on June 7, 2025.

Normalization? The Mecca sermon no one in the West wants to hear - opinion


Israel's relations with Saudi Arabia depend on progress with Palestinians - opinion

Even though their interests overlap, to forge new relations Israel must respect Saudi Arabias interests, including the Arab Peace Initiative.

 Flags of Saudi Arabia and Israel stand together in a kitchen staging area as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken holds meetings at the State Department in Washington, US, October 14, 2021.

A new geostrategic reality: Saudi Arabia’s growing role

Xi’s visit to Saudi Arabia is his second in six years, indicating that China is seeking to expand its ties with Saudi partners at the strategic level.

 SAUDI CROWN Prince Mohammed bin Salman shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Riyadh, earlier this month.

China's Xi arrives in Saudi on 'epoch-making' visit

The United States are increasingly concerned about China's growing influence with regional powers Saudi Arabia and Iran.

 Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Saudi Arabia's Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during the G20 Summit in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China September 4, 2016.

Spanish government company to build ships for Saudi navy

The deal aims to fully localize shipbuilding in the kingdom in accordance with Vision 2030’s goal of establishing localized Saudi defense industries

 UAE Navy boats are seen next to Al Marzoqah, Saudi Arabian tanker, off the Port of Fujairah, UAE May 13, 2019.

Arab nationalism is alive and well in Doha at the World Cup - analysis

The international soccer tournament in Doha has seen an outpouring of support from Arab fans toward the teams of other Arab nations, while Israeli journalists have faced backlash.

 Saudi Arabia Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman is received by Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani on the sidelines of the World Cup in Doha, Qatar, November 20, 2022

Mr. President, it’s a shonda -opinion

American intelligence officials believe this was not the first hit job Mohammed bin Salman ordered, and with his new US-issued get-out-of-jail-free card, it is unlikely to be the last.

 HUMAN RIGHTS activists mark the unveiling of ‘Jamal Khashoggi Way’ outside the Saudi Embassy in Washington, in June

US-Saudi ties under review despite crown prince's immunity, Blinken says

Blinken said the legal opinion that MBS was entitled to immunity was based on "long-standing practice" observed in "hundreds of cases."

 US SECRETARY of State Antony Blinken and Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud deliver remarks to reporters before meeting at the State Department, in October.

Biden administration says Saudi prince has immunity in Khashoggi killing lawsuit

Khashoggi was brutally killed in 2018 in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, an operation that US intelligence believed was ordered by Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

 Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman performs morning prayer as he arrives to wash the Holy Kabaa on behalf of Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz, in the Grand Mosque in the Holy City of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, August 16 2022.

The White House must end its hostile policies toward Saudi Arabia - opinion

Such policies are traveling a dangerous path.

 SAUDI CROWN Prince Mohammed bin Salman receives US President Joe Biden at Al Salman Palace in Jeddah, in July. Although Biden visited Saudi Arabia this summer, the relationship between the two nations has continued to deteriorate, says the writer.

Saudi king names crown prince as prime minister

The reshuffle kept another son, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, as energy minister, the aged king said in the royal decree, carried by state news agency SPA.

 Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman performs morning prayer as he arrives to wash the Holy Kabaa on behalf of Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz, in the Grand Mosque in the Holy City of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, August 16 2022.