The British prime minister met Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed, the UAE's de facto ruler, in Abu Dhabi
Johnson will also use the trip to press Saudi Arabia to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a Foreign Office official said Tuesday
Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has expressed hope that Iran will abandon what he described as a destabilizing regional policy."Iran is a neighboring country for the Kingdom [Saudi Arabia] and we hope that it will change its policy and negative behavior in the region, and will switch for dialogue and cooperation. We are very concerned over the policy of the Iranian regime aimed at undermining security and stability in the region," the king told Majlis ash-Shura on late Wednesday, as quoted by the SPA news agency.The king also voiced concern over the Iranian refusal to cooperate with the international community on its nuclear program as well as over the development of ballistic missiles by Tehran.Saudi Arabia's relations with Iran remain strained over Riyadh's concerns over the Iranian military buildup as well as Tehran's support for Shia movements in other countries, especially the Houthi rebels in Yemen.
The electronic music festival in Saudi Arabia this weekend highlighted the changes catapulting through the conservative kingdom under its controversial crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman
Since taking office, Biden has only spoken with King Salman, Prince Mohammed's father, and refused to deal directly with the crown prince
Saudi Arabia has agreed to provide USD 4.2 billion worth of assistance to cash-strapped Pakistan to support its economy, it emerged on Wednesday after Prime Minister Imran Khan held talks with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman in Riyadh this week. Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry took to Twitter to announce the assistance which came just two days after Khan paid a three-day visit to the Gulf kingdom. Saudi Arabia's announcement supports Pakistan with 3 billion US dollars as deposit in Pakistan central bank and also financing refined petroleum products with 1.2 billion US dollars during the year, he said in a tweet. Prime Minister Khan thanked Crown Prince Salman for the generous aid when Pakistan's economy was facing difficulties. I want to thank HRH Prince Mohammad bin Salman for supporting Pak with $3 bn as deposit in Pak's central bank & financing refined petroleum product with $1.2 bn. KSA has always been there for Pak in our difficult times incl now when world ...
A former senior Saudi security official who helped oversee joint US counterterrorism efforts made the claims in an interview
The government -- faced with an estimated actuarial gap of 800 billion riyals ($213 billion) at the state-controlled pension fund -- is weighing proposals to increase the retirement age
Reliance Industries Ltd, owner of the world's biggest oil refinery, has been dancing the quadrille with Saudi Aramco for nearly two years
The kingdom is looking at the potential sale -- which could be worth about $19 billion, based on the company's market value -- as a way to lock in customer demand for the country's crude
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's crown prince said in televised remarks on Tuesday that the kingdom was in discussions to sell 1% of state oil firm Saudi Aramco <2222.SE> to a leading global energy company.
His plan to open up the economy may be jeopardised by his reputation
US lawmaker Ilhan Omar on Tuesday introduced a bill to sanction Saudi's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) for his involvement in the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved an operation in Istanbul to capture or kill Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was murdered in 2018, according to a declassified US report
The report builds on classified intelligence from the CIA and other agencies after Khashoggi's murder in October 2018 inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul
Prince Mohammed has denied any involvement in the killing, while saying he accepts symbolic responsibility for it as the country's de facto ruler
The documents are labelled "Top Secret" and signed by a Saudi Minister who relayed the orders of the Crown Prince, the young de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia
The millions of dollars in costs, sudden policy changes and arbitrary legal rulings mean companies will need to weigh the risks of moving there
Saudi Arabia plans to increase the residents of Riyadh from 7.5 million to 15-20 million in 2030
He was speaking at the kingdom's Future Investment Initiative conference