Saudi royals

Trump ally says Saudi Crown Prince MBS told him he could recognize Israel ‘today’

According to the Prince, his father, King Salman, remained the primary obstacle.

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US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman look at portraits at the "Presidential Walk of Fame" in the Colonnade at the White House in Washington, DC, November 18, 2025.
FILE PHOTO: Prince William, Duke of Cambridge meet Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman before they had dinner at Clarence House on March 7, 2018. in London, England.

Prince William to meet Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on official visit

The royal's visit follows a 2025 trip to Saudi Arabia by Britain's finance minister, which London said had unlocked trade and investment agreements worth 6.4 billion pounds ($8.71 billion).

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Saudi Arabia's national flag is seen at the Khoba frontline border with Yemen

Saudi media ramps up anti-Israel rhetoric, dimming normalization hopes - report

“Oh God, deal with the Jews who have seized and occupied, for they cannot escape your power,” Sheikh Saleh bin Humaid, an imam at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, said in a recent sermon.

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IN RIYADH’S Kafd King Abdullah Financial District.

'Chief Rabbi' in Saudi Arabia says he was blocked from entering kingdom

Immigration authorities at the airport and the Interior Minister did not clarify the reason for the denial of entry to Herzog.

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Formerly missing Saudi princess pleads for Saudi royalty to release her

The 56-year-old princess cited "very critical" health issues in her plea.

APRIL 17, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Dr Claire Spencer, HRH Princess Basmah Bint Saud, Women and Power in the Middle East, 30 April 2013

Saudi Arabia detains three senior royals for alleged coup plot

Saudi Arabia detained the king's bother, Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz, and the king's nephew, Mohammed bin Nayef.

MARCH 8, 2020ByREUTERS
Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (L), Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Nayef , and White House senior adviser Jared Kushner and his wife Ivanka Trump walk during a reception ceremony at the Royal Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia May 20, 2017

Evangelicals, Saudis and cyborgs: A conversation with MbS

MbS is spearheading a massive transformation of Saudi Arabia to move past being an oil-dependent economy, to move toward a moderate Islam and into a peaceful and technologically advanced future.

DECEMBER 9, 2019ByJACOB LEONARD ROSENBERG
VISION 2030: In Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Riyadh offers citizenship to non-Saudi talents

Under Vision 2030 plan, naturalization to be available to scientists, senior specialists

DECEMBER 6, 2019ByDIMA ABUMARIA/ THE MEDIA LINE
VISION 2030: In Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Lindsay Lohan and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince: New pals or just rumors?

Rumors are flying saying that the prince has been giving Lohan lavish gifts and flying her around in his private jet.

AUGUST 5, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Lindsay Lohan

Evidence suggests Saudi Crown Prince is liable for Khashoggi murder - U.N.

There was no immediate reaction from Riyadh which was sent the 100-page report in advance - but the kingdom has regularly denied accusations that the prince was involved.

JUNE 19, 2019ByREUTERS
HUMAN RIGHTS activists hold pictures of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi during a protest outside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul on October 9.

Saudis seek $20 billion for archaeological tourism destination

Amr Madani, chief executive of the Royal Commission for al-Ula, said in an interview this week he expects targeted investments to eventually generate 35,000 jobs.

MARCH 20, 2019ByREUTERS
A Saudi tour guide stands inside a tomb at al-Ula (REUTERS/Stephen Kalin)

Saudi foreign minister who confronted Iran is out in Riyadh shakeup

Jubeir has rarely appeared in recent months during the unfolding crises, and appears to have been restrained by the Kingdom in responding.

DECEMBER 28, 2018BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir speaks at a briefing with reporters at the Saudi Embassy in London, Britain

Saudi Arabia’s Bin Salman takes preemptive action against coup threat

The crown prince, facing increased vulnerability, has scrambled the kingdom’s armed forces in response to rumors of dissent within the Saudi royal family.

NOVEMBER 30, 2018ByVICTOR CABRERA/THE MEDIA LINE
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman speaks during the meeting of Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition defence ministers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia November 26, 2017.

Shedding light on the Saudi-Turkey rift

It appears that Erdogan and the Muslim Brotherhood are one, and that included sympathizer, and colleague Jamal Khashoggi.

NOVEMBER 20, 2018ByMIKE EVANS
SAUDI CROWN Prince Muhammad bin Salman attends a cabinet meeting in Riyadh earlier this month.