Mohammed Bin Salman

Exiled Saudi dissidents launch opposition party

Saudi dissidents exiled in countries including Britain and the US announce the launch of the National Assembly Party, the first organised political resistance under King Salman's rule.

When will Saudi Arabia normalise relations with Israel?

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is eager to recognise Israel, but is likely waiting for his father King Salman’s death.

Trump boasted of saving Saudi prince over journalist killing: report

In one of 18 interviews with investigative reporter Woodward, Trump defended Mohammed bin Salman over the gruesome murder inside a Saudi consulate of Khashoggi.

After two major scandals, Saudi Arabia’s Misk foundation is under review

The non-profit has been under the spotlight since a US Justice Department suit linked one of its executives to the recruitment of spies inside Twitter, and a separate case accused individuals linked to the group in an assasination plot.

UN expert dismisses Saudi court ruling in Khashoggi murder case

Court overturns five death sentences over journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder, in a final ruling condemned by his fiancee and slammed by a UN expert as a "parody of justice".

As concerns grow, why is this former Saudi crown prince so important?

The former Saudi crown prince and interior minister Mohammed bin Nayef was jailed by his powerful cousin, Mohammed bin Salman, in a purge of potential rivals to the throne.

Khashoggi doc 'The Dissident' to be distributed despite Saudi fear

Briarcliff Entertainment has acquired “The Dissident” and will release it theatrically and via on-demand in late 2020 to coincide with the second anniversary of journalist Jamal Khashoggi's death.

Do the Gulf monarchies want Trump or Biden?

Trump’s incoherent foreign policy doctrine has some GCC states questioning US commitment to their regime security, while Biden could usher in a reset of US-Gulf relations.

Will Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman appear in a US court?

MBS now faces the gruelling prospect of appearing in US court unless the Trump administration steps in to save him.

Saudi intelligence chief: MBS “encouraged” Russian intervention in Syria

The Saudi Crown Prince would be ruler of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, faces questions about why he encouraged the Russians to intervene in Syria.

After Khashoggi murder, MBS ‘sent agents’ to kill Saudi dissident in Canada

Saad al Jabri was a former senior Saudi intelligence official, who had fallen foul of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. A plot to kill him was unwittingly foiled by Canadian border guards, according to court documents.

Ex-Saudi intelligence officer accuses Riyadh of ordering his assassination

Saad al Jabri said Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman wants him killed because he knows too much about the prince’s allegedly corrupt business dealings as well as the setting up of a group of mercenaries called the Tiger Squad.