Mohammed bin Salman
Price for freedom: Senior Saudi Prince pays USD 1 billion, walks free from graft charges
Miteb had been rounded up in a graft inquiry at least partly aimed at strengthening the power of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Pak PM, Army Chief arrive to attend first Muslim conference against terrorism
The IMCTC is a coalition of 41 Muslims countries and currently led by former Pakistan Army Chief General.
Saudi Arabia begins first Islamic counter-terrorism summit
The alliance was announced in 2015 under the auspices of Prince Mohammed.
The Beirut gamble: Its real target is Tehran
The ostracisation of Qatar has paid no obvious dividends. The trend in Syria does not conform to Saudi wishes.
Saudis & Iran hold the key as Mideast sizzles
Saad Hariri is a close Saudi ally and under Lebanon’s peculiar system the President must be a Shia while the Prime Minister is a Sunni.
Winds of change
In most Muslim societies in the world, the place of women is perhaps better than in Saudi Arabia.
'Battle of sexes': Saudi Arabia men react to ban lifted on women driving
The decision of lifting ban was led by Prince Mohammed, who styles himself as a reformer to set the country on the road to civil liberty.
Women on wheels: Saudi Arabia allows females to drive from next year
The kingdom was the only the country in the world to bar women from driving and for years had garnered negative publicity internationally.
There’s hope the Crown Prince can remould Saudi
It’s apparently part of Mohammed bin Salman’s 2030 Vision, ostensibly a plan for heaving Saudi Arabia out of its mediaeval mindset.
Yemen's war to not spark direct confrontation between Iran, Saudi Arabia: Iranian Foreign Min
Saudi Arabia and Iran compete for influence in the Middle East, also supporting rival groups in Syria's civil war.