Mohammed Bin Salman

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Modi, MBS boost hydrocarbon ties

Modi described it as "historic," while the Saudi Crown Prince stressed on the need for diligent collaboration on this initiative

12 Sep 2023 12:39 AM

Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Ladakh sector. (Representational Image)

Manish Tewari | World in churn catalysing new liberal order?

While authoritarian rulers seem to be hell bent on trying to rework the global order on their terms, the pushback is now equally strong

21 May 2023 12:00 AM

In early morning pedestrian is silhouetted against sunrise as he walks through the U.S. Flags on the National Mall and past the US Capitol Building in Washington Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, one day before the midterm election will determine the control of the US Congress. (Photo: AP)

K.C. Singh | Dems defy midterms’ rout: Ties with India won’t be hit

For India, the change of balance in the US Congress, total or partial, is unlikely to impact relations with the United States

10 Nov 2022 12:00 AM

Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi (L) during a press conference in the Bahraini capital Manama and a file photo taken on April 12, 2018 of Saudi Arabia's crown prince Mohammed bin Salman poses at La Moncloa palace in Madrid. (AFP)

US says Saudi crown prince MBS approved Jamal Khashoggi murder but spares him sanctions

Blinken announces the 'Khashoggi Act' that will ban foreigners' entry into US who threaten dissidents or harass reporters and their families

27 Feb 2021 11:22 AM

King Salman bin Abdulaziz, who has ruled the world’s largest oil exporter and close U.S. ally since 2015, was undergoing medical checks. (AFP)

Saudi King Salman admitted to hospital

The de facto ruler and next in line to the throne is the crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, who is popular among young Saudis

20 Jul 2020 12:12 PM

"Today's verdicts were an important step in holding those responsible for this terrible crime accountable," a State Department official told reporters after the ruling, which was lambasted as a travesty by Turkey, rights groups, and The Washington Post, to which Khashoggi contributed. (Photo: File)

'Important step': US welcomes Saudi's verdict in Khashoggi's murder case

The United States 'encouraged Saudi Arabia to undertake a fair and transparent judicial process,' the official said.

24 Dec 2019 8:29 AM

Restaurants in Saudi Arabia will no longer need to maintain entrances segregated by sex, the authorities said on Sunday, further eroding some of the world’s strictest social rules as sweeping reforms take hold. (Photo: File)

Saudi Arabia ends gender-segregated entrances for restaurants as part of sweeping reforms

Segregation has quietly eased over past year or so, as eateries, cafes, conference centres and concert halls stopped strictly enforcing it.

09 Dec 2019 1:59 PM

Saudi Arabia's King Salman hosted the Central Intelligence Agency's director Thursday, state media said, after three people were charged in the United States with spying on Twitter users critical of the royal family. (Photo: @SaudiEmbassyUSA)

Saudi king hosts CIA chief after spying on Twitter users charges

The CIA has reportedly concluded that the prince himself was closely linked to the murder, a charge vigorously denied by Riyadh.

08 Nov 2019 4:11 PM

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (Photo: AFP/File)

Oilfield attacks have damaged House of Saud

It is quite possible that Saudi Arabia may face an internal churn now, nullifying its capacities to intervene abroad.

08 Oct 2019 1:28 AM

Why MBS got off lightly after brutal murder of Khashoggi

Mohammed bin Salman, meanwhile, continues to warn the West that if Iran is not restrained, oil prices could go through the roof.

03 Oct 2019 1:17 AM

Highly placed sources said a wide range of issues were discussed on various aspects of bilateral relations in the meeting between Doval and the Saudi crown prince. (Photo: ANI)

Saudi Arabia endorses India's actions in Kashmir

The Saudi stance on the issue was conveyed to India in a two-hour meeting between NSA Ajit Doval and Saudi Crown Prince.

02 Oct 2019 3:26 PM

The crown prince also repeated a Saudi call for Iran to halt its support for Houthi forces in Yemen and said he was open to "all initiatives for a political solution" to end the war there. (Photo: File)

Saudi Crown Prince warns of 'unimaginably high' oil prices

Prince said he preferred a peaceful resolution because a war between Saudi Arabia and Iran would collapse the global economy.

30 Sep 2019 9:42 AM

A UN report asserted that Saudi Arabia bore responsibility for the killing and said Prince Mohammed's possible role in it should be investigated. (Photo: File)

Saudi Crown Prince takes ‘full responsibility’ but denies ordering Khashoggi’s murder

'This was a heinous crime,' Prince Mohammed, 34, told '60 Minutes' in an interview that aired Sunday.

30 Sep 2019 9:33 AM

Kickstarting tourism is one of the centrepieces of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's Vision 2030 reform programme to prepare the biggest Arab economy for a post-oil era. (Photo: File)

Amid tourism push, Saudi Arabia to impose fines for 'Indecent' clothes, PDA

'Men and women must avoid tight-fitting clothing or clothes with profane language or images', read instruction.

29 Sep 2019 10:34 AM

In a first, Saudi to offer tourist visas as part of push to diversify economy away from oil

Saudi Arabia will open applications for online tourist visas to citizens of 49 countries on Saturday, a report said.

27 Sep 2019 9:22 AM

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman hosted Iraq's Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi for talks on Wednesday focused on attacks on the kingdom's oil infrastructure, which Washington has blamed on Iran. (Photo: File)

Saudi Crown Prince hosts Iraq PM for talks on oil attacks

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has also said there was no evidence the attacks were launched from Iraq.

26 Sep 2019 2:33 PM

Jaloud is one of only a handful of women who have abandoned the abaya in recent months. (Photo: AFP)

Rebel with a cause: Saudi woman walks through mall in Riyadh sans abaya

Last year, de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman hinted during an interview with CBS that the dress code may be relaxed.

19 Sep 2019 3:46 PM

The 33-year-old human resources specialist strolled through a mall in central Riyadh last week wearing nothing but a burnt orange top over baggy trousers. (Photo: AFP)

Heads turn as ‘rebel' Saudi woman moves in mall without obligatory abaya

The billowy over-garment, usually all-black abaya, is customary public wear for women in the ultra-conservative Islamic kingdom.

13 Sep 2019 1:00 PM

This was the fourth phone call between the Prime Minister and MBS over the matter since New Delhi's historic move to amend the constitutional status of Jammu and Kasmir. (Photo: AP)

Pak PM Imran Khan, Saudi Crown Prince discuss Kashmir on call

Last month, Pakistan faced a diplomatic setback when two of its closest allies -- UAE and Saudi Arabia -- sided with India.

03 Sep 2019 5:03 PM

Khan spoke to the Crown Prince on Monday about the situation in the Valley after India revoked the special status given to Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcated it into two union territories. (Photo: File)

Pak PM calls Saudi Prince for 2nd time; discusses Kashmir

Khan, during an address to the nation on Monday, also said that he will raise Kashmir issue at every international forum, including at UNGA.

27 Aug 2019 2:55 PM

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