Étiqueté : crown

Lebanon’s Prime Minister, Saad Hariri, has arrived in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, his first visit there since his abrupt – and later rescinded – resignation from Riyadh in November. A statement by Hariri’s media office on Tuesday said the prime minister would meet Saudi King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, without offering details on…

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is using an elite force to suppress dissent within the royal family. The brigade, which reports directly to the crown prince, is called Al Ajrab Sword (Blood-rusted Sword). According to Saudi media reports, Al Ajrab Sword Brigade arrested 11 Saudi princes last week after they gathered in the capital Riyadh to protest…

Israel’s Intelligence Minister Yisrael Katz has invited Saudi Arabia’s crown prince to visit Israel in an interview with a Saudi news outlet, according to Haaretz. Katz confirmed to the Israeli daily that he extended the invitation to Mohammed bin Salman on Wednesday in the interview with the UK-based independent news website Elaph. According Haaretz, the excerpt…