Birth place: Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Father: King Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman al Saud Mother: Hassa bint Ahmed al-Sudairi Marriages: Wives’ names not available publicly, but according to Islamic tradition,…
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — European leaders are still battling over austerity. The United States Congress is gearing up for another fight over the budget. But in Saudi Arabia, there are…
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Less than a week after ascending the throne, King Salman of Saudi Arabia issued an array of royal decrees on Thursday — abolishing government bodies, changing…
Saudi Arabia’s new monarch, King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud, comes to power at a time when blogger Raif Badawi has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and 1,000…
RIYADH, Jan 24 (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama will visit Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to meet its new King Salman after the death of his predecessor Abdullah on Friday,…
Abdullah also seemed to possess the political acumen necessary to adjust to the changing needs and increased political awareness of the Saudi populace, as well as to the shifting political…
WASHINGTON — As power in Saudi Arabia shifted to a new monarch, King Salman, the Obama administration’s praise of both Salman and his predecessor stood as a clear answer about…
Saudi Arabia’s newly enthroned King Salman moved quickly Friday to name a future successor to the crown in his oil-rich kingdom, a significant appointment that puts the kingdom’s future squarely…
Credit Mark Abramson Photo: Poh Si Teng and Ben Laffin; Video: Poh Si Teng and Ben Laffin Credit Luis Mallo Credit Robert Frank – Syrian men carry the wounded after…
King Salman of Saudi Arabia has inherited the throne from his older brother and with it a host of pressing challenges in a turbulent region. To the south, Yemen is…
Thousands are expected to gather at the Grand Mosque in Riyadh on Friday to say farewell to Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al Saud, a cautious reformer who succeeded…
BEIRUT, Lebanon — The new king of Saudi Arabia, Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud, has spent more than a half-century among the top echelons of one of the world’s most…
By Angus McDowall RIYADH, Jan 23 (Reuters) – The death on Friday of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah means Salman bin Abdulaziz has become the country’s new ruler and the last…
The next king will be Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz, state television reported. – CNN’s Laura Smith-Spark and Salma Abdelaziz contributed to this report.
Photo: Poh Si Teng and Ben Laffin; Video: Poh Si Teng and Ben Laffin Credit Luis Mallo Credit Robert Frank Credit Paccarik Orue – Syrian men carry the wounded after…
Birth place: Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Father: King Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman al Saud Mother: Fahda bint Al-Asi Al-Shuraim Marriages: Wives’ names not available publicly, but according to Islamic tradition…