Mohammed bin Salman (MbS)

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  • Yemen explosion 2026-10-16 20:32

    The end of Saudi Arabia’s Yemen 'containment strategy'

    Saudi Arabia’s bid to “contain” the Ansarallah in Yemen while doubling down on economic growth at home is collapsing, posing one of the most serious tests for Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman since he rose to power, according to analysts and diplomats.

  • Riyadh airport 2026-10-12 20:34

    By staff writer

    Yemen Leaves Riyadh Grounded

    Repeated strikes close Riyadh airport and shatter Saudi air defenses as Ansarallah enforces its 'blockade for blockade' doctrine

    TEHRAN — Riyadh’s airport has been hit five times since Tuesday, October 6, by Saudi authorities’ own count, and the government cannot promise a sixth will not come. On Saturday, a missile struck King Khalid International Airport, killing at least 13 people and wounding more than 300, according to the kingdom. On Sunday, another projectile set Terminal 4 on fire. On Monday, the Saudi civil aviation authority extended the shutdown.

  • Saudi airport struck 2026-10-10 20:43

    By staff writer

    Yemen hits Riyadh airport again as Saudi flights collapse

    TEHRAN — Riyadh’s airport was hit again on Saturday, two days after Yemeni missiles killed three Saudis there. Regional officials told the Associated Press that air traffic stopped and the airport was evacuated.

  • Yemeni forces 2026-09-21 21:14

    By staff writer

    Ansarallah consolidates Red Sea control as Trump rejects MBS’ desperate appeals

    TEHRAN — The Saudi campaign of aggression in Yemen is unraveling on the western coast. In a lightning offensive that swept through the coastal plain, Yemeni forces under Ansarallah command have captured the port city of Mokha, Mayyun Island, and strategic highlands in Lahij province.

  • MBS and Netanyahu 2026-09-15 21:01

    MBS turns to Israel after disastrous setbacks in Yemen: report

    TEHRAN — Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has turned to Israel for “emergency intelligence assistance” through U.S. Central Command following a major collapse of Saudi-backed mercenaries in Yemen, according to reports in Israeli media outlets including Israel Hayom and The Jerusalem Post.

  • Rami Naimi 2026-09-15 00:28

    By staff writer

    Nine years after Saudi Ritz-Carlton purge, Rami Naimi remains trapped

    TEHRAN — Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s “modernization agenda” has drawn international attention, but a Financial Times investigation into the 2017 Ritz-Carlton purge raises serious questions about how the kingdom treated some detainees during that period.

  • Al-Faisal 2026-05-16 20:49

    ‘Israel tried to drag Saudi Arabia into war with Iran to impose regional dominance’

    Saudi Arabia’s former ambassador to the United States, Saudi Prince Turki Al Faisal, said Israel had tried to drag Riyadh into a war with Iran, but Saudi Arabia had avoided such a confrontation through “wisdom and foresight”.

  • MBS and Tahnoon 2026-02-21 18:01

    MBS confronts UAE’s ‘spy sheikh’ in detailed letter on Sudan and Yemen

    Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sent a detailed letter to UAE National Security Advisor Tahnoon bin Zayed outlining grievances regarding Emirati activities in Sudan and Yemen, Middle East Eye reported Friday.

  • MBS 2026-02-20 19:03

    Saudi Arabia to replace Israel with Syria in fibre-optic project, report says

    Saudi Arabia is pushing to replace Israel with Syria as the primary transit country for a major fibre-optic cable connecting the kingdom to Greece, according to Middle East Eye.

  • Senator_Lindsey_Graham 2026-02-14 16:40

    Lindsey Graham tells MBS to ‘knock it off’ over growing rift with UAE

    Republican U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham issued a blunt warning at the Munich Security Conference, telling Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to “knock it off” regarding his escalating feud with the UAE, Middle East Eye reported Saturday.

  • King of Saudi Arabia, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (R) and Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on 9 December 2018 (Anadolu) 2026-02-13 19:40

    King Salman issues royal decrees for strategic cabinet shifts

    TEHRAN — King Salman bin Abdulaziz issued a comprehensive series of royal decrees on Thursday, instituting a significant reshuffle across Saudi Arabia’s ministerial, judicial, and regional administrations.

  • Pezeshkian and MBS 2026-01-27 21:01

    Saudi Arabia considers any threat, escalation against Iran ‘unacceptable:’ MBS

    TEHRAN — Reflecting the increasingly coordinated stance of the region’s two major powers, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has declared his kingdom’s opposition to external threats against the Islamic Republic.

  • Trump MBS 2025-11-19 18:51

    By staff writer 

    The strategic loom: Weaving Saudi Arabia into a U.S.-Israel framework

    TEHRAN – The Tuesday meeting at the White House between U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was less about ceremony than about strategy. 

  • Trump in Saudi Arabia 2025-11-15 19:48

    Trump's luxury Diriyah deal sharpens pay-for-play charge as MBS' visit looms

    The Trump Organization is in talks to attach its brand to Diriyah, the Saudi $63 billion government-led redevelopment — a development that arrives just days before Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s planned visit to Washington.

  • Tehran, Riyadh vow to deepen cultural, tourism ties 2025-11-11 17:52

    Tehran, Riyadh vow to deepen cultural, tourism ties

    TEHRAN - Iran’s Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Reza Salehi-Amiri said on Monday that tourism could strengthen ties between Iran and Saudi Arabia, as he invited his Saudi counterpart to attend the upcoming Tehran International Tourism Exhibition.