World News Update: Ukraine Counter-Offensive, Saudi Arabia Diplomatic Game, Knife Attack in France, and US Presidential Race

Published on : 09/06/2023 – 21:14 This week in Ukraine, the counter-offensive seems to have begun, a few days after the explosion of the Kakhovka dam. In Saudi Arabia, MBS is sharpening its new diplomatic game, moving from pariah status to that of an important player in the region. In France, a knife attack in … Read more

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discusses human rights and potential normalization with Israel in Saudi Arabia visit

The head of American diplomacy Antony Blink met on the night of Tuesday June 6 to Wednesday June 7 in Jeddah with the Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman on the first day of his visit to Saudi Arabiaand spoke about human rights as well as a potential normalization of relations between Riyadh and Israel. The … Read more

MBS reportedly teases Biden, questions his mental condition

Loading… Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman and US President Joe Biden. Photo / Japan Times RIYADH – Relations between Saudi Arabia and the United States (USA) are “fractured” due to the antipathy and distrust between President Joe Biden and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS). This is a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) … Read more

Getting to know Princess Basmah, Oprah Winfrey Middle East Critic of Mohammad bin Salman

loading… Daughter of Basma bint Saud al-Saud. Photos/Forbes RIYADH – Authority Saudi Arabia has released Princess Basmah bint Saud, 57, and her daughter, Suhoud al-Sharif, after three years in prison. Until his release, the charges against him were never revealed. Princess Basmah bint Saud, a member of the royal family long seen as a supporter … Read more

Christmas tree for sale in Riyadh, this is what Saudi Arabia says

loading… A shop in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, features Christmas wreaths and red candles. Photo/Tasneem Al-Sultan/Bloomberg RIYADH – Tree Natal , Santa Claus clothes and other trinkets have been sold openly in toy shops in Riyadh. However, the relevant authorities in Saudi Arabia denied having allowed the import of such knick-knacks. Photographer Bloomberg, Tasnem Al-Sultan, capturing … Read more

This is how Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman responds to nuclear Iran

loading… Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has responded to Iran’s nuclear and missile programmes. Photo/REUTERS RIYADH – Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) delivers response to nuclear and missile programs Iran . He said Riyadh was seeking a serious approach to dealing with the issue and its consequences for regional … Read more

Former Saudi Arabian spy boss admits he was almost killed by Mohammad bin Salman

loading… Saudi Arabia’s former intelligence chief with his children. Photo/albawaba RIYADH – Surprising testimony came out of the mouth of the former head of Saudi Arabia’s intelligence, Saad bin Khalid Al Jabri. He admitted that the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Prince Mohammad bin Salman (MBS) had tried to kill him. At that time Saad … Read more

BREAKING NEWS-Saudi Arabian man suspected of Khashoggi murder arrested in France

Activists carry candle-lit posters of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey to demand justice for his murder. One of the suspects in Khashoggi’s murder has been arrested in France. Photo/REUTERS PARIS – A man Saudi Arabia who became one of the suspects in the murder of journalists Jamal Khashoggi has been arrested in France, Tuesday (7/12/2021). … Read more

Hassan Al-Maliki, Saudi Arabian Scholar Who Will Be Executed for Possessing a Forbidden Book

loading… RIYADH – Hassan Farhan Al-Maliki, an Islamic scholar imprisoned in Saudi Arabia on various charges including conducting interviews with Western media and possessing a book banned by the kingdom, will soon be executed. The British Parliament is pressuring its government to urge Riyadh to stop the executions. Al-Maliki has been behind bars since 2017. … Read more

Leaking Sensitive Data, Russian Hackers Apologize to Prince Mohammed bin Salman

loading… RIYADH -Geng hacker Russia apologizes to Crown Prince Saudi Arabia Lord Mohammed bin Salman for leaking sensitive royal family data. They said they didn’t mean to upset the kingdom’s strongest man. Hacker group ransomware Conti in October 2021 then released thousands file stolen from a British jeweler; Graff. Also read: War drills, Iran boasts … Read more