Tagged: Mohammed bin Salman

18th August 2022

Modernity is Creeping into Saudi Arabia

Introduction A fundamental shift is occurring in the socio-economic reality of Saudi Arabia, and our popular perceptions of the country are getting outdated. Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud (hereafter MBS), 36, when appointed as...

Middle East Monitor

7th April 2022

Yemen president cedes powers to council as Saudi Arabia pushes to end war

Yemen’s president delegated power to a presidential council and dismissed his deputy on Thursday in a move aimed at supporting U.N.-led efforts to revive negotiations to end the bitter seven-year war in the country....

Oil Economy / Saudi Arabia

8th July 2021

Oil on troubled waters : Row shows Gulf powers on diverging paths

A startling public row between Saudi Arabia and brash neighbour the UAE has exposed the steadily diverging paths of once inseparable allies who are competing to profit from what may be the world’s last...

Saudi Arabia

13th April 2021

Jordan royal feud stirs unease in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia fervently denies involvement in Jordan’s royal feud, but the arrest of an advisor to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has stirred unease in Riyadh, which sources say is pushing for his release....