King Salman

What Arab Saudi King Actually Seeks in Asia-Pacific

Riyadh's economic ambitions paired with its historic political goals leave ties with Asia-Pacific st...

Mar 03, 2017 07:02 AM EST

Saudi to Sell $750 Billion US Assets If Sued Over 9/11 Terrorist Attack

Saudi Arabia will sell $750 billion worth of US Assets if the JASTA bill is passed allowing 9/11 ter...

Apr 17, 2016 04:38 AM EDT

Iran to be invited to next round of talks on Syria: U.S. official

Iran will be invited to participate in talks in Vienna on Friday to discuss ending the conflict in S...

Oct 27, 2015 11:10 PM EDT

More than 700 pilgrims die in crush in worst haj disaster for 25 years

At least 717 pilgrims from around the world were killed on Thursday in a crush outside the Muslim ho...

Sep 24, 2015 10:13 PM EDT

Saudi Arabian king leaves France after holiday controversy

Saudi Arabian King Salman left the south of France for Morocco on Sunday, cutting short a planned th...

Aug 02, 2015 08:28 PM EDT

Saudi king's French Riviera holiday provokes beach protest

Saudi King Salman and a 1,000-entourage arrived on Saturday for holiday on the French Riviera, where...

Jul 26, 2015 05:30 AM EDT

Absent from Obama summit, Bahrain king expected at UK horse show

Bahrain's King Hamad bin Issa al-Khalifa has skipped a Gulf Arab summit with U.S. President Barack O...

May 13, 2015 11:07 AM EDT

King's changes make Saudi policy less predictable

Changes in Saudi Arabia's leadership have concentrated power in an inner circle of the Al Saud dynas...

May 06, 2015 10:36 AM EDT

France, Saudi Arabia: Iran nuclear deal must avoid destabilizing region

France and Saudi Arabia believe that any future deal between Iran and six major powers must ensure n...

May 04, 2015 06:24 PM EDT

Saudi king resets succession to cope with turbulent times

Saudi King Salman appointed a new heir and made his young son second in line to rule on Wednesday, a...

Apr 29, 2015 10:15 AM EDT

Yemen government rejects Iranian peace plan

Yemen's government has rejected a four-point peace plan for the country that Iran submitted to the U...

Apr 19, 2015 03:12 AM EDT

Pakistan defense team heads for Saudi to discuss support

A high-level Pakistani defense delegation was about to leave for Saudi Arabia on Monday as the gover...

Mar 30, 2015 07:18 AM EDT

Saudi king aims for new Sunni bloc vs Iran and Islamic State

Saudi Arabia is pushing for Sunni Muslim Middle East countries to set aside differences over politic...

Mar 06, 2015 08:09 AM EST

Kerry briefs Iran's Gulf rivals on nuclear talks

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met Gulf Arab foreign ministers in Riyadh on Thursday to brief th...

Mar 05, 2015 09:51 AM EST

Egypt's Sisi meets new Saudi King to discuss Middle East crises

Egypt's President Abdel Fatteh el Sisi met Saudi Arabia's King Salman in Riyadh on Sunday for the pa...

Mar 02, 2015 09:44 AM EST

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