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King Salman calls for nationwide prayer for rain in Saudi Arabia

The Royal Court urged Saudis all to perform the Istisqa prayer, and to increase in repentance and voluntary worship.

 Mountains in the desert in Saudi Arabia, January 2022.
 SAUDI CROWN Prince Mohammed bin Salman shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Riyadh, earlier this month.

A new geostrategic reality: Saudi Arabia’s growing role

 Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman performs morning prayer as he arrives to wash the Holy Kabaa on behalf of Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz, in the Grand Mosque in the Holy City of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, August 16 2022.

Biden administration says Saudi prince has immunity in Khashoggi killing lawsuit

 Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz leaves the King Faisal Hospital and Research Centre in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia May 15, 2022.

Israeli asks Saudi ruler to allow him to visit home in Najran


Saudi king names crown prince as prime minister

The reshuffle kept another son, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, as energy minister, the aged king said in the royal decree, carried by state news agency SPA.

 Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman performs morning prayer as he arrives to wash the Holy Kabaa on behalf of Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz, in the Grand Mosque in the Holy City of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, August 16 2022.

Saudi King Salman hosts rabbi in official residence for first time

King tells group of leaders from five religions that Saudi Arabia is returning to the era of Islamic openness of earlier ages.

Rabbi David Rosen, board member of the KAICIID inter-religious dialogue group, in a meeting with Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud other KAICIID board members

Saudi Arabia invites Arab states to emergency summits

The invitation comes after four commercial vessels were sabotaged off the coast of the UAE and Houthi militias used explosive-laden drones to attack two oil pumping stations in Saudi Arabia.

(FROM LEFT) Arab League secretary-general Ahmed Abul Gheit, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Assaf attend the 30th Arab Summit in Tunisia on March 31.

Saudi Arabia aims to issue tourist visas next year

The kingdom intends to offer visits to historic sites such as Mada'in Saleh, a 2,000-year-old Nabataean city carved into the rocks of the northern desert.

Muslim pilgrims pray around the holy Kaaba at the Grand Mosque, during the annual haj pilgrimage in Mecca September 30 2014.

Secret ties? A guide to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman

“Lots of Israelis see Mohammad bin Salman’s assertiveness favorably and as a positive thing. But I think this conduct is reckless."

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

PA: Riyadh won't normalize ties with Israel before Palestinian peace deal

Maliki pushes back against reports that Saudi Arabia is pressuring Abbas to fall in line with Trump's regional peacemaking blueprint

Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki.

Abbas discusses US peace efforts, reconciliation with Saudi crown prince

Abbas’s meeting with the Saudi prince came a day after he met with Saudi King Salman.

Mahmoud Abbas with Saudi King Salman.

Trump praises Saudi rulers after mass arrests for corruption

Trump's first trip abroad as president was to Saudi Arabia, where King Salman gave him a remarkably warm greeting.

Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud walks with US President Donald Trump during a reception ceremony in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 20, 2017

The silent shifts in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is modernizing, respectfully.

Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi arrive for a meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia October 22, 2017.

Saudi Crown Prince's unprecedented shakeup changes Kingdom

Arrest of numerous princes and businessmen in corruption probe aims to consolidate power and remake country, experts say.

Saudi Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal attends a news conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia August 30, 2009.

Can Putin out-fox Trump in the Middle East?

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