Saudi royals

Trump ally says Saudi Crown Prince MBS told him he could recognize Israel ‘today’

According to the Prince, his father, King Salman, remained the primary obstacle.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman look at portraits at the "Presidential Walk of Fame" in the Colonnade at the White House in Washington, DC, November 18, 2025.
FILE PHOTO: Prince William, Duke of Cambridge meet Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman before they had dinner at Clarence House on March 7, 2018. in London, England.

Prince William to meet Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on official visit

The royal's visit follows a 2025 trip to Saudi Arabia by Britain's finance minister, which London said had unlocked trade and investment agreements worth 6.4 billion pounds ($8.71 billion).

|ByREUTERS
Saudi Arabia's national flag is seen at the Khoba frontline border with Yemen

Saudi media ramps up anti-Israel rhetoric, dimming normalization hopes - report

“Oh God, deal with the Jews who have seized and occupied, for they cannot escape your power,” Sheikh Saleh bin Humaid, an imam at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, said in a recent sermon.

|ByASHER SMITH
IN RIYADH’S Kafd King Abdullah Financial District.

'Chief Rabbi' in Saudi Arabia says he was blocked from entering kingdom

Immigration authorities at the airport and the Interior Minister did not clarify the reason for the denial of entry to Herzog.

|ByMICHAEL STARR

Our World: Pining for fig leaves

But now, they argue, under the leadership of King Salman and his son, 32-year-old Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudis are going too far.

NOVEMBER 13, 2017ByCAROLINE B. GLICK
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud poses for a photo with National Guard Minister Khaled bin Ayyaf and Economy Minister Mohammed al-Tuwaijri during a swearing-in ceremony in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, November 6, 2017.

Abbas speaks with Saudi king about US peace efforts, reconciliation

Salman also affirmed Saudi Arabia’s “[commitment to] providing everything that is needed to establish an independent Palestinian state with east Jerusalem as its capital.”

NOVEMBER 7, 2017ByADAM RASGON
Mahmoud Abbas with Saudi King Salman.

Saudi Crown Prince: Iran supply of rockets is military aggression

The supply of rockets to the Iran-allied rebel Houthi movement could "constitute an act of war against the Kingdom."

NOVEMBER 7, 2017ByREUTERS
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman gestures during a military parade

Saudi Arabia detains princes, ex-ministers in anti-corruption drive

The king's move shifts power to his son, the crown prince.

NOVEMBER 5, 2017ByREUTERS
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz

Itsy bitsy teenie weenie Saudi-approved bikini?

Saudi Arabia plans a luxury resort with eyes on the foreign tourist market.

AUGUST 6, 2017ByBECKY BROTHMAN
Women wearing traditional Saudi clothing, or an abaya

Saudi Arabia says king's contact with US helped ease Jerusalem tensions

King Salman contacted the US government and called for an end to restrictions on entry to the mosque, the statement said.

JULY 27, 2017ByREUTERS
Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (L), Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Nayef , and White House senior adviser Jared Kushner and his wife Ivanka Trump walk during a reception ceremony at the Royal Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia May 20, 2017

Addiction and intrigue: Inside the Saudi palace coup

"The story depicted here is a complete fantasy worthy of Hollywood."

JULY 20, 2017ByREUTERS
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince and Minister of Defense Mohammed bin Salman attends a signing ceremony between US President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (not pictured) at the Royal Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia May 20, 2017