Saudi Arabia announces new eco-city with ‘zero cars, zero streets and zero carbon emissions’ 

Saudi Arabia announces new eco-city in the form of a 105-mile long LINE with ‘zero cars, zero streets and zero carbon emissions’ Saudi Arabia announces new 105-mile-long ‘zero carbon emissions’ eco-city Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman unveiled the city plans in a state broadcast In his address, the Crown Prince said ‘The Line’ will not … Read more

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince embraces Qatar’s Emir at Gulf summit as three-year blockade ends

End of the blockade: Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman embraces Qatar’s Emir as the countries agree to open their air space and end the diplomatic crisis which began three years ago Saudi Arabia is hosting a Gulf summit in the ancient desert city of Al-Ula On Monday, it was announced the kingdom’s embargo of … Read more

Saudi princes are split over peace deal recognising Israel

Saudi princes are split over peace deal recognising Israel as Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman ‘favours closer ties’ with historic enemy Saudi Arabia’s ruling princes split over whether sign a peace deal with Israel Israel is now recognised by countries including the UAE, Bahrain and Morroco Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is said to be … Read more

Benjamin Netanyahu reported to have met crown prince of Saudi Arabia

Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to Saudi Arabia for a secret meeting with its crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, Israeli media said today, but the Gulf kingdom denied the claims.  Netanyahu and his spy chief Yossi Cohen met the prince on Sunday after flying to the city of Neom where Prince Mohammed had been holding talks … Read more

Benjamin Netanyahu ‘flew to secret meeting with Saudi crown prince’

REVEALED: Netanyahu ‘flew to secret meeting with Saudi Crown Prince in major step towards Israel’s acceptance in Arab world’ Israeli PM and spy chief met crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, reports say It would be the first known encounter between senior Israeli and Saudi officials Israel has already normalised relations with Bahrain and the UAE … Read more

Thieves raid the Paris home of a Saudi princess and steal £500,000 in bags, watches and jewellery

Thieves raid the Paris home of a Saudi princess and steal £500,000 in high end goods including Hermes bags worth £20,000 and a Cartier watch The 47-year-old royal had not been to the apartment since August this year The unnamed princess was reportedly hospitalised in a state of shock after discovering the theft of items … Read more

Saudi Arabia to scrap ‘kafala’ sponsorship system – branded modern slavery by critics

Saudi Arabia said today it will scrap labour laws that prevent millions of low-paid migrants workers from leaving their employers in the Kingdom.    Human rights groups have repeatedly called on the country to abolish its ‘kafala’ sponsorship system, branded by critics as a modern form of slavery that binds workers to their Saudi employers. The … Read more

Saudi Arabia may have enough uranium for nuclear fuel and weapons, Chinese report claims

Saudi Arabia may have enough uranium for nuclear fuel and weapons, Chinese report claims Chinese geologists have been helping the kingdom map its uranium reserves Confidential reports show more than 90,000 tonnes of uranium could be mined  Saudi Arabia has been open about wanting nuclear self-sufficiency But experts fear this means they could use the … Read more

Trump boasted how he protected Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman after Jamal Khashoggi’s murder

‘I saved his a**’: Trump boasted how he protected Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman after journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, Bob Woodward book reveals In one of 18 interviews with investigative reporter Bob Woodward, Trump defended Mohammed bin Salman over gruesome murder of Jamal Khashoggi   Trump bragged that he protected the Saudi Crown Prince after the … Read more

How Saudi Arabia’s crown prince won over Donald Trump

Saudi Arabia’s ambitious young crown prince won over Donald Trump by flattering his ego, savaging Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton and making Jared Kushner feel important, a new book reveals. Mohammed bin Salman welcomed Trump’s election victory in 2016 because the new president hated Obama’s deal with Iran and seemed to care little about human … Read more