House of Saud

Saudi Arabia's crown prince was set to arrive in France on April 8 the next leg of his global tour aimed at reshaping his kingdom's austere image overseas as he seeks to reform the petro-state.

Lawmaker in President Emmanuel Macron's party has officially asked for a parliamentary investigation into the legality of French weapons sales to the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen, days before the kingdom's crown prince arrives in France.

The crown prince and de facto leader of Saudi Arabia said Israel has a "right" to a homeland, a notable shift in the kingdom's position published on April 2.

Saudi Arabia's crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al-Saud warned of the possibility of a military conflict with Iran in the coming 10-15 years.

In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, the Crown Prince urged the international community for tougher sanctions against Tehran in order to avoid a military confrontation in the region.

Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, the chairman of Kingdom Holding who spent nearly three months in detention in the kingdom's anti-corruption campaign, has told Bloomberg TV he reached an agreement with the government for his release.

Women in Saudi Arabia need not wear headcover or the black abaya - the loose-fitting, full-length robes symbolic of Islamic piety - as long as their attire is "decent and respectful", the kingdom's reform-minded crown prince has said.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman threatens a new arms race in the Middle East, the British Times reported, quoted by the Bulgarian National Radio.

Saudi Arabia's mighty crown heir Prince Mohammed bin Salman has included Turkey in the "triangle of evil" along with radical Islamist groups and Iran, the electronic edition of the Greek newspaper Protothema reports. That is what the Egyptian Al-Shourok reported on Wednesday

Saudi King Salman has replaced top military commanders including the chief of staff, state media said, in a major shake-up of the kingdom’s defense establishment.

President Rumen Radev of Republic of Bulgaria received here today Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir who conveyed to him the greetings of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Vice President of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Defense, SPA