Kings of Saudi Arabia

Saudi King Salman has arrived in Moscow on an official visit, Reuters reports, quoted by Focus.

The King has landed at the Vnukovo Airport near the Russian capital. He is expected to hold a meeting later today with Russian President Vladimir Putin, discussing political and economic issues with him.

Saudi Arabia's King Salman has issued a decree allowing women to drive for the first time, to the joy of activists, reported BBC.

The Gulf kingdom is the only country in the world that bans women from driving.

Until now, only men were allowed licences and women who drove in public risked being arrested and fined.

Saudi Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and his family arrived in the Aegean resort of Bodrum early on Aug. 14 for holiday.

The private jumbo jet carrying the prince and his family landed at the Milas-Bodrum Airport under tight security measures.

A coup, war, economic fluctuations, palace plots, international crises and a superyacht… This is roughly our story… 

There was a palace coup and the line of the crown prince changed. Saudi King Salman, who is over 80, removed his nephew, Interior Minister Muhammad bin Nayef, and declared his 32-year-old son, Defense Minister Muhammad bin Salman, as the crown prince.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan congratulated Saudi Arabia's new crown prince Mohamed bin Salman in a telephone call early on June 22, with the two men expressing a desire for stronger ties between their countries, according to presidential sources.  
      

While we've been desperately trying to keep up with the breaking news as it rolls in almost every hour, we woke up on June 21 to see that Saudi King Salman bin Abdel Aziz had deposed his nephew, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, in favor of his son Mohammed bin Salman.

King Salman of Saudi Arabia promoted his 31-year-old son, Mohammed bin Salman, to be next in line to the throne on Wednesday, further empowering a young, activist leader at a time when the kingdom is struggling with low oil prices, a rivalry with Iran and conflicts across the Middle East.

Saudi Arabia's King Salman made his son next in line to the throne yesterday, handing the 31-year-old sweeping powers as the kingdom seeks radical overhaul of its oil-dependent economy and faces mounting tensions with regional rival Iran.

Donald Trump gave a shy curtsy as he was awarded a medal by Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on Saturday, sending his savage Twitter critics in to overdrive.
The president is in Riyadh for the first day of his inaugural overseas trip and how he greets his royal hosts has been a source of entertainment and debate.

U.S. President Donald Trump basked in Saudi Arabia's lavish royal welcome on May 20 as he left behind, at least temporarily, the snowballing controversies dogging him in Washington. Trump rewarded his hosts with a $110 billion arms package aimed at bolstering Saudi security and a slew of business agreements.