Miteb bin Abdullah, a senior Saudi
Prince, has been released after agreeing to pay over $1 billion. He
was part of over 200 princes, businessmen, and government ministers
who have been detained in an alleged corruption investigation. Some
view the investigation as a vehicle to strengthen the power of
Crown Prine Mohammed Bin Salman. An official, who spoke on
condition of anonymity, said Miteb was…
On Sunday, the helicopter carrying a
Saudi Arabian prince crashed killing him and seven others. Prince
Mansour bin Muqrin was a son of former Crown Prince Muqrin bin
Abdulaziz who served as Crown Prince for four months in 2015 until
he was forced out by his brother, King…
A gunman has opened fire outside the
Al-Salam Palace on Saturday, killing two members of the Saudi Royal
Guard. According to Saudi Arabian media, a security spokesman for
the Interior Ministry confirmed that an attacker opened fire upon
the royal palace after exiting a…
While allowing women to drive in Saudi Arabia is a step forward, there is still a long way to go
28th September 2017
Brittani Barger explains why allowing
women to drive in Saudi Arabia is a welcome step, but argues that
there is still a long way to go for women’s rights in the region.
The news that King Salman of Saudi Arabia issued a decree allowing
women to be given driving licences was applauded by many as a
significant step forward for women’s rights in the conservative
Middle Eastern kingdom. While…
King Salman of Saudi Arabia signs order which allows women to drive
26th September 2017
King Salman of Saudi Arabia’s has
issued a decree which allows women to be given driving licences
according to state media. From June 2018, women driver will be
allowed on the road for the first time in the country’s history.
Currently, Saudi Arabia is the only…
Yesterday, His Majesty King Abdullah II
of Jordan represented Her Majesty The Queen at the
Sandhurst Sovereign’s Parade as the Reviewing Officer, where
his son, Crown Prince Hussein, also graduated on Friday. Before His
Majesty inspected the parade, the Jordanian national…
The Supreme Order of the Renaissance
(Wisam al-Nahda) is the middle Jordanian royal order;
the Order of Al-Hussein bin Ali is the highest order
while the Order of the Star of Jordan and the Order of Independence
are the third and fourth highest, respectively. It was created in
1917 by the then Emir Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca as a
form of commemoration for the Arab Revolt that began in…
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has ordered
that a newspaper columnist is suspended from the al-Jazirah
newspaper after the columnist compared him to God. The newspaper
column written by Ramadan al-Anzi described King Salman as “Haleem”
or forbearing and “Shadeed…
The deposed Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia,
Muhammed bin Nayef, has reportedly been confined to his Palace in
the city of Jeddah, as his successor consolidates his newfound
power. Muhammed bin Nayef was replaced as Crown Prince by Mohammed
bin Salman, the 31-year-old son of…
His Majesty King Salman of Saudi Arabia
has named his 31-year-old son, Mohammed bin Salman as Crown
Prince of Saudi Arabia. Mohammed replaces the King’s nephew as His
Majesty’s heir. The announcement came just after midnight through a
royal decree sent out to the Saudi Press Agency. It shocked the
Saudi establishment, although some others had suspected that the
changed was coming. Mohammed…
