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Who is Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman of Saudi Arabia?

As his name suggests, Crown Prince Mohammad is the son of King Salman. He was born on the 31st August 1985 as the son of King Salman and his third wife, Fahda bint Falah bin Sultan bin Hathleen. He is the eldest of her children and is considered to be the power behind the throne and has brought in many reforms which have given women relatively more freedom in Saudi Arabia. Crown Prince Mohammad…
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern receives congratulations from Queen Elizabeth on birth of her baby

New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has made history as the first elected leader to take maternity leave. The Prime Minister and her husband, Clarke Gayford, welcomed a healthy baby girl into the world on Thursday afternoon local time. Ardern is also the second world leader to give birth while in office. The other was Pakistan’s Benazir Bhutto in 1990 who in a turn of fate, shares…
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King Salman present's King's Cup

After an exciting game of football at the King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Sports City (Al-Jawhara) Stadium on Saturday evening, King Salman, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, crowned Jeddah’s Al-Ittihad as King’s Cup Champion and handed them the King’s Cup after they beat…
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Terrorism talks between Saudi King and Vatican official

Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, Chairman of the Pontifical Council for Interfaith Dialogue at the Vatican, visited Saudi Arabia’s King Salman in his office in Riyadh on Wednesday. Following a flurry of meetings between senior Saudi figures and representatives of various Christian traditions in recent months, the pair met in Al-Yamamah Palace. Also in attendance was Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud…
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Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia says Israel has right to its land

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia has said that Israel has a “right” to its land in the Middle East. The future King believes they have a right to their homeland which is a shift in Saudi policy. The two countries do not have formal diplomatic relations; however, away from the spotlight, they have been working on their diplomatic relationship which has accelerated in…
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