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…
Eight UAE princesses to face trial in Belgium over "inhumane" treatment of servants
15th May 2017
In 2008, eight princesses from the Al
Nahyan family from the United Arab Emirates stayed at the Conrad
Hotel in Brussels. On 29 July of that year, all of them were
charged with exploiting servants while living there. Princess
Sheikha al-Nahyan and her seven daughters have…
Princess Deena of Saudi Arabia has been
sacked as editor of Vogue Arabia after publishing just two
editions of the magazine. “Yes I was dismissed,” Princess Deena
told the Financial Times. “I can’t say any more. My statement
will come shortly.” A spokeswoman for…
During a three-day visit to strengthen UK
ties to the Middle East, Prime Minister Theresa May visited the
royal palace in Saudi Arabia to meet with King Salman and hold
talks on a wide range of subjects. At the top of the agenda was
security and business. A spokesperson for Downing Street said that:
‘The Prime Minister and King Salman held talks on a wide range of
subjects, including security…
