Germany’s Scholz visits Saudi Arabia on hunt for energy partnerships

Scholz, accompanied by a sizeable industry delegation, was received at Jeddah airport on the Red Sea coast by Mecca region’s governor Prince Khalid bin Faisal Al Saud

Crown Prince’s mediation succeeds in release of 10 war prisoners from Russia

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has succeeded in mediation efforts that led to the release of ten prisoners of war (POWs) as part of an exchange of POWs between Russia and Ukraine, the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Wednesday

How did Osama bin Laden navigate the fierce clash of visions between his mentors and decide to publicly declare war on the United States?

Abdullah Azzam was the Palestinian radical who filled Osama bin Laden’s head with the theology of violent jihad. Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri was the Egyptian radical who showed bin Laden how to build and deploy a modern terrorist organization. With the help of both men– combined with bin Laden’s ...

How did Osama bin Laden come to join forces with an Egyptian jihadist named Ayman al-Zawahiri to create the world’s most feared terror group?

Osama bin Laden was transformed in the explosive events of 1979. First, he was electrified when the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini set into motion the “Iranian Revolution” that year. Bin Laden watched in awe as Khomeini mobilized millions of newly radicalized Iranian Muslims to drive the Shah Reza ...

Who was Osama bin Laden, and how did a Palestinian persuade him to become the king of radical Islamist terrorism?

On September 11, 2001, the most devastating terrorist attack in U.S. history took place. Nineteen members of the al-Qaeda jihadist group – founded by the Saudi billionaire, Osama bin Laden – hijacked four commercial jetliners. Two al-Qaeda teams flew the planes they seized into the Twin Towers ...

Saudi Arabia sentences woman to 45 years in prison for social media activity

Al-Qahtani’s sentencing comes two weeks after a young Saudi mother received a 34-year prison sentence, believed to be connected to her Twitter activity

Salman Rushdie attack ‘unacceptable’ to Islam, says MWL chief Al-Issa

Saudi crown prince receives Uzbek president in Jeddah

The pair held a meeting and discussed bilateral relations and cooperation in various fields, in addition to reviewing a number of issues of common interest, the Saudi Press Agency reported

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince discusses bilateral ties with Germany’s Chancellor

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call from Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz, during which they discussed bilateral ties, state news agency SPA reported on Wednesday

Saudi Arabia prepares royal welcome for Chinese President Xi Jinping

Reception for China's president will be grander than Saudi welcome for President Biden last month, reflecting strained U.S.-Saudi relations