King Salman bin Abdulaziz

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman welcomes Chinese President Xi Jinping in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia December 8, 2022. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via REUTERS

A New Silk Road from Riyadh to Beijing

In April 1999, the airplane carrying the then Prince of Riyadh, now King, Salman bin Abdulaziz, landed in Beijing responding to an invitation by the Mayor of the Beijing Municipal People's Government…

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Saudi Arabia's newly designated Prime Minister, Mohammed bin Salman speaks during his meeting in the Ministry of Defence in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, September 27, 2022. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via REUTERS

Saudi King Names Crown Prince MbS as Prime Minister

Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz named Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as the kingdom's prime minister and Prince Khalid as defence minister, a royal decree showed on Tuesday. The…

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Saudi Arabia celebrates for the first time the Founding Day. (Getty Images)

Unity, Security Established in Arabian Peninsula After Centuries of Disunion

On February 22nd, Saudi Arabia celebrates for the first time the anniversary of the founding of the Great Emirate of Diriyah nearly 300 years ago. The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King…

Fayza Diab 19, Feb 2022

Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz. SPA

A New Saudi Arabia in the New Middle East

For better or worse, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is rapidly transitioning into a new geopolitical structure, with new centers of influence and diverse agendas of individual and…

Dalia Ziada 18, Feb 2022

File photo of a previous meeting between Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Regional Isolation, Economic Crises Prompt Ankara to Change Foreign Policy

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on January 3 that he will travel to Saudi Arabia next month. “I received an invitation from Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin…

Ahmed Taher 21, Jan 2022

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