King Salman Builds up His Son’s Levers for the Accession
Saudi King Salman is working overtime to buttress his 31-year son, Muhammad bin Salman, so that he will be ready
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Prince Mohammed Bin Nayef
Saudi Arabia’s Wary Social Revolution
The first celebration of Valentine’s Day and the first appointments of women bankers marked ultra-conservative Saudi Arabia’s first tentative steps
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Will Saudi King’s Son Be Next Monarch? Only If He Can Jump the Line
When King Salman bin Abdulaziz acceded to the Saudi throne in January, the most important change he introduced in his
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Egypt’s El-Sisi Falls out with Saudis over Syria’s Assad
Saudi Arabia has forked out $27 billion in financial assistance to Egypt in the last few years in loans, grants
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Saudi King’s Son on Sales Jaunt to US, Ruffles Feathers at Home
The deputy crown prince of Saudi Arabia, the king’s son Mohammad bin Salman, ended an approximately two-week state visit to
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Battle Royal for Young Saudi Prince’s Reform Vision
On April 25, Saudi Arabia announced a grandiose plan for reform and national transformation called “Vision 2030”. The plan, which
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Nimr Execution as Rallying-Point for King Salman and His Son’s War Policies
The execution of 47 “terrorists” in one day, including the prominent Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr, was unusual – even by
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The First Bid to Oust the Saudi King and Son Failed – But Intrigue Simmers
Beset with a host of domestic and external challenges, the House of Saud is on the verge of a precipice.
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Two Princes, Two Wars: Who Is Going to Win?
Nine months into the reign of King Salman Bin Abdulaziz, Saudi Arabia is embroiled in two wars – an internal
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Saudi Arabia Is Ruled by Its First Royal Triumvirate
At the witching hour of 4.a.m April 29, King Salman Bin Abdulaziz issued a decree that tossed out the House
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