Tag: Mohammed bin Salman

A father gives water to his malnourished daughter at a feeding center in a hospital in Hodeida, Yemen. With US backing, the United Arab Emirates and its Yemeni allies have restarted their all-out assault on Yemenâs port city of Hodeida, aiming to wrest it from rebel hands. Victory here could be a turning point in the 3-year-old civil war, but it could also push the country into outright famine. Already, the fighting has been a catastrophe for civilians on the Red Sea coast.

Congress losing patience with the Saudis

Susan Ferrechio · December 11, 2018 5:00 am

Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Sergei Kislyak.

Saudi dossier identified Jared Kushner as target for crown prince to befriend: Report

Steven Nelson · December 9, 2018 7:50 pm

Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the U.S., Prince Khalid bin Salman, arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington.

State Department deflects calls to expel Saudi prince from US

Joel Gehrke · December 7, 2018 5:00 am

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman adjusts his robe as leaders gather for the group at the G20 Leader's Summit at the Costa Salguero Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, Nov. 30, 2018. The prince is a controversial figure at the summit, due to the killing of a dissident Saudi journalist in the country's Istanbul consulate. Saudi Arabia denies that bin Salman ordered the killing, but U.S. intelligence agencies have concluded the opposite.

Beltway Confidential

Crown Prince Mohammed has learned nothing from Jamal Khashoggi’s killing

Daniel DePetris · December 6, 2018 8:22 pm

People hold signs during a protest at the Embassy of Saudi Arabia about the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018, in Washington.

Senators defy White House, introduce resolution pinning Khashoggi murder on Saudi crown prince

Naomi Lim · December 6, 2018 12:38 am

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends a plenary session on the second day of the G20 Leader's Summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Turkey is seeking the arrest of two former aides to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman who were dismissed amid the fallout from the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.

Energy and Environment

Saudi Arabia renews nuclear energy ties with Argentina as pressure over Khashoggi rises

John Siciliano · December 5, 2018 7:05 pm

In a statement aimed at North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said Thursday, "The worst possible thing you can do is meet with President Trump in person and try to play him."

Lindsey Graham: I feel ‘played,’ ‘used’ by Saudi crown prince

Katelyn Caralle · December 5, 2018 12:44 am

In this photo provided by the Saudi Press Agency, SPA, Saudi King Salman gives his annual policy speech in the ornate hall of the consultative Shura Council, Monday, Nov. 19, 2018, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Saudi king offers condolences to George W. Bush after his father’s death

Naomi Lim · December 4, 2018 10:50 pm

In this Jan. 23, 2018, file photo, Utah Republican Rep. Chris Stewart speaks before the House Republican Caucus at the Utah State Capitol, in Salt Lake City.

GOP lawmaker dismisses Jamal Khashoggi killing: ‘Journalists disappear all over the country’

Naomi Lim · December 4, 2018 9:55 pm

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol in D.C.

Schumer calls on CIA’s Haspel to brief full Senate on Khashoggi death

Al Weaver · December 4, 2018 9:35 pm

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., leaves a closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018, on the slaying of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Graham suggests Trump ‘willfully blind’ by ignoring Saudi crown prince’s role in Khashoggi murder

Susan Ferrechio · December 4, 2018 7:33 pm

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., chairman of the Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism, speaks to reporters after a closed-door security briefing by CIA Director Gina Haspel on the slaying of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and involvement of the Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018. Graham said there is "zero chance" the crown prince wasn't involved in Khashoggi's death.

GOP senators think Saudi’s crown prince is guilty of Khashoggi murder after CIA briefing

Susan Ferrechio · December 4, 2018 7:06 pm