US President Joe Biden's administration has asked a US judge for 60-day extension to decide the matter of sovereign immunity to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the case of murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Biden administration seeks extension to decide on immunity to Mohammed bin Salman

The promises of a politician are fickle in nature. Every politician makes campaign promises that turn out to be bogus, and for US President Joe Biden his 2019 vow to declare Saudi Arabia a "paraiah" due to its human rights record is now one among that long list.

Human rights vs elections: Who wins? Biden's 'support for human rights can be sold for a smidgen of oil'

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived in Jordan on Tuesday and meet Jordan's King Abdullah. This is first such visit in years by de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia.

Saudi crown prince visits Jordan, thaw in ties expected

United States President Joe Biden will be travelling to the Middle East in order to reinvigorate their relations with key partners of the region and he will be meeting Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Joe Biden to visit Saudi Arabia in July, plans to meet with Mohammed bin Salman

Saudi Arabia held celebrations on Tuesday to commemorate for the first time its foundation nearly 300 years ago, choosing a date that downplays the central role played by clerics from the ultra-conservative Wahhabi school of Islam.

Saudi Arabia for first time marks its founding, downplaying conservative roots

Saudi crown prince MBS is on a whirlwind Gulf tour, adding to a flurry of diplomacy seeking to resolve long-simmering regional tensions. This comes as leaders in West Asia are on a diplomatic spree. They are ending regional rifts that have defined the region for over a decade. On The West Asia Post, Ghadi Francis tells you what this tour means for West Asia.

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Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman is slated to visit 5 Gulf states ahead of this month's GCC meeting. Is MBS wary of the UAE's rising diplomatic clout? What explains the Saudi-UAE soft rivalry? Palki Sharma explains.

Gravitas: MBS embarks on whirlwind Gulf tour

Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler Mohammed bin Salman arrived in Qatar on Wednesday as part of a Gulf tour, marking his first visit to the country after the two sides severed ties four years ago.

Saudi prince lands in Qatar for first time since thaw in ties

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is in Qatar for a 2-day visit. Within 24 hours, Saudi Arabia's crown prince Mohammed Bin Salman will also reach Doha. While Erdogan sought a meeting with Prince Salman on a neutral ground, reports suggest that no meeting between the two leaders has been planned.

Turkish President Erdogan is in Qatar for a 2-day visit

A former Saudi Arabian top spy has made sensational allegations against Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman calling him a 'psychopath' and a 'killer'. The former spymaster also alleged that the crown prince dispatched a team of mercenaries to kill him while living in exile in Canada.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman a 'psychopath' and 'killer': Ex-spy

Two lawsuits pitting Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler against a former intelligence czar threaten to expose highly sensitive US government secrets, prompting Washington to consider a rare judicial intervention. That marks the latest twist in a long-running feud between Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Aljabri.

Saudi lawsuits threatens to expose US state secrets

Saudi Arabia has now altered its 'Male Guardianship System' to allow women to live & travel independently. Palki Sharma takes you through the string of reforms being undertaken by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Gravitas: Saudi Arabia alters Male Guardianship System

Saudi Arabia and its long-standing ally Pakistan on Saturday signed several agreements on Saturday. Both countries have vowed to reser ties which have been strained over policy disagreements on Kashmir issue.

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia to reset strained ties

Iran on Thursday welcomed a "change of tone" from Saudi Arabia that could clear the way to a new era of cooperation between the rival regional powers. Tensions between Riyadh and Tehran have festered over the Yemen war, where an Iran-aligned group has increased attacks on Saudi Arabia even as the kingdom tried to lure foreign investment.

Iran welcomes Saudi Arabia's 'change of tone', sees 'new era of cooperation'

Iran's foreign minister met the Yemeni rebel spokesman in Oman on Wednesday, reiterating Tehran's support for a ceasefire and a return to talks to end the country's long conflict.

Iran's Zarif backs Yemen ceasefire in talks with rebel leader

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said that kingdom is in discussions with the leading global energy firm to sell 1 percent of state oil firm Saudi Aramco's share holding to boost its sales.

World Business Watch: Prince Salman says Saudi Arabia in talks to sell 1% stake in Aramco

Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said in remarks aired on Tuesday that the United States was a strategic partner and that Riyadh had only a few differences with the Biden administration which it was working to resolve.

Saudi Arabia still has some differences with Biden administration, says Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

Saudi Arabia announced Tuesday investments worth oil firm Aramco and petrochemical firm SABIC would lead investments of 5 trillion riyals ($1.3 trillion) by the local private sector by 2030 under a programme announced on Tuesday for economic diversification.

Saudi Arabia announces $1.3 trillion investment for economic diversification

The United States has urged Saudi Arabia to disband an elite unit controlled by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that Washington sanctioned over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

US urges Saudi Arabia to disband Rapid Intervention Force linked to Khashoggi murder

US President Joe Biden said on Saturday that US will make "an announcement" on Saudi Arabia on Monday. US intelligence report on Saturday said that Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had approved killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

US to make announcement on Saudi Arabia on Monday

The United States on Friday unveiled the intelligence report which blamed Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for approving the murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

US report says Saudi Prince approved murder of journalist Khashoggi

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince and de facto ruler Mohammed bin Salman's vision for 2030 is to move away from oil and fund giant infrastructural projects. He has put the Public Investment Fund (PIF), Saudi Arabia’s main sovereign wealth fund, at the centre of reforms aimed at diversifying the economy of the world’s top oil exporter away from fossil fuel.

How rich is Saudi Arabia? Kingdom wants to diversify its economy

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, reported Saudi state media. Saudi Arabia's Health Minister Dr Tawfiq al-Rabiah extended gratitude to the Crown Prince for "keenness and continuous follow-up" to provide vaccines to citizens.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman gets coronavirus vaccine

Christmas has finally arrived in Saudi Arabia as glittery ornaments are being sold at streets of Riyadh. This is happening in a country which has long been notorious for enforcing Islamic traditions and prohibiting western practices.

As Christmas shopping begins in Saudi Arabia, is the Kingdom heading towards a change?