Mohammed bin Salman

Vice President Joe Biden addresses the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Centennial Celebration luncheon in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Beltway Confidential

Why Joe Biden must listen to Israel and Saudi Arabia

Tom Rogan · November 10, 2020 8:51 pm

In this photo released by Saudi Press Agency, SPA, Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman addresses the Future Investment Initiative conference, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. The Crown Prince addressed the summit on Wednesday, his first such comments since the killing earlier this month of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul.

National Security

‘Justice and accountability’: Jamal Khashoggi’s fiancee sues Saudi crown prince in US court over killing

Zach Halaschak · October 20, 2020 6:49 pm

In this Dec.10, 2019 photo, Saudi King Salman chairs the 40th Gulf Cooperation Council Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. King Salman has been admitted to a hospital in the capital, Riyadh, for medical tests due to inflammation of the gallbladder, the kingdomâs Royal Court said Monday in a statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency.

Beltway Confidential

Saudi Arabia just laid the diplomatic ground for a nuclear weapons program

Tom Rogan · September 24, 2020 3:55 pm

Mohammed bin Salman in Moscow's Kremlin, Russia, Tuesday, May 30, 2017.

National Security

‘I saved his a–‘: Woodward says Trump boasted about getting Congress to lay off Saudi prince after Jamal Khashoggi killing

Zach Halaschak · September 10, 2020 8:48 pm

Mohammed bin Salman in Moscow's Kremlin, Russia, Tuesday, May 30, 2017.

Ex-Saudi official accuses crown prince of sending ‘Tiger Squad’ to assassinate him

Zach Halaschak · August 7, 2020 3:23 pm

Mohammed bin Salman in Moscow's Kremlin, Russia, Tuesday, May 30, 2017.

Beltway Confidential

Summon the Saudi ambassador over Canada assassination claims

Tom Rogan · August 7, 2020 11:47 am

In this Dec.10, 2019 photo, Saudi King Salman chairs the 40th Gulf Cooperation Council Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. King Salman has been admitted to a hospital in the capital, Riyadh, for medical tests due to inflammation of the gallbladder, the kingdomâs Royal Court said Monday in a statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency.

Saudi Arabia says King Salman, 84, recovering from surgery after being hospitalized

Zach Halaschak · July 23, 2020 5:44 pm

In this Dec.10, 2019 photo, Saudi King Salman chairs the 40th Gulf Cooperation Council Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. King Salman has been admitted to a hospital in the capital, Riyadh, for medical tests due to inflammation of the gallbladder, the kingdomâs Royal Court said Monday in a statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency.

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman admitted to hospital

Zach Halaschak · July 20, 2020 8:20 pm

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman waits for the group photo with world leaders at the start of the G20 summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, Nov. 30, 2018.

Beltway Confidential

Trump must push Saudi Arabia over its treatment of US ally Saad al Jabri

Tom Rogan · May 26, 2020 6:15 pm

In this Dec. 15, 2014 file photo, Jamal Khashoggi speaks during a press conference, in Manama, Bahrain.

Khashoggi killers spared from execution after sons of journalist offer forgiveness

Zach Halaschak · May 22, 2020 3:11 pm

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

Why Saudi Arabia is ending flogging

Tom Rogan · April 27, 2020 6:42 pm

KHARKIV REGION, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 11, 2021 - Men in camouflage uniforms line up during the drills of the Territorial Defence units in Kharkiv Region, northeastern Ukraine.

Beltway Confidential

Why Russia is playing oil price hardball

Tom Rogan · April 3, 2020 6:15 am