World & Nation
Officials deny that security forces played a role in engineer’s abduction, but many suspect the regime has been infiltrated.
June 21, 2004
The royal family of this embattled kingdom Wednesday announced amnesty for Islamic insurgents who surrender within a month, framing its offer in the language of religious redemption and hinting at harsh punishment for those who refuse.
June 24, 2004
Saudi Arabia’s newly ascended King Salman buried his predecessor, King Abdullah, on Friday, then moved quickly at a time of regional turmoil to allay fear of a looming power struggle among hundreds of princes in the next generation of the House of Saud.
Jan. 23, 2015
A militant foot soldier who fought and later trained in Afghanistan, Abdulaziz Muqrin had returned to his home with a vengeance.
June 19, 2004
Saudi Arabia has arrested dozens of princes and former government ministers, including a well-known billionaire with extensive holdings in Western companies, as part of a sweeping anti-corruption probe, further cementing King Salman and his crown prince son’s control of the kingdom.
Nov. 5, 2017
A significant shake-up in Saudi Arabia’s line of succession and its senior leadership signals the emergence of a younger generation that analysts say is likely to champion an assertive foreign policy for the kingdom and seek to curtail the influence of rival Iran.
April 29, 2015
A helicopter carrying a high-ranking Saudi prince and other government officials crashed Sunday in the kingdom’s south, reportedly killing all eight people aboard.
Nov. 6, 2017
Officials see the death of an Al Qaeda radical as a victory. Others say it won’t end the violence.
June 20, 2004
Prince Bandar bin Sultan’s replacement last week as Saudi Arabia’s intelligence chief has fueled speculation about a shift in the monarchy’s shaky relations with the United States and its position toward the Syrian conflict — not to mention about the prince’s political future.
April 20, 2014
The death of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah at the age of 90 on Thursday brings to power his half-brother, a former governor of Riyadh who has warned that democracy can only come to the conservative desert kingdom at a gradual pace.
Jan. 22, 2015