World & Nation
In his 16th century political treatise, “The Prince,” the Italian diplomat Niccolo Machiavelli gave this advice to leaders: “If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared.”
July 20, 2017
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman issued a wide-ranging overhaul of top government posts Thursday, including naming a new foreign minister, following international fallout from the killing of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi nearly three months ago.
Dec. 27, 2018
Behind the walls of one of his many opulent palaces, the king was troubled.
Nov. 8, 2017
Obituaries
As the leader of a conservative family dynasty of tremendous wealth and extraordinary power, King Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz al Saud was charged with steering the desert kingdom of Saudi Arabia through an unprecedented period of cultural upheaval, regional strife and economic challenge.
Jan. 22, 2015
This month ushers in an era of new beginnings for royal families in Japan and Thailand.
May 4, 2019
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
The Saudi crown’s new adversary is a coronavirus not subject to the whims of a brazen desert ruler.
March 13, 2020
Business
Saudi Prince May Get Stake in Four Seasons: Four Seasons Hotels Inc. said Saudi Prince al-Waleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz al Saud offered to acquire a 25% stake in the Toronto hotel chain for $122.1 million.
Sept. 28, 1994
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Wednesday appointed his 31-year-old son, Mohammed bin Salman, as crown prince, replacing the country’s counter-terrorism czar with the young activist leader at a time when the kingdom is struggling with low oil prices, a diplomatic crisis in Qatar, war in Yemen and a battle with Iran for regional influence.
June 21, 2017