| Date | Title |
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| 2023-12-09 |
Riyadh Governor Performs Funeral Prayers for Prince Talal bin Abd al-Aziz
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| 2023-12-08 |
Death of Prince Talal bin Abd al-Aziz
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| 2023-12-08 |
Saudi Arabia Delayed Crown Prince's London Visit Before he Hosted Putin
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| 2023-12-08 |
Ex-Saudi Spy Chief Calls Palestine Priority for Any Israel Deal
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| 2023-12-07 |
Crown Prince Holds Talks with Russian President
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| 2023-12-05 |
Saudi Royal Family Tangled Up in $21M Superyacht Fight
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| 2023-12-05 |
Saudi Energy Minister Won't Agree to Fossil Fuel Phase Down
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| 2023-12-05 |
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Arrives in Qatar for 44th GCC Summit
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| 2023-12-05 |
Prince Fahd bin Jiluwi Participates in ITU Meeting in Switzerland
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| 2023-12-02 |
Crown Prince Performs Funeral Prayers for Prince Mamduh bin Abd al-Aziz
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War, Peace and Politics - The Royal Family and Palestine (Part I)
The October 7 surprise attack on Israel by Hamas, and the resulting war this precipitated, has exposed the shortcomings of the Abraham Accords. Further, the lack of available arrows in the Saudi diplomatic quiver highlights the failure of decades-long efforts to reach a meaningful consensus on the issue of Palestinian statehood. Yet, starting with the reign of the Kingdom's founder, Abd al-Aziz, solidarity with Palestine and opposition to the Zionist project has been a core tenet of the royal identity. |
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Stage Management: Spectacles, Sidelining And Dissent
Even as the Kingdom takes steps towards cultural liberalization, an intense crackdown on activists and political dissidents continues unabated. Can the attempt to change its international image be reconciled with the extraordinary sentences being handed down by the courts? |
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A Royal in Morocco: The Strange Case of Princess Fahda al-Hithlayn
News of the lavish Moroccan holiday of Fahda, the wife of Saudi King Salman, seems to fly in the face of widespread reports of her supposed captivity on the orders of her own son, the crown prince. Was the sensational allegation by foreign intelligence agencies flawed, or has a family reconciliation taken place? |
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Reform, Crackdown and Succession: Continuity or Disruption?
As the crown prince and de facto regent Muhammad bin Salman presses ahead with an ambitious program of social and structural reforms, it is often assumed that he is pursuing a radically vision than that preferred by his more conservative father, King Salman. A closer look, however, reveals that the two are in fact closely aligned. |
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The Qur'anic Vision of Muhammad bin Salman: Conviction or Politics?
Behind the spate of reforms introduced by the crown prince is an influential group of Islamic scholars holding that only the Qur'an is the source of divine law, while much of the literature of 'hadith' is suspect. So far, the younger generation has embraced his reforms, but the change in outlook represents a profound rift with the Kingdom's past. |