Mohammad bin Salman

Mohammad bin Salman

US President Donald Trump and Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia attend the US-Saudi Investment Forum in Washington, DC, US, November 19, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo

Behind Trump defense of Saudi crown prince, a deeper US shift on human rights

Trump's remarks, which contradicted US intelligence findings, threw into stark relief just how far his administration has shifted away from the traditional US support for human rights globally

US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman meet in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

No deal with Israel without irreversible path to Palestinian state, says Saudi crown prince

Hanan Elatr Khashoggi, the widow of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi, spoke to CNN's Jake Tapper about President Trump's defense of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who the CIA assessed likely ordered the murder of her husband. Screengrab: CNN

'There is no justification to murder my husband,' Khashoggi's widow says after Trump remarks

Elon Musk attends a dinner hosted by US President Donald Trump for Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, November 18, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Tom Brenner

Elon Musk attends Trump's dinner with Saudi crown prince

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman held a phone call with US President Donald Trump to discuss the latest developments in the Middle East, including the ongoing Israeli military operations against Iran. Photo: SPA/File Photo via Arab News

Saudi Crown Prince MBS to visit Trump on 18 Nov: White House official

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman reacts next to US President Donald Trump during the Saudi-U.S. Investment Forum, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Trump lavishes praise on Saudi crown prince, signaling renewed alliance

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman speaks with Fox News, in an interview aired on 21 September 2023, Neom, Saudi Arabia. Photo: Reuters

Saudi crown prince, US national security adviser meet on Gaza, bilateral ties

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman in Riyadh on 15 October. Photo: Reuters

Saudi Arabia's MbS made Blinken wait for hours before meet

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 7 June, 2023. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS

Saudi crown prince, Blinken had 'candid' talks in Jeddah -US official

White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan speaks during a daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 10, 2022. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

White House's Sullivan and Saudi crown prince discuss Yemen, Iran

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Saudi Arabia players to get Rolls Royce for World Cup win over Argentina

Saudi Arabia's crown prince named prime minister: decree

Saudi Arabia's crown prince named prime minister: decree

Salma al-Shehab, 34, was accused of ‘assisting those who seek to cause public unrest and destabilise civil and national security by following their Twitter accounts’. Photograph: democracy now

Saudi woman given 34-year prison sentence for using Twitter