Mohammed Bin Salman

850 Indians Freed From Saudi Jails On My Request: PM Modi

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday May 5, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that it was on his request that Saudi Arabia released 850 Indians lodged in its jails on the eve of the month of Ramadan.

Turkey Arrests Suspected Spies For UAE, Investigating Khashoggi Link

World News | Reuters | Saturday April 20, 2019

Jamal Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist and critic of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was killed in the consulate on Oct. 2 by a team of Saudi operatives, provoking an international outcry.

After India Quota Hike, All Haj Applicants Cleared For Pilgrimage: Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday April 19, 2019

Hajj Quota, Haj 2019: With Saudi Arabia increasing India's Haj quota to two lakh, all applicants from big states such as Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Bihar have been cleared for going on the pilgrimage, sources in the Minority Affairs Ministry said.

Aramco In Talks To Buy 25% In Reliance Industries Refining, Petrochemical Units: Report

Business | Thomson Reuters | Wednesday April 17, 2019

Goldman Sachs is said to have been mandated to advise on the proposed deal, the report added.

First Satellite Images Show Saudi Nuclear Reactor Work Near Complete

World News | Jonathan Tirone, Bloomberg | Thursday April 4, 2019

Saudi Arabia is nearing completion of its first nuclear reactor, satellite images of the facility show, triggering warnings about the risks of the kingdom using the technology without signing up to the international rules governing the industry.

Saudi Crown Prince To Oversee $23 Billion Riyadh Recreational Projects

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday March 20, 2019

Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Tuesday announced recreational projects in the capital Riyadh worth $23 billion, officials said, in a new drive to transform the congested city.

Saudi Crown Prince Approved 'Intervention' Against Dissidents: Report

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday March 18, 2019

More than a year before the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Saudi Arabia's powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved a secret campaign to silence dissenters, The New York Times reported on Sunday.

Saudi Foreign Minister To Visit India Tomorrow; To Follow-Up On Talks

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday March 10, 2019

Saudi Arabia's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir will visit India on Monday to discuss some important follow-ups from the visit of the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to India last month.

Saudi Prince Shows Grip on Power, Names First Woman Envoy To US

World News | Abbas Al Lawati and Donna Abu-Nasr, Bloomberg | Monday February 25, 2019

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman solidified his immediate family's sway by promoting his full brother and tried to turn the page on relations with the US by appointing the kingdom's first female ambassador to America.

Saudi Agrees $10 Billion China Refinery Deal As Crown Prince Visits

World News | Reuters | Friday February 22, 2019

State-owned oil company Saudi Aramco signed a $10 billion deal to build a refining and petrochemical complex in China on Friday, as Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman wrapped up a two-day trip to Beijing.

Saudi Crown Prince In China, Focus On Strengthening Economic Ties

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday February 21, 2019

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived in Beijing Thursday as the monarch aims to seal partnerships on a high-profile Asia tour following a diplomatic crisis over a journalist's brutal murder.

"PM Forgot To Write Pak's Name," Congress Taunts On Statement With Saudi

India News | NDTV News Desk | Thursday February 21, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi "forgot" to write the name of Pakistan in the joint statement following his talks with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Congress said today, accusing the PM of settling for soft-pedaling on the Pulwama terror attack claimed by Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed.

India Wants To Be A Partner To Saudi's 'Vision 2030': President Kovind

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday February 21, 2019

President Ram Nath Kovind Wednesday said India wishes to be a partner in Saudi Arabia's ''Vision 2030'' as he hosted a banquet for the gulf nation's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Saudi Arabia Hikes India's Haj Quota, 2 Lakh Can Now Perform Pilgrimage

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday February 21, 2019

Saudi Arabia on Wednesday increased India's Haj quota by about 25,000, the third hike in three years, taking the number of pilgrims from the country who can perform the pilgrimage to 2 lakh.

Saudi Crown Prince "Didn't Order" Khashoggi Killing: Minister To NDTV

India News | Reported by Nidhi Razdan, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Thursday February 21, 2019

Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Adel Aljubeir who is accompanying Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman on his three-nation tour in Asia told NDTV that the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi last year was a "rogue operation" by government agents who acted without authority.