Obama Meets Saudi King

US President Barack Obama hosted youthful Saudi Arabian Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House today, underscoring his guest's meteoric rise and increasingly pivotal role in managing strained US-Saudi ties.

US President Barack Obama and Gulf Arab leaders started talks in Riyadh today at a summit aimed at forging joint action on perceived security threats from Iran and Islamic State, and at ironing out strains in their old alliance.

US President Barack Obama arrived in Riyadh on Wednesday to meet Saudi Arabia's King Salman ahead of a summit with other Gulf Arab leaders on Thursday and with regional tensions with Iran likely to be high on the agenda.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Saudi King Salman Al Saud and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the margins of the G20 Summit to discuss combating terrorism and other bilateral issues but a structured meeting with US President Obama did not take place.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) called on US President Barack Obama to press Saudi King Salman on what it called the monarchy's "dismal" human rights record when they meet on Friday.

Saudi King Salman will meet with President Barack Obama early next month during his first visit to the United States since acceding the throne, the White House said Thursday.

Saudi King Salman will visit the United States next month for the first time since acceding the throne and following a rift over America's rapprochement with Iran, a diplomat said Wednesday.

US President Barack Obama on Wednesday went out of his way to praise two of Saudi Arabia's top leaders before meeting privately with them at the White House and played down the absence of King Salman, who pulled out of the visit last week.

US President Barack Obama hosted youthful Saudi Arabian Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House today, underscoring his guest's meteoric rise and increasingly pivotal role in managing strained US-Saudi ties.

US President Barack Obama and Gulf Arab leaders started talks in Riyadh today at a summit aimed at forging joint action on perceived security threats from Iran and Islamic State, and at ironing out strains in their old alliance.

US President Barack Obama arrived in Riyadh on Wednesday to meet Saudi Arabia's King Salman ahead of a summit with other Gulf Arab leaders on Thursday and with regional tensions with Iran likely to be high on the agenda.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Saudi King Salman Al Saud and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the margins of the G20 Summit to discuss combating terrorism and other bilateral issues but a structured meeting with US President Obama did not take place.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) called on US President Barack Obama to press Saudi King Salman on what it called the monarchy's "dismal" human rights record when they meet on Friday.

Saudi King Salman will meet with President Barack Obama early next month during his first visit to the United States since acceding the throne, the White House said Thursday.

Saudi King Salman will visit the United States next month for the first time since acceding the throne and following a rift over America's rapprochement with Iran, a diplomat said Wednesday.

US President Barack Obama on Wednesday went out of his way to praise two of Saudi Arabia's top leaders before meeting privately with them at the White House and played down the absence of King Salman, who pulled out of the visit last week.