Mohammed bin Salman

Saudi normalization with Israel: Is it farther than ever? - opinion

Riyadh calculates that public alignment with Israel, especially after years of inflammatory imagery from Gaza, is no longer urgent.

|ByERIC R. MANDEL
US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman shake hands during a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signing ceremony at the Royal Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman chairs the inaugural session of the Shura Council in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, September 10, 2025.

MBS’s gamble: Saudi leans toward Turkey and Qatar, avoids Israel-US bloc - opinion

Saudi Crown Prince shifts strategy, leaning on Turkey and Qatar while Israel-US-UAE alliance strengthens.

|ByLIRON ROSE, AMIT SHABI
Steve Witkoff stands onstage with US President Donald Trump during a campaign rally at Atrium Health Amphitheater in Macon, Georgia, US, November 3, 2024

Iran's FM reassured Witkoff on 'canceled' executions, prompting Trump to call off strikes - report

Steve Witkoff, in contact with Iran's FM Abbas Araghchi via text, reportedly "defused the situation" by informing Trump that the Iranian government had canceled planned executions.

|ByTZVI JASPER
A HEAD PRIEST delivers eid sermon during Eid al-Adha prayers at the Hazratbal Shrine in Srinagar, India, on June 7, 2025.

Normalization? The Mecca sermon no one in the West wants to hear - opinion

Two days before the horrific terror attack in Sydney, the designated weekly preacher in Mecca delivered a sermon that was openly antisemitic, anti-Jewish, and anti-Israel.

|ByEDY COHEN

Will Israel-Saudi normalization be announced this month?

DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: Mideast diplomatic breakthroughs tend to bloom in September. Will this hold true for Saudi-Israeli normalization?

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023ByHERB KEINON
SAUDI CROWN PRINCE Mohammed bin Salman, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, National Unity Party head Benny Gantz, and US President Joe Biden all stand to gain or lose around the issue of Israel-Saudi normalization.

Putin agrees oil supply cuts in call with Saudi Arabia's crown prince

The global leaders in oil production, Saudi Arabia and Russia, on Tuesday announced the extension of voluntary oil supply cuts to the end of the year.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023ByREUTERS
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attend a meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 14, 2019

Saudi Arabia buys Turkish drones during Erdogan's visit

Erdogan arrived in the Saudi Red Sea city of Jeddah on Monday for the first stop of a Gulf tour.

JULY 18, 2023ByREUTERS
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, July 17, 2023

How Saudi Arabia's MBS ended the golf civil war

LIV Golf, the brainchild of Saudi leader Mohammed bin Salman, known as MBS, has revolutionized the staid, glacial pace of how golf is organized.

JUNE 17, 2023ByMICHAEL LEVIN
SOUTH AFRICAN golfer Charl Schwartzel plays a last shot on the 18th hole during the LIV Golf Invitational Series, north of London, June 2022.

Saudi Arabia’s MBS heads to Paris for talks with France's Macron

Macron is supposed to meet MBS on Friday at the French president's Elysee Palace, where they will discuss Ukraine and other issues.

JUNE 15, 2023BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman speaks during the Gulf Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Benjamin Netanyahu, MBS spoke twice on Israel-Saudi normalization

Netanyahu and the Saudi crown prince spoke before and after last week’s Arab League meeting to discuss Israeli-Saudi normalization.

MAY 22, 2023ByLAHAV HARKOV
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman

Ukraine's Zelensky lands in Saudi Arabia to attend Arab League summit

"Kingdom of Saudi Arabia plays a significant role and we are ready to take our cooperation to a new level," Zelensky tweeted shortly after arrival.

MAY 19, 2023ByREUTERS
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks to the media at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, May 14, 2023

Details of Trump, Kushner relationship with Saudi crown prince revealed - report

The reported relationship with the Saudis puts Trump’s integrity into question as the 2024 US presidential election approaches.

FEBRUARY 14, 2023ByBOAZ EDIDIN
THEN-US PRESIDENT Donald Trump, flanked by White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, meets with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh in 2017.

Saudi Arabia extends US citizen's prison sentence after US appeals

Almadi was originally sentenced to 16 years allegedly sending 14 tweets critical of the Saudi government over the course of seven years.

FEBRUARY 10, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
SAUDI CROWN Prince Mohammed bin Salman speaks to US President Joe Biden during the Jeddah Security and Development Summit, earlier this month.

PM Netanyahu’s ‘magic’ in the gulf might be waning - opinion

Netanyahu must address and repair his relationship with the current US administration before pursuing further relationships with other nations.

FEBRUARY 6, 2023ByMAJDI HALABI/THE MEDIA LINE
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads the weekly government conference at the PM's office in Jerusalem on January 22, 2023.