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Saudi crown prince arrives in Spain for two-day visit

Spain is the final stop on a lengthy tour of the US and Europe by the heir to the throne

Trump demanded quick end to Qatar rift in call to Saudi king

Trump is said to have insisted that the rift be patched up within three weeks

Saudi intercepts missiles over Riyadh, Jizan and Najran

One man was killed in a similar attack on Riyadh last month

Saudi crown prince ends France visit with $18bn of draft deals

At a closing press conference on Tuesday, French President Emmanuel Macron said the two countries shared a “strategic vision” on Islam

Saudi-led coalition says it does not seek permanent Yemen presence

The kingdom and its mostly Gulf Arab allies intervened in a civil war in Yemen in 2015

Yemeni rights group sues Saudi crown prince

The case was filed in a Paris court as pressure grows on President Emmanuel Macron to curb arms sales to Saudi Arabia

Saudi to establish national opera, orchestra, participate in Cannes

The kingdom signed a number of cultural deals with France on Monday

Saudi plans nuclear waste site, canal on Qatar border

The proposed canal project would separate Qatar from the mainland

Saudi crown prince lands in France for two-day visit

On the agenda for the two-day visit are the crises in Yemen, Syria and Qatar and the Iran nuclear deal

Saudi begins investigating corruption detainees who did not settle

Hamad said some of those under investigation had failed to respect confidential agreements

Saudi crown prince meets former US presidents, signs off on Aramco, Sabic projects

Houston was the final stop on the royal’s US tour

Saudi soldier killed in Qatif province

Violence in the restive area had appeared to become more rare since security forces largely flushed out Shi’ite Muslim gunmen last summer

Allies of Saudi crown prince appointed to board of new culture authority

The 13 members of the General Authority for Culture’s (GCA) board include artists, filmmakers, executives and government officials

As Saudi prince arrives, ties with France more complex than before

A warm relationship between Riyadh and Macron’s predecessor Francois Hollande did not result in the sharp expansion of business Paris had sought

Saudi crown prince says focus on “end not means” of reforms, hints at Israel cooperation

Mohammed bin Salman was speaking to Time magazine for an April cover story

Saudi city plans to use concerts to attract one million tourists

KAEC currently has 6,500 residents of a planned two million

Saudi’s PIF signs theme park deal with Six Flags

Six Flags will develop and design the facility located south of Riyadh

Saudi intercepts missile fired towards Aramco facility

The Houthis have launched a series of missile attacks in recent days

Saudi anti-corruption sweep to target low-level offences

The purge has largely targeted high-level businessman, royals and government officials to date

Saudi oil tanker hit in Houthi attack off Yemen

The Houthis said they had been targeting a battleship of the coalition

Saudi king reiterates Palestine support after crown prince’s Israel comments

Mohammed bin Salman told US magazine The Atlantic that the Israelis had the right to their own land

Saudi law punishes spying on spouse’s phone with jail

The punishment will apply to both men and women but it could tend to protect husbands from their wives

Saudi reports latest missile attack from Yemen

An Indian resident was injured by the fragments of a missile on Saturday

Saudi crown prince says Israelis have right to their own land

Saudi Arabia does not recognise Israel

Saudi crown prince visits Branson’s Virgin Galactic, introduced to hyperloop

The crown prince’s Public Investment Fund is a backer of Virgin Galactic

Saudi commission completes tourist visa rules

The regulation has been sent to the government for final approval

Saudi to list government bonds on exchange

Authorities hope exchange-based trading of government debt will help to diversify ownership

Saudi crown prince meets billionaires Bezos and Gates

Forbes ranks the two men as the richest in the world

Saudi Arabia to consolidate project consultancy services

The kingdom plans to hire a consultancy at each ministry or state entity to supervise its pipeline of projects

Indian resident injured by missile attack in Saudi

An Egyptian expat was killed by an assault of seven missiles last Sunday