Press TV - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, who became the next in line for the throne by sweeping aside his father's nephew Mohammed bin Nayef, is now planning to secure his path to power by removing the kingdoms National Guard MinisterMutaib bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud , according to a new report. Wary of a possible coup down ...

The New York Times - The recently deposed crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Nayef, has been barred from leaving the kingdom and confined to his palace in the coastal city of Jidda, according to four current and former American officials and Saudis close to the royal family. The new restrictions on the man who until last week was next in line ...

CNN - Saudi Arabia's king deposed the sitting crown prince Wednesday and replaced him with Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, the deputy crown prince, according to state media. Mohammed bin Salman, who is the son of King Salman, will now be the first in line to the throne. The 31-year-old has been appointed deputy prime minister and will continue ...

Alwaght- Despite the fact that the brother-to-brother or horizontal pattern of power transition in Saudi Arabia first proposed by Abdulaziz who founded Saudi kingdom is formally controlled by allegiance and consensus codes, such a power transition formula has always carried the potentials to fuel internal power struggle. The Saudi Arabian history, ...

Press TV- Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz has stripped the countrys crown prince of powers overseeing criminal investigations, designating a new public prosecution office to function directly under the kings authority. In a royal decree issued on Saturday, the Saudi ruler relieved Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef of his duties and renamed the ...

Press TV- The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has honored Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef with its prestigious George Tenet Medal for his "intelligence work in the fight against terrorism." The medal was handed to Nayef, who is deputy prime minister and minister of interior, by CIA Director Micheal Pompeo on Friday during a reception ...

France has sparked widespread condemnation after discreetly awarding Saudi Arabias crown prince with the countrys highest honor just months after publicly condemning the kingdom for human rights violations. French President Francois Hollande awarded Prince Mohammed bin Nayef the Legion of Honor on Friday during the crownprinces visit to Elysee ...

Alwaght- In the recent days and months, Saudi Arabia has been experiencing many ups and downs internally, a process that has started since the death of former King Abdullah, and has continued up to the present time. Upon the death of King Abdullah, the new king has removed from power all of the former kings men through a white coup. The new king ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - At least 717 pilgrims were killed Thursday in a stampede outside the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi authorities said, the worst disaster to strike the annual Hajj pilgrimage in 25 years. At least 805 others were injured in the crush at Mina, a few kilometers east of Mecca, caused by two large groups of pilgrims arriving together ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior leader of Ansarullah Movement underlined that the reshuffling in the Saudi cabinet is the result of Riyadh's failure in reaching its desired goals in aggression against Yemen. "The changes in the top posts of Saudi Arabia's power structure and even changing the UN special envoy on Yemen have all been made due to the fact that ...

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Thursday and picked headlines from 19 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy. The Supreme Leaders comments that the key to solving economic problems is inside the country and his stress on the need for boosting domestic production and a clampdown ...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Wednesday removed his half-brother from the post of crown prince and named his nephew, the country's Interior Minister, in his place. The post of crown prince secures Prince Mohammed bin Nayef as the most likely successor to King Salman. He is widely known internationally as Saudi Arabia's ...