Bandar Bin Sultan

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Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman: alleged to have been stripped of some of his authority. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters
Rift rumours sparked as Saudi prince absent from key meetings

The heir to the Saudi throne has not attended a series of high-profile ministerial and diplomatic meetings in Saudi Arabia over the last fortnight and(...)

Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister Prince Saud al-Faisal attends an Arab foreign ministers emergency meeting to discuss the Syrian crisis at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo yesterday. Photograph: Reuters
Saudi Arabia threatens to blockade Qatar over terrorism

Saudi Arabia has threatened to blockade neighbouring Qatar by air, land and sea unless Doha cuts ties with Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, closes g(...)

Syrian opposition leader Ahmad Jarba looks on during a news conference in London on Monday following a meeting by foreign ministers from the Friends of Syria group of states. Mr Jarba has close links with Saudi Arabia. Photograph: Suzanne Plunkett/Getty Images
Syria’s National Coalition faces conflicting pressure about attendance at Geneva talks

The US-Russia sponsored conference on the Syrian crisis is in jeopardy due to the refusal of the Western- and Arab-backed opposition National Coalitio(...)