August 3, 2020 Spain’s ex-king leaving country amid allegations of financial misconduct Former Spanish King Juan Carlos I is leaving Spain for another, unspecified, country after an investigation accused him of hiding millions gifted to him by Saudi Arabia, the royal family said Monday.
July 20, 2020 Saudi Arabia's King Salman admitted to hospital for tests Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has been admitted to a hospital in the capital, Riyadh, for medical tests due to inflammation of the gallbladder, the kingdom’s Royal Court said Monday in a statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency.
July 9, 2020 UAE said to be holding up Gulf deal that could end Qatar blockade and protect US interests in Middle East Delay caused by the UAE has temporarily denied the Trump administration a crucial, hard-fought foreign policy win in the Middle East.
July 6, 2020 UK sanctions Russians, Saudis behind 'notorious human rights violations' Britain on Monday announced economic sanctions against individuals and organizations from Russia, Saudi Arabia, Myanmar and North Korea under new U.K. powers to punish human rights offenders.
July 3, 2020 Saudi officials go on trial in absentia in Turkey for Khashoggi murder Jamal Khashoggi’s onetime fiancée called for justice in a Turkish court Friday, as 20 Saudi officials were tried in absentia for the murder of the writer and activist two years ago in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul.
June 24, 2020 Countries across world reimpose restrictions due to coronavirus spikes as US remains adamant about avoiding 2nd lockdown Countries facing a resurgence of coronavirus cases after reopening have reverted back to lockdown, many focusing on isolating specific regions with spiking rates of infections. But the willingness to retighten restrictions amidst growing public health concerns stands in stark contrast to the U.S.' approach to a fresh wave of new cases.
June 23, 2020 Saudi Arabia says hajj to go ahead with 'very limited numbers' amid coronavirus pandemic Only about 1,000 Muslims already inside Saudi Arabia's kingdom will be allowed to attend a heavily pared-down version of hajj this year due to the coronavirus, officials announced Tuesday.
June 18, 2020 Saudi Arabia weighs canceling annual Muslim pilgrimage amid surge of new coronavirus cases Saudi Arabia may cancel the highly anticipated Muslim holy pilgrimage to Mecca for the first time in the kingdom's recent history due to a spike in new cases of coronavirus.
June 15, 2020 Imprisoned Saudi princess lost all contact with family who have 'no idea' whether she's dead or alive: report Relatives of a Saudi Arabian princess, who has purportedly remained imprisoned for over a year after trying to fly to Europe for routine medical care, are now fearing the worst about her health, claiming that they have not been able to get in contact with her two months.
May 22, 2020 Khashoggi's sons forgive Saudi killers, sparing 5 execution The family of slain Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi announced Friday they have forgiven his Saudi killers, giving legal reprieve to the five government agents who'd been sentenced to death for an operation that cast a cloud of suspicion over the kingdom's crown prince.
