Mohammed bin Salman is Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia also taking a number of other positions in Saudi Arabia. Mohammed bin Salman was appointed Crown Prince by his father King Salman in 2017, becoming heir apparent to the throne.
As muslim leaders jostle for room on the world stage, Saudi Arabia faces isolation with allegations of state-sponsored murder, atrocities in Yemen and grandiose dreams of a futuristic desert paradise that risk becoming a joke.
The fiancee of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi has sued Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and more than two dozen aides and officials in an American court, accusing them of planning and executing the assassination.
The North East of England may seem an unlikely launchpad for Saudi Arabia’s first major entry into football, but Newcastle offers fertile ground for the Middle Eastern kingdom and its ambitions.
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince has had his relatives arrested for plotting a coup against him and King Salman with the help of “foreign powers, including the Americans,” Western media claim. RT asked Middle East analysts to weigh in.
The sovereign wealth fund controlled by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is in talks to buy Premier League club Newcastle United, according to reports.