Tag: King Salman

• Monday, May 20th 2019 - 09:55 UTC

  ”If Iran wants to fight, that will be the end of Iran”, Trump tells Teheran

  

  President Donald Trump issued an ominous warning to Iran on Sunday suggesting that if the Islamic republic attacks American interests, it will be destroyed.

• Saturday, November 3rd 2018 - 08:19 UTC

  Khashoggi's murder: Erdogan accuses highest level of Saudi government

  

  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has for the first time accused the Saudi government directly of murdering journalist Jamal Khashoggi. “We know that the order to kill Khashoggi came from the highest levels of the Saudi government,” he wrote in an article in the Washington Post.

• Monday, July 2nd 2018 - 08:25 UTC

  Saudi Arabia prepared to help with Trump's request “to pump more oil”, but gives no specifics

  

  President Donald Trump said over the weekend that he had received assurances from King Salman of Saudi Arabia that the kingdom will increase oil production, “maybe up to 2,000,000 barrels” in response to turmoil in Iran and Venezuela. Saudi Arabia acknowledged the call took place, but mentioned no production targets.

• Thursday, September 28th 2017 - 23:43 UTC

  Saudi Arabia women hail decision allowing them to drive: great victory

  

  Campaigners in Saudi Arabia have hailed King Salman's decree allowing women to drive for the first time. One female activist called it a “great victory”, while another said things would “never be the same again”, and the country's US ambassador has described the move as “the right decision at the right time”.