Saudi Arabia has released from prison Ali al-Nimr, a protester whose arrest at age 17 and death sentence had provoked outcry internationally. “Ali al-Nimr, a young man detained since 2012 for participating in protests when he was a child, and who previously faced a death sentence, has been released today,” ...
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud met US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington. In a statement on Friday, Saudi Arabia’s foreign ministry said in a statement that bin Frahan and Blinken “exchanged views on Iran’s nuclear program and international talks on the matter.” The Saudi ...