The Saudi Crown Prince has been keeping a low profile internationally since the Khashoggi murder, though reports leaking out of the kingdom depict a grave picture where the iron-fist prince treats any domestic opposition ruthlessly and quietly.

Loujain al-Hathloul had fought for years for women’s rights to drive in Saudi Arabia before being arrested.

US President Donald Trump considers selling thousands of smart bombs to Saudi Arabia, before the end of his tenure.

When MBS became the Saudi Crown Prince, he was seen as a bringer of freedom and democracy; however, it didn’t take long for him to eliminate his rivals and critics, inside the royal court, inside the country, in the region or beyond.

Riyadh has refused to return the bodies of at least 33 of the 37 prisoners, all Shia Muslims, executed en masse in 2019, following trials that Amnesty International said relied on confessions extracted through torture.

Iran's defense ministry said the top scientist was seriously wounded after attackers targeted his car and exchanged fire with his bodyguards in Absard, to the east of capital Tehran. Fakhrizadeh later died from his injuries in hospital.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Saudi King Salman agree to improve bilateral ties and keep a dialogue channel open to resolve issues.