Saudi prince released from luxury hotel where's been held since Nov.

The prince, 62, had been the most well-known and prominent detainee held at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, since Nov. 4

• Jan 27, 2018

Saudi women allowed in soccer stadiums for 1st time

Female fans are segregated from the male crowds with designated seating in the so-called "family section"

• Jan 12, 2018

11 Saudi Arabia princes arrested after protest: report

Division of the National Guard -- tasked with protecting the royal family -- rounded up the princes Saturday, local media reported

• Jan 6, 2018

Trump calls on Saudi Arabia to lift blockade on Yemen "immediately"

About 7 million Yemenis -- many of them children -- are on the brink of starvation as the Saudi coalition has cut off access to the country

• Dec 6, 2017

Senior Saudi prince reportedly paid $1 billion to regain freedom

Saudi Arabia's new crown prince has been rounding up members of the wealthy and powerful Saudi elite in a corruption crackdown

• Nov 29, 2017

The prince behind Saudi Arabia reforms

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been behind a loosening of restrictions in the conservative kingdom - as well as a round-up of the Saudi elite suspected of corruption

• Nov 27, 2017

Saudi crown prince leads alliance of Muslim nations against terrorism

The alliance doesn't include Iran, Iraq or Syria, while member nation Qatar sent no one to attend the one-day Riyadh gathering amid a diplomatic standoff

• Nov 26, 2017

Lebanon's Saad Hariri invited to France amid crisis

French President Emmanuel Macron said he wants Hariri to come to France for a while to help calm tensions in Lebanon and dispel fears that he is a prisoner

• Nov 15, 2017

As Saudi Arabia-Iran tensions rise, Lebanon is caught in the middle

There are reports that Saudi Arabian authorities forced Lebanon's prime minister to quit his job and he's being held under house arrest

• Nov 10, 2017

Could Saudi Arabia's political instability drive up gas prices?

Many top Saudi officials were arrested over the weekend​ in what's called a sweeping corruption probe

• Nov 8, 2017

Saudi royal arrested over videos purportedly showing abuse

Video clips posted online suggest low-ranking prince may have beaten and threatened man, violated kingdom's Islamic Shariah law

• Jul 20, 2017

Major shakeup at the top in Saudi Arabia

King puts already powerful son first in line to succeed him, yanks kingdom’s counterterrorism chief from his post and from ranks of possible successors

• Jun 21, 2017